Super Print

The first ever Superman comic which was bought for a meagre amount of some 35 cent has fetched $317,200 at an online auction. London: The first ever Superman comic which was bought for a meagre amount of some 35 cent has fetched $317,200 (around Rs1.6 crore) at an online auction.

Rocker John Dolmayan, drummer for the Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down, paid the huge amount to possess the rare book.

The untouched ‘Action Comic No. 1’ —which shows the Man of Steel lifting a car on the cover—went on sale on 27 February, After a two-week auction, Dolmayan entered the bid on Friday.Only around 100 copies of the publication are left. It is credited with being the first appearance of any cartoon superhero. the Holy Grail of comic books" . . . It's the single most important event in comic-book history."

Before the auction began there was speculation that bidders could include Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino and Eminem, who all collect comics, and even President Obama, who is a Superman fan.

Funny...I don't think you would see people paying that much for a screen capture of a website.