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First Superman fetches $317,200 | First Superman fetches $317,200 |
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A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, has sold at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). | A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, has sold at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). |
The online auction started two weeks ago and attracted 89 bidders. Neither the buyer nor the seller were named. | The online auction started two weeks ago and attracted 89 bidders. Neither the buyer nor the seller were named. |
The copy was described as unrestored. The cover shows the cape-wearing action hero from the planet Krypton lifting a car above his head. | The copy was described as unrestored. The cover shows the cape-wearing action hero from the planet Krypton lifting a car above his head. |
There are only 100 copies left of the first Superman comic, which sold for 10 cents when it appeared in June 1938. | There are only 100 copies left of the first Superman comic, which sold for 10 cents when it appeared in June 1938. |
Stephen Fishler, the owner of the online auction site Comic Connect said the Superman comic had been in the same hands since 12 years after it was published, when a young boy on the US west coast bought it for 35 cents. | Stephen Fishler, the owner of the online auction site Comic Connect said the Superman comic had been in the same hands since 12 years after it was published, when a young boy on the US west coast bought it for 35 cents. |
He then forgot about it until 1966 when it emerged in his mother's basement. He held on to since then, hoping it would gain in value, Mr Fishler told CNN. | He then forgot about it until 1966 when it emerged in his mother's basement. He held on to since then, hoping it would gain in value, Mr Fishler told CNN. |
He said before the auction the comic might fetch as much as $400,000. | He said before the auction the comic might fetch as much as $400,000. |
Superman is generally recognised as the first superhero to appear in comics - predating the likes of Spider-Man and Batman. | |
The crime fighter's secret alter ego is Clark Kent, a mild-mannered, bespectacled reporter for the The Daily Planet, who dashes into phone booths to change into Superman. | The crime fighter's secret alter ego is Clark Kent, a mild-mannered, bespectacled reporter for the The Daily Planet, who dashes into phone booths to change into Superman. |
The now-dilapidated house in Cleveland, Ohio where writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster created Superman sold in an online auction last October for $100,000 (£71,000). | The now-dilapidated house in Cleveland, Ohio where writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster created Superman sold in an online auction last October for $100,000 (£71,000). |
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