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| FILE -- In this file image provided by Metropolis Collectibles/ComicConnect, Corp., shows the front and back cover of "Action Comics No. 1" from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. A much more pristine version just sold for US$3.2 million from a collectibles dealer in Federal Way, Wash. (AP Photo/Metropolis Collectibles, Inc./ComicConnect, Corp.) |
A nearly flawless copy of
Superman's comic-book debut has sold for a super-powered price: $3.2 million, according to AP.
New York comics dealers
Stephen Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo said Monday they submitted Sunday's
record-setting bid in the eBay auction for Action Comics No. 1. That's the 1938
book in which the superhero first appeared.
It's believed to be the
highest price ever paid for a comic book.
EBay confirmed the price
but hasn't disclosed the buyer's name. Seller Darren Adams is a collectibles
dealer in Federal Way, Washington.
Fishler and Zurzolo own
ComicConnect.com. It auctioned a high-quality copy of the book in 2011 for a
then-record $2.1 million.
About 100 copies are
believed to exist. Fishler doesn't have plans for his pricey copy, but he says
the opportunity was too good to miss.
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