2014 Comic Book News Archives

June 4, 2014: Rare Comic Book Collection Sells for $1.5 Million

Action Comics #1 Paducah insurance executive John C. Wise decided to sell off his impressive comic book collection, which included a copy of "Action Comics #1" from 1938. The auction at ComicConnect.com concluded earlier this week, fetching a whopping $1.5 million in total.

    A comic from 1940 with the first appearance of Flash claimed the top individual price of $182,000. First issues of Superman and Batman from the same era sold for $172,000 and $137,000 in the offerings that ended Tuesday. His issue of the first-ever comic from Marvel sold for $95,000.

    Wise says the exploding popularity of super heroes in movies and TV made it a good time to sell. He plans to buy a house and send his grandchildren to college with the profits.

Source: Yahoo! News



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