Action Comics 1, Heritage Auctions. UK - 10 Nov 2021
A rare 83 year old comic featuring Superman's first appearance has sold for £223,000. ($300,000)
Action Comics 1, released in June 1938, shows the caped superhero on its front cover lifting a car above his head.
In his first adventure, amongst other feats, he rescues Lois Lane from a gangster who she rebuffs in a nightclub.
The comic sold for 10 cents, the equivalent of £1.50 today, and had an initial print run of 200,000 copies which quickly sold out.