Superman can leap more than tall buildings in a single bound. The Man of Steel proved in a Texas auction he can also hurdle the magical seven-figure barrier.
A 1938 comic book, Action Comics No. 1, that introduced Superman to the world sold for an online bid of $1.4 million on May 7. The sale to an anonymous buyer culminated a process shepherded by Ventura and Newbury Park comic book store owner Timmy Heague, who was contracted by the book’s seller to make all arrangements.
“I’m over the moon,” Heague said in a phone interview, explaining his excitement at helping sell the book that gave life to the genre of superheroes. “It’s the Holy Grail of comic collectibles.”…