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A first-edition Action Comics #1 from 1938 sold at auction for $15 million, marking one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book. The copy was stolen from actor Nicolas Cage's collection in 2000 and recovered more than a decade later.
The sale underscores the continued strength of the Golden Age market, particularly for copies of Action Comics #1, which introduced Superman and remains the most sought-after comic in the hobby. The $15 million hammer price places this copy among the top-tier sales in the book's history, though the auction house has not disclosed the buyer or the precise grade of the copy sold.
The comic's provenance includes a dramatic theft and recovery story. It was stolen from Cage's Los Angeles home in 2000, then surfaced in an abandoned storage locker in 2011. After legal proceedings to verify ownership and return the book to Cage, the actor eventually consigned it for sale.
The record for Action Comics #1 was set in 2014 when a CGC 9.0 copy sold for $3.2 million on ComicConnect. Other high-grade copies have traded hands privately in recent years, with some sales rumored to exceed $5 million. The $15 million price reported here would represent a significant jump, though the BBC report does not specify the sale venue, date, or grading details that would allow direct comparison to prior transactions.
Why it matters: Action Comics #1 sales function as a barometer for the entire vintage market. A $15 million sale, if verified with full details, would reset expectations for what Golden Age keys can command and could pull up valuations across the pre-code spectrum. The theft-and-recovery narrative also adds a layer of media attention that typically drives new money into the hobby.
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Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson in the 1974–76 Shazam! television series, has died at age 75. Gray died of natural causes, according to a report from The Comics Beat. The live-action Shazam! show ran for three seasons on CBS and introduced a generation of Saturday-morning viewers to the Captain Marvel mythos before the character's modern-era revivals at DC. Read at source (The Comics Beat) →
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Act 4, Skybound, and Image Comics are releasing an Artist's Edition of the Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben Swamp Thing run. The oversized hardcover will reproduce original art from the landmark 1980s Swamp Thing series at full size. Artist's Editions have become premium collectibles, often commanding secondary-market premiums when print runs sell out, and the Moore-Bissette-Totleben Swamp Thing material is among the most requested in the format. Read at source (Bleeding Cool) →
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A Berkeley Comics Show haul includes multiple Byrne-Austin Uncanny X-Men issues. The collector posted photos of purchases from the show and follow-up online orders, highlighting the continued demand for the Claremont-Byrne run and the advantages of in-person conventions for building out runs. See the discussion (Reddit - r/comicbookcollecting) →
Two vintage 1974 horror books shared for the Halloween season. A post on r/comicbookcollecting features Weird War Tales #24 and The House of Secrets #124, both from 1974, as collectors lean into spooky-season posts ahead of next week's holiday. See the discussion (Reddit - r/comicbookcollecting) →
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