A comic book featuring the first appearance of Superman has sold for $6million ... out of 200,000 printed in 1938, survive. The highest-priced comic previously was a 8.0-graded issue of the ...

In 1938, the duo single-handedly ... No, This Wasn't Siegel & Shuster's First "Superman" Story Although Action Comics #1 is the book that made superheroes -- and Superman -- a household name ...

The era itself, though, left an indelible mark on comic books with many of the characters remaining popular almost 70 years later. The first superhero, Superman is still alive and well in popular ...