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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
Pic: HA.com/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: "Run faster than an Express train", Inside the famous comic<br />
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A rare 83-year-old comic featuring the first appearance of Superman has sold for a staggering £2.3million. ($3.18m)<br />
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The Action Comics 1 was sold by the relatives of the comic fan who bought it in 1938 in the US for 10 cents - £1.50 today.<br />
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The publication shows the caped superhero on its front cover lifting a car above his head.<br />
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It sparked a bidding war when it hammered down with Heritage Auctions, of Dallas, Texas.<br />
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Also in the sale, original comic book artwork showing Spiderman in his black costume fetched a record £2.45m. It came from page 25 of Secret Wars No 8, published in 1984, which tells the origin of the superhero's darker attire.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: HA.com/BNPS

Pictured: "Run faster than an Express train", Inside the famous comic

A rare 83-year-old comic featuring the first appearance of Superman has sold for a staggering £2.3million. ($3.18m)

The Action Comics 1 was sold by the relatives of the comic fan who bought it in 1938 in the US for 10 cents - £1.50 today.

The publication shows the caped superhero on its front cover lifting a car above his head.

It sparked a bidding war when it hammered down with Heritage Auctions, of Dallas, Texas.

Also in the sale, original comic book artwork showing Spiderman in his black costume fetched a record £2.45m. It came from page 25 of Secret Wars No 8, published in 1984, which tells the origin of the superhero's darker attire.