Superman Getting Richie Rich
World’s Most Expensive Comic Book Ever To Be Sold In The History
Human beings have known to be obsessed with something or other. Everyone’s uniqueness is what sets them apart. We are born collectors; everyone has something that catches their eye every time they see it. From traffic cones to airsickness bags, Humans are into collecting everything.
These weird-sounding obsessions are actually considered to be the collectors’ achievements. It is considered to be one of the most artistic hobbies that one possesses, “Art is in the eye of the beholder” as the saying goes, so does our passion for collection and doing something unique.
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In the world of these collections, some people also like to collect comic books. Remember when your mother used to scold you for reading comic books? Guess they were the real rebels, who till this day collect comic books as their hobby. Take a look at this blissful Comic Book that will nevertheless blow your mind!
The master of the masters being mentioned here is none other than Action Comic #1 1938 June Edition. This masterpiece is the ‘World’s Most Expensive Comic Book’ ever to be sold. Well, it is the pure portrayal of how sometimes your hobbies can be expensive.
This June 1938 edition featured the start of the Superhero of all times, ‘Superman’. It is believed that the origination of superman took place in this edition and a total of 100 copies were made. In 2014, It was purchased by Comicconnect, a vintage comic book dealer.
In 1938, the comic book was available for ¢10. You would lose the count of zeroes if you would have to calculate the inflation in its price. Being the “Holy Grail” of the comic book world, This Action Comic edition is considered to be the first-ever edition of the famous Action Comic series.
Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster were the two actual superheroes behind the origination of the modern fiction character ‘Superman’. Earlier in 1933, Seigel mentioned a superhero with telepathic powers that was not from this planet in “The Reign of the Superman” but they implemented this idea into a comic book strip later on.
According to the Comic Buyer’s Guide, only 50 copies of this marvellous edition out of 100 were still intact and the other 50 were not traceable or either destroyed. This edition has surely become a pinnacle in the history of Comic Books and will continue to be.
What: Action Comics No.1 June 1938
Price: $3.2 Million USD (₹23,66,19,985)
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