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A copy of the
self-titled Superman
sold for a
record $9.12 million. The vice-president of the auction house called the rare comic the "
of comic collecting". He said the copy is "in
condition". He said: "Superman No. 1 is a
in pop culture
." He was
that his company auctioned the comic. Superman No. 1 first appeared in
in June 1939. It started a new
of superhero comics.