Superman’s first outing in print up for sale

A RARE, fine copy of the Action comic book that launched Superman as the first superhero has gone up for auction.

Comic book expert Stephen Fishler said bidding for the comic book would begin at $1 but the bids were sure to go up, up and away.

The comic originally cost 10 cents in 1938.

He said copies of Action Comics No 1 in fine condition are worth about $126,000 (€100,000) but this one could sell for several times that.

About 100 copies of the number one edition are known to exist.

The unidentified owner bought the sale magazine for 35 cents in 1950.

Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo, co-owners of Metropolis Collectibles, are offering it on their website, ComicConnect.com, for two weeks. The auction began last night.