Rare Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells at auction for record $15 million
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Key Points:
- A rare copy of "Action Comics No. 1," which introduced Superman, was sold in a private deal for a record $15 million, surpassing the previous comic book sale record of $9.12 million.
- The comic, originally sold for 10 cents in 1938, is considered the genesis of the superhero genre, with only about 100 known copies in existence.
- The comic was stolen from actor Nicolas Cage's home in 2000, recovered in 2011, and sold by Cage at auction for $2.2 million six months after its return.
- Experts believe the theft and recovery significantly increased the comic's value, drawing parallels to the impact of the Mona Lisa's theft and return on
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