Overview
- Heritage Auctions in Dallas confirmed the $9.12 million result as the highest price ever paid for a comic book.
- Three brothers found the issue in their late mother's home, buried in a box beneath old newspapers after decades out of sight.
- Specialists identified it as part of the initial 500,000-copy print run using an in‑house advertisement, with fewer than about 500 believed to survive.
- Long storage in Northern California helped preserve the book’s condition, contributing to its CGC 9.0 grade with only slight signs of wear.
- The sellers and the buyer remain anonymous, and the sale surpasses the 2024 record of $6 million for Action Comics No. 1.