(CNN) - A vintage high-grade copy of a forgotten Superman comic book set a record at auction on Thursday. Superman No. 1 from 1939 was sold for a little over $9 million by Heritage Auctions. The ...

An original copy of the first edition of the first "Superman" comic from 1939 — which had been lying undiscovered in an attic for decades — was sold at auction on Thursday for more than $9 million, ...

The identity of the comic's buyer has not been publicly released. It's a bird! It's a plane! No – it’s the most expensive comic ever sold! An original "Superman" No. 1 comic, printed by DC Comics in ...

A first-edition copy of “Superman No. 1” sold Thursday for $9.12 million, the highest price ever paid for a comic book, according to Heritage Auctions. The 1939 issue — discovered last year in a ...

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It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a Superman comic beyond most of our price range! A pristine copy of "Superman" No. 1 sold for $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, making it the most ...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a new record price for a comic book – with an unusual backstory. A “Superman #1” comic book from 1939 sold for $9.12 million on Thursday in an auction from Heritage ...

They had heard the family legend about the rare comic books for years. But the three brothers had never seen their mother’s collection in her California home, so when they were cleaning out the attic ...