Action Comics No. 1 features the first appearance of Superman and was first published in 1938. Heritage Auctions is selling a rare copy.DALLAS — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … likely the most expensive comic book you could potentially own.
In addition to the first appearance of the Man of Steel, Action Comics No. 1, written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Joe Shuster, marks the first appearance of perennial love interest Lois Lane and magician Zatara and is credited with creating the superhero genre. Industry experts estimate only about 100 of the 200,000 copies of Action Comics No. 1 printed by DC Comics’ predecessor, National Allied Publications, survive, according to