Nicolas Cage’s former Action Comics #1 sells for record-breaking $15 million at auction

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The most expensive comic book ever sold is Action Comics #1, which once belonged to Nicolas Cage. It recently went for $15 million at auction.

This comic book, the 1938 debut of Superman, was once owned by Nicolas Cage before it was stolen from his house in 2000.

So, this comic book disappeared for over ten years, but it finally resurfaced! Then, Nicolas Cage actually owned it for a while, but he ended up selling it at auction. It’s kinda wild to think about the journey this thing has been on!

A record-breaking Superman debut

Action Comics #1 is a landmark comic book, famous for introducing Superman and essentially launching the superhero genre. Today, it’s incredibly rare – fewer than 100 copies are known to still exist, and even fewer are in good shape.

The copy of Action Comics #1 that sold at auction for $15 million to an anonymous bidder.

Selling for $15 million, this copy of Action Comics #1 has become the most expensive comic book ever sold, breaking the previous record. Its excellent condition – graded 9.0 by CGC – was a key reason for the high price, as it’s one of the best-preserved copies of this issue.

Nicolas Cage, a lifelong comic book enthusiast who adopted his stage name in honor of the Marvel character Luke Cage, purchased this comic in the 1990s. It was later stolen but recovered in 2011 from a storage unit. Cage then auctioned it off for $2.2 million that same year.

According to CGC President Matt Nelson, the high price of this sale demonstrates both how rare the book is and how significant it is in history. He explained that Superman was the very first superhero, and this particular comic, Action Comics #1, is the most recognizable and important comic book ever created.

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2026-01-11 18:48