Rare Superman comic found in a house wall goes up for auction

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11 жыл бұрын

A rare first edition of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, has gone up for auction. The collectible was found in a house wall. The collectible marked the first appearance of Superman, and was originally published in 1938. It is thought that there are less than one hundred copies of the issue in existence, and the find is expected to fetch $150,000 at auction. Report by Laurie Blake.
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@cloudydaze3747 11 жыл бұрын

So he found this in his wall... HONEY, GET MY HAMMER!!!

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

Cloudy Daze ok 👌

@harveybender4036 3 жыл бұрын

Harvey what if I have a copy of the first edition supermen is it worth any now let me know Email address is hbender1214@outlook.com

@MarvelousSquad 11 жыл бұрын

I'm going to rip off all the walls in my house

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

Marvelous David ok 👍🏻

@Historythatsuseful 6 жыл бұрын

we did this at my mums house and i shit you not all we found was gay porn mags from the 80s

@brennanshane146 2 жыл бұрын

@@Historythatsuseful That's not as good as an Action 1 is it?

@melvinsmiley5295 3 күн бұрын

Whoever tore that book cost him $75K….that must hurt every day. Wow

@Dailyhorrorstories13 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine building a time. Machine and buying 100 copy of action comic number 1 then hide it in a place secured then go back to your original time line then boom

@user-zo7mr3op8i 5 ай бұрын

...Every other kid has done the same and Action 1 is so common people line their cat litter trays with it. Mind you, for some reason they don't line their cat trays with Hulk 181s and some folks think that that is all that that particular comic is good for. (4 'Thats' in 6 words. Got to be some kind of record?)

@stephenfowler2872 3 жыл бұрын

I found a 1973 Christmas playboy in my dad's wardrobe still my best find

@dadofducks 2 жыл бұрын

I can't help but think of the greed with the family. They got in a fight over the book, probably trying to pull it out of one of the owner's hands which caused the rare book to rip costing the value to go down over $75,000 dollars.

@TraceurHarryG1 11 жыл бұрын

the last person who lived in that house must have put it in there for safe keeping and completly forgot about it when they moved out lol

@Kidicaruslover 7 жыл бұрын

TraceurHarryG1 lol dude that sucks....

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

TraceurHarryG1 lol

@dunkydog1676 5 жыл бұрын

Could been a child put there never know back in day

@strawdawgs78 3 жыл бұрын

It was put in there as insulation. Back then comics were throwaway items.

@waltherwhite4607 11 жыл бұрын

If it's cryptonite for the collectors it would mean that collectors are trying to get as far away from it as possible.

@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550 3 жыл бұрын

I think they mean it's their weakness

@klein2042 9 жыл бұрын

I found a sega cd in my wall lol

@SM_pai 8 жыл бұрын

What!!!!

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

Barrel Rider What!!!!

@RaptorZabel 6 жыл бұрын

The original owner must have run out of comic boards and decided to improvise with wallboard

@johnbrowning4510 5 жыл бұрын

Wow it wasn't clickbait, nice

@user-ks5qj7up7j 10 жыл бұрын

I actually found a Spider-Man comic in the trunk of a old car at the junk yard. It wasn't un the greatest condition and sadly it wasn't no rare gold.

@RinoaL 11 жыл бұрын

70$? i'm in illinois and the cheepest plane ticket i've ever seen was like 400$. guessing you mean a buss or train ticket.

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES 2 жыл бұрын

We found one in our Maine home. The strange thing is my Dad had no idea who did it because he hired the man to build the house in 1939. It had other items as well and the person who did it put it away in a steel case safe that was deep behind the wall. It also had our local newspaper, a yearbook from Thomaston, Maine. A ring and personal photos of a family named Keizer. Also had what they called Big Little Books. We sold the comic book to a private collector who lives in Maine. He lives in Bangor. Whoever packed it away as a time capsule did a good job.

@aprimic 11 жыл бұрын

Who's getting the money.. the family members or the guy fucking around with the ceiling?

@Comiccollector239 6 жыл бұрын

I have a Loot crate reprint copy of Action comics #1 the first appearance of Superman and it’s amazing to own I am a Star Wars collector and a comic book collector and it’s Great to have

@gravityfalls461 7 жыл бұрын

Hold on a second in my wall

@Shockwave99999 5 жыл бұрын

Everything about this comic is just beautiful

@stevejones7079 2 жыл бұрын

It's like hitting the lottery,wish it was me that came across this comic.

