It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the world’s most expensive comic book. And it was purchased in San Francisco.
A 1939 issue of Superman No. 1, which introduces the Man of Steel in his first solo title, sold for a record-breaking $9.12 million on Thursday, Nov. 20. The sale, handled by Texas-based Heritage Auctions, smashed the previous high set by a $6 million copy of Action Comics No. 1.
Prior to this week’s sale, the most expensive copy of Superman No. 1 had sold for $5.3 million in 2022…