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Prior to its
, the record-breaking 86-year-old copy of Superman No. 1 had been gathering
in the attic of a house in California. Three brothers discovered it amid the
while cleaning out their late mother's house. The brothers said their mother was an
comic collector, and that she had told them she had "
comics somewhere". Half a million copies of Superman No. 1 were
printed. One copy cost 10 cents. Mint
copies are now extremely rare because the comic invited readers to cut off the front
to use as a poster. Superman No. 1 became the
for the modern superhero. The character was a
of hope, justice, and "doing the right thing".
