‘Action Comics’ #1 sets new high for sale at auction, breaking the million dollar mark
We’ve all had that argument with our mothers, haven’t we? “Why do you keep all those old comics in your bedroom?” …“Duh, mom, cause they’ll be worth tons of money one day, geez!”. And your mother, frugal as she is, looks at her collection of porcelain cat figurines, and laments. “They better be!”
Well, sleep well tonight. As it’s been widely reported across the inter-webs, a CGC graded 8.0 (Very Fine) copy of Action Comics #1, whih we all know contained the debut of Superman, was sold for (pinkies to your mouth, gentlemen…) one million dollars!
The sale was brokered by Stephen Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo of ComicConnect.com. As covered well here, the copy of Action Comics is only 1 of an estimated 100 left in existence. Of those out in the world, the CGC Census lists only 42 copies, including one unrestored copy sitting at 8.5 VF+, and three restored copies at 8.0 or higher.
So, what does all this mean? Consider that amidst a nation in recession, with high numbers of unemployed citizens, and general financial malaise rampant throughout the nation, one more feather can be placed in the ‘Recession-Proof’ aftermarket for printed comic books. Sorry Apple enthusiasts; No iPad copy of Uncanny X-men will mint you one shiny nickel whilst there are printed copies and collectors out there. Now, obviously don’t expect all your copies of slabbed “Ultraforce” and “Darkchylde Summer Swimsuit Spectacular” are gonna mint you a cool Milly’… but hey, you never know. And your mother won’t know either.
Gee, just 4000 of those and you could have bought Marvel Comics.
Watch out the random wheel, Superman! Blast it with your eye lasers otherwise you may drop that giant bag of money!
He only had super human strength in his early appearances. He picked up freeze breath, heat vision, actual flight (instead of just jumping really far and high) later after the popularity of the original Captain Marvel took off.
Flying was more-or-less a result of people realising how ridiculous jumping looked when the Fleischer Brothers cartoons were being done. So long as the artist could portray him in mid-air in a suitably dynamic (but, obviously, static) panel, all was fine.But when they actually showed him in motion, leaping along – he looked like a red and blue kangaroo.
Bologna…fake sale, where is the proof ??? There is none….these two guys would say anything to sooth their itty bitty ego's ….ahhahahahhahahah