this copy was Cage's that was stolen, insured, found and returned to
Nick. I don' t know what happened with the insurer
At 08:42 AM 12/2/2011, John Waldman wrote:
Action comics # 1 looks to be a good investment if you have the
money. It keeps going up in value.
As far as crazy people buying this comic, Nicolas Cage had a Action
#1 at one point I believe. Enough said.
JW
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Thank The good Lord for thier being crazy people with money left on
the planet we may just get out of this mess yet
anyone want a old GUMBY doll for 50 K??? no check please - cash only
would possible sell at auction for 3 Mill hands down... heres your
chance to beat the compatition..
GUMBY is pristine with that trademark fresh vinyl smell you can
Cuddle him in your abode as You read your #1 action superman and
chew your bazooka Buble gum and all will be well in 2012 !!!
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>Subject: RE: [MOPO] Damn Thats A Lot Of Money For A Comic Book
>Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:44:13 -0800
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>>Bruce and Rich got out of comics just in time.......think of the tax
>hassles they would have to be putting up with now.
>>
>>
>>A rare and pristine copy of the first issue of Action Comics, famed
>for the first appearance of Superman, has set a record Wednesday for
>the most money paid for a single comic book: $2.16 million.
>>
>>
>>The issue, graded at 9.0, was auctioned starting Nov. 11 online at
><http://www.comicconnect.com/>www.comicconnect.com. The starting
bid was just $1 but there was a
>reserve price of $900,000. Neither the name of the buyer nor seller
>was disclosed.
>>
>>It's the first time a comic book has broken the $2 million barrier.
>The issue was published in 1938 and cost just 10 cents.
>>
>>IN PICTURES: Monitor Political Cartoons
>>
>>"When we broke the record in 2010 by selling the Action Comics No.
>1, graded at 8.5, for $1.5 million, I truly believed that this was a
>record that would stand for many years to come," said Stephen
>Fishler, CEO of <http://comicconnect.com/>ComicConnect.com and
Metropolis Collectibles.
>>
>>The previous record set in March 2010 was followed by the sale of
>another copy for $1 million. But neither of those issues was in as
>good a condition as the issue that sold Wednesday, though it's
>pedigree of setting records was already documented. Twice before it
>set the record for the most expensive book ever, selling for $86,000
>in 1992 and $150,000 in 1997.
>>
>>But in 2000, it was stolen and thought lost until it was recovered
>in a storage shed in California in April this year.
>>
>>About 100 copies of Action Comics No. 1 are believed to be in
>existence, and only a handful of those in good condition.
>>
>>After it was stolen, Fishler said, collectors figured it would never
>be found or, worse, would be destroyed.
>>
>>"Clearly, I was wrong. Not in my wildest imagination could I have
>predicted that this legendary, stolen Action Comics No. 1 would be
>found, graded at 9.0 and break the record a year and a half later,"
>he said.
>>
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