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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jack Brook

SHOCKING: It s a bird it s a plane it s a rare superman comic book and it fetched 9 12m - What They Never Told You

A rare first edition of Superman, discovered by three brothers in their late mother's attic, has fetched a record-breaking $9.12m ($6.95m) at a Texas auction house, making it the most expensive comic book ever sold.

The brothers unearthed the comic last year in their deceased mother's San Francisco home, tucked away in a cardboard box beneath layers of brittle newspapers, dust, and cobwebs.

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