Original Superman comic sells for record $3.2 million

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For comic book collectors, it’s the Holy Grail.

A pristine copy of Action Comics #1 — which introduced Superman for the first time — sold on eBay (EBAY, Tech30) for $3,207,852, a record. When it originally hit newsstands in 1938, the comic sold for 10 cents.

Reports from websites that follow the comic industry say the publication was bought by comicconnect, an online auctioneer.

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        by dough boy Aug 25, ’14