Top 10 Most Wanted: Comics
Action Comics #1 (1938), CGC 9.0
Sold for
Reported $15,000,000 private sale (Overstreet, 2026)
Private sale. Price as reported; not verified by Showcase Rack.
Source- First appearance of Superman; known as the first superhero comic. Source
Superman #1 (1939), CGC 9.0
- First comic series devoted entirely to a single character. Source
Batman #1 (1940), CGC 9.4
Sold for
Reported $6,000,000 private sale (CGC, 2026)
Private sale. Price as reported; not verified by Showcase Rack.
Source- Batman's first solo title and the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman. Source
How we rank
Ranked by the highest publicly reported sale of each item, in US dollars, as of October 9, 2026. We list only sales we could confirm in a published source, so some aisles show fewer than 10. Each aisle's scope is noted below its title. Our editors may leave out an item.
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