Action Comics #1 - First Superman - at Auction!

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Action Comics #1 CGC 5.0
1938 1ST APPEARANCE OF SUPERMAN

The Holy Grail of Comic Books
- Action Comics #1 -
the very First Appearance of Superman,
is now up for auction.

Seller's Description:

Action Comics #1 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent VG/FN 5.0 Extensive (P) Off-white pages. The first appearance of Superman has permanent status as the top comic book in the hobby. The issue briefly tells the origin of the character with Joe Shuster's cover the most famous that will ever grace a comic book. The book launched the superhero genre and helped rocket DC Comics to its current status among the giants of the industry. Look at the scans and you'll agree that this copy compares very well to any 6.0 you might see elsewhere this week. And for such a key book that begs to be taken out and shown off, owning an attractive copy -- restored or not -- is a must for a top caliber vintage comic collection. CGC notes, "restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cover cleaned, reinforced." Next months new 2009 Overstreet GD 2.0 value = $43,500; VG 4.0 value = $87,000; FN 6.0 value = $130,500


Auction Details: (as of the time of this post)

Auction Agent: eBay
Seller: benebuys
Auction Ends: 5 days 8 hours (Mar 13, 200901:19:47 PM PDT)
Item number: 180333691473
Item location: Mechanicville, New York, United States
Ships to: United States
Page Views: 3200
Watching: 351
Bid history: 26 Bids
Current Bid: US $65,100.00

Auction Link: ACTION COMICS #1 CGC 5.0
1938 1ST APPEARANCE OF SUPERMAN

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UPDATE: The seller ended the listing early and Cancelled all bids.

Last Bid before cancellation: US $87,000.00

Seller: benebuys


NOTE: After checking seller's ebay profile I found, the seller has No Other products for sale on ebay. And that, most of the seller's History at ebay is as a Buyer/CONSUMER, rather than as a seller. I now feel as though I must apologize to everyone as I now believe this Action Comics No. 1 was Never Really for sale, but that the seller "benebuys ", was just Using ebay to test his market, or for some other diabolical purpose. In any case, I am now Sorry I posted this auction, and Apologize to all my Comic book Listings Blog patrons, for being misled, and for the inconvenience. ~CLB

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