It turns out that there is actually something interesting that has happened that interests me, a copy of the first comic to feature caped hero Superman has been sold on the internet for a whopping $1m!! (£646,000)
The 1938 edition was originally said to be sold at a mere 10c, to a private buyer, and this recent sale has broken the previous record of $317,200 (£205,000) in 2009.
To me, and probably a lot of people, this is a huge amount of money for one comic?! I don't care if it is original, or a one off or whatever it is, that to me is just funny money! Someone who has more money than sense! Think of what else this money could be spent on? I am a big believer in bargain hunting, I love a good bargain and I find it very hard to spend a lot of money on single items alone, the most expensive thing I've probably ever bought, discounting my car and laptop, was a winter jacket which was about £80 and to me that is still expensive!! I know people say well its only more expensive because its better quality, which is true in most cases but I don't care how good the quality is of a handbag for example when I can get one for half the price that does the exact same thing!
Anyway, what I think should have been done with this particular piece is, instead of someone paying a ridiculous amount of money for it and them being the only ones to get any pleasure out of it for it to be bought by a gallery of some sort and the money used to keep it in its current condition I'm sure will be nothing compared to what was spend buying it, and this way it is for everyone to enjoy.
Mr Stephen Fisher, co-owner of the US auction website Comic Connect, said it was "the Holy Grail of comic books."
If it is such an incredible piece of art work and apart of our history of comic stripes then lets show it off for all to see, and for younger generations to look at and admire, instead of one man/woman buying it and framing it on their wall.
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