Up, up and they pay: $2.6M winning bid for Superman #1 comic

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book that sold on newsstands for a dime in 1939 was purchased for $2.6 million in an auction. ComicConnect.com, an online auction and consignment company, said the comic was sold Thursday night (Dec. 16, 2021) to a buyer who wishes to maintain a secret identity. Houston-based seller Mark Michaelson bought the comic in 1979 from its original owner and kept it in a temperature-controlled safe. The character created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster was a pioneer of the superhero genre.