Superman Comic Smashes $1 Million Record

A rare copy of the first comic book to feature Superman has set a new record after selling at auction for $1.5 million. The 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 was snapped up by a private collector via the auction Web site ComicConnect.com on Monday. The record price for a comic book has already been broken twice this year; another copy of Action Comics No. 1 sold in February for $1 million and within days a 1939 Batman comic featuring the first appearance of the Caped Crusader was purchased by a private buyer for the same price. The latest record-breaking comic featuring Superman’s debut originally sold for a dime.