Action Comics No. 1 β $15M β Storage Locker Find
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π° π½οΈ π 2026 Report: A rare 1938 copy of Action Comics No. 1, which introduced Superman, sold privately for a record $15 million. With a 10-cent cover price, it was bought by Nicolas Cage for $150,000 in 1996, stolen from his Los Angeles home in 2000, and recovered in 2011 after a man found it in the contents of a Southern California storage locker he had purchased. About 100 copies are known to exist, according to the dealer.
β Source, story, video, and images: π AP News
β Additional resources:
- 2026 private-sale report and comic images β π CGC
- 1938 comic, museum reference copy β π Smithsonian Institution
- Comic grading and condition guide β π CGC
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