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Press Release - November 10, 2014
Action Comics #1: Real Worth Up To $3 Million Or Reprint Worth $5 Or Less?
New Video teaches you how to tellDALLAS — A new, 90 second video makes it easy to learn whether the copy of Action Comics #1 in your collection is worth $5 or $3 million. In Action Comics #1 Original vs Reprint, the experts at Heritage Auctions — the world's largest auctioneer of comic books and comic art — explain how to determine a common reprint from the real thing.
Recent sales have made Action Comics #1 — world famous for the first appearance of Superman — the world's first multi-million dollar comic book. However, collectors often wonder whether the copy in their collection is among the coveted few that routinely bring six figures at auction.
"No comic book is more famous than Action Comics #1. There have been many different reprints produced during the last 40 years, and some you can spot just using common sense, for others you need to know what to look for." said Barry Sandoval, Director of Operations for Comic and Comic Art at Heritage.
With Heritage Auctions' Action Comics #1 Original vs Reprint, it takes just 90 seconds to learn if your copy is a keepsake or a million-dollar windfall.

