Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)
Action Comics #1 (June 1938) — Superman first appearance
Action Comics #1 is the most-collected comic in history. The CGC 9.0 'finest known' sale established a new ceiling and reset all sub-9.0 grade comparables upward.
- Sale price
- $6.00M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- April 4, 2024
- Venue
- Heritage Auctions
- Authentication
- CGC 9.0 (VF/NM)
Provenance
The Vincent Zurzolo / ComicConnect 'finest known' example; previously sold for $3.21M in 2014.
Condition
CGC 9.0, original off-white pages.
Editorial note
Action Comics #1 is the most-collected comic in history. The CGC 9.0 'finest known' sale established a new ceiling and reset all sub-9.0 grade comparables upward.
Sources cited
Heritage Auctions Comics April 2024
auction house
CNN: 'Superman comic sells for record $6M'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
Comparable comps
Similar items in the Field Index.
Curated by the editors as relevant comparable sales — same category, same era, or same authentication tier. Useful for triangulating value when no single comp answers the question.
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) — Batman first appearance
Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)
$1.74M
July 16, 2021
Heritage Auctions · CGC 8.5 (VF+)
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) — Spider-Man first appearance
Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)
$3.60M
September 9, 2021
Heritage Auctions · CGC 9.6 (NM+)
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