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First Superman comic book raises 317,200 dlrs
AFP ^ | March 13 2009

Posted on 03/13/2009 7:15:15 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

A rare copy of the first Superman comic book sold for 317,200 dollars at an auction -- a super hero sized increase on the original 10 cents paid back in 1938.

Bids in the online auction, which started two weeks ago on www.comicconnect.com, immediately topped 200,000 dollars and a last-minute surge crossed the 300,000-dollar mark.

There were 89 bids and Comic Connect extended the deadline by several minutes to catch the late interest.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: comicbook; superheroes; superman

1 posted on 03/13/2009 7:15:15 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I bought the first edition of 0bama: The One comic book a couple of months ago.
2 posted on 03/13/2009 7:19:52 PM PDT by LiberConservative (0bama: Kenyan slang for "FAIL")
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To: fatima

*slaps self on forehead*

I need to THANK you for something.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So? Thank you!!!


3 posted on 03/13/2009 7:20:51 PM PDT by Brad's Gramma ( PRAY! Pray for the U.S. Pray for Israel.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Comic Connect extended the deadline by several minutes to catch the late interest."

There's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

4 posted on 03/13/2009 7:22:26 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: LiberConservative

Congratulations! 70 years from now that comic book will probably be worth at least a nickel.


5 posted on 03/13/2009 7:28:35 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Truth to a Liberal, is like a crucifix to a vampire))))
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To: LiberConservative

Spider-Man jumped the web with the Obama cover.


6 posted on 03/13/2009 7:53:13 PM PDT by Rocko (Mymindisaragingtorrentfloodedwithrivuletsofthoughtcascadingintoawaterfallofcreativealternatives)
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To: ConorMacNessa

I don’t know if there is a lawsuit, but that is pretty crappy of them.


7 posted on 03/13/2009 7:56:17 PM PDT by aft_lizard (One animal actually eats its own brains to conserve energy, we call them liberals.)
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To: aft_lizard
I guar-on-tee it, my FRiend!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
8 posted on 03/13/2009 7:59:49 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Not a bad investment. Funny thing: when I was kid, say, mid-70s, it was listed at $5,000, if you could find one.
Even from then, it was a good investment.
9 posted on 03/13/2009 8:08:23 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weight-lifting sessions each week and...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If I remember correctly, when I was about 10 tears old, my next door neighbor had a #1 Superman Comic Book. It cost him about $20 back in 1963.


10 posted on 03/13/2009 8:15:24 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Since Obama Bin Lyin, the Economy Bin Dyin...)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Make that 10 YEARS old! LOL


11 posted on 03/13/2009 8:17:07 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Since Obama Bin Lyin, the Economy Bin Dyin...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I guess times aren’t as tough as I thought!


12 posted on 03/13/2009 9:26:10 PM PDT by Marie2 (Ora et labora)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Confusing headline. The comic in question is not Superman #1, but instead Action Comics #1 which had the first appearance of Superman.


13 posted on 03/14/2009 4:14:28 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (01/20/2013 - Liberation Day)
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