A Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight: ‘Superman No. 1’ Comic Sells for $9.12 Million at Auction

A copy of the original 1939 comic is breaking records after being discovered by three California brothers in a box hidden in their mother’s attic.

A view of a DC Comics’ Superman No. 1 is shown Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Irving, Texas. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

A copy of the original “Superman No. 1” comic sold for a whopping $9.12 million at auction, leaving its Bay-area owners shocked at the record-setting feat.

The near-pristine copy of the 1939 debut of Superman’s first standalone comic was named the world’s most expensive comic book ever sold last week, according to Heritage Auctions.