It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12M!

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Nov. 24, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 24, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/rare-superman-comic-book-auction/

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A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold. The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers of brit...