This Comic Book Is The World's Most Expensive At $3 Million

BANGALORE: A rare copy of Action Comics #1 that introduced Earth to Superman has become the world's most expensive comic book, selling for a whopping $3.2 million.

The 1938 book in which the superhero first appeared initially cost 10 cents. When Darren Adams decided to put his incredibly rare, nearly pristine copy of the debut issue of the Man of Steel up for auction on eBay, he generously started the bid at 99 cents.

Less than two hours later, the price had risen faster than a speeding bullet, past $1.5 million. When the auction ended on Sunday night, the owner of Pristine Comics in Federal Way, Washington, discovered that his holy grail of comics had scored him $3,207,852.

Adams' 1938 issue was labeled as having "perfect white pages" and given a condition rating of 9.0 by the comic grading service Certified Guaranty Company.

No other copies of Action Comics #1 have been graded higher and only one other has ever received a 9.0, according to it's eBay description. There are only around 50-100 original copies believed to still be in existence, the New York Post reported.

The multi-million-dollar issue topped another Action Comics #1, previously owned by actor and avid Superman fan Nicolas Cage, which sold in 2011 for $2.16 million.

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