@welikecomicbooks9758 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed this.

@miketalife Жыл бұрын

WOOOOW what a find

@jellyboy123 11 жыл бұрын

i bet some person who lived in the house just stick them in the wall and forgot about them or maybe he died..

@jarryyt534 5 жыл бұрын

I have 1 comic action comics 1 and that’s good to be the first comic I EVER own and probably not going to be the last

@straycatmemoir 11 жыл бұрын

Better to keep such a gold.

@judyannfontillas4462 Жыл бұрын

Bro.. I got a very rare superman book and it was only 850 pesos….

@someonehadtosayit.3834 3 жыл бұрын

Me: *living in a house built in 2017* BUT THATS NOT FAIR! C’MON GOD!!!

@brennanshane146 2 жыл бұрын

* Laughs in 1918 *

@Yogsoggeth 11 жыл бұрын

Lucky bastard.

@markherron1407 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1938 Action Comics #1 reprint Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@ahah1785 4 жыл бұрын

i have a house from 1914 and my dads is from 1939....why cant i find something similar damit! /sigh..back to work i guess...

@pinbret 11 жыл бұрын

on one hand he's lucky on the other hand he lives in Minnesota for $70 you get a ticket to California it's 73 degrees F today in San Diego on Christmas day it will probably be 58. F

@johnalvin6338 2 жыл бұрын

He's a lucky guy

@JohnSmith-zl8rz 6 жыл бұрын

1.5 meh!!! I pass.

@ericmccloud482 3 жыл бұрын

I want all 100

@JacobGreenmount 11 жыл бұрын

It was probably intentional.

@brennanshane146 2 жыл бұрын

My house was built in 1918.... IMMA GO BREAK MY WALLS!

@phoenixtventertainment1155 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually worth 3 million dollars

@gabrielsayre1516 3 жыл бұрын

Well it is worth 3 million depending on the condition of the comic, and this comic was in really bad condition.

@hunk1697 4 жыл бұрын

I have a first issue superman action comics #1. The back cover got messed up slightly and there is a bit of yellowing. I'd take $20,000.00 for it. I got it from a white neighbour who was from more than Germany, more than 40 years ago.

@dukk77777 2 жыл бұрын

Real or joking? And why you dont sell it

@hunk1697 2 жыл бұрын

@@dukk77777 real. Want it appraised first

@dukk77777 2 жыл бұрын

@@hunk1697 Me? Haha, I will only buy the reprints lol... keep this insane millions numbers for the rich people But man if you are serious you can sell it so easily... it is a treasure man.. gold gold gold

@LarryBonson 11 жыл бұрын

PUBLICITY STUNT!

@UsernameLoading 11 жыл бұрын

It's an idiom.

@mychannel-jj9py 6 жыл бұрын

I found a five dollar bill in my wall

@hermiemonster3136 7 жыл бұрын

I have one of comics

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

Hermie Monster what??

@brennanshane146 2 жыл бұрын

Doubt

@RobbieHarston 9 жыл бұрын

I have super rare Transformer comics for sale.

@RobbieHarston 7 жыл бұрын

They are in poor condition now, probably worth nothing.

@Bruh-yb8qo 6 жыл бұрын

Robbie can I have it

@juliosvideos 3 жыл бұрын

i’m gonna rip the walls in my house now brb

@juliosvideos 3 жыл бұрын

update: i’m getting put in a psychiatric ward

@SuperBubbleking 11 жыл бұрын

random

@Mikjaash 11 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing find! But although it is a little tear in the back of the comic it should still not be $75,000 less in value.

@Heart2HeartBooks 4 жыл бұрын

Said the man who knows nothing about comic book grading.

@brennanshane146 2 жыл бұрын

@@Heart2HeartBooks He's right though.

@frazebean5117 2 жыл бұрын

@@brennanshane146 he's not though. Value is something intrinsically set. Ironically, that also means I'm wrong since it's subjective.

@FishAreFriendsNotFood 2 жыл бұрын

Its all to do with the grading of the comic. If it didnt have a tear itcwould likely be a 2 or 2.5 which is a considerable difference to a collector. No one wants a battered copy.