Three brothers in a US family were cleaning out their late mother’s attic when they found a copy of the first Superman issue. It netted US$9.12 million (over NT$285 million) this month at a Texas auction house. The auction house says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.
 　Their mother had collected the comic book just before the outbreak of World War II. The “Superman No. 1” comic, released in 1939 by Detective Comics Inc., is one of a small number of copies known to exist and is in excellent condition. Superman was the first superhero to enter pop culture, helping boost the copy’s value among collectors.
 　The copy was not protected in any special way, but the cool Northern California climate helped preserve it, leaving it with a firm spine, vibrant colors and crisp corners.

　美國一個家庭的三兄弟在清理已故母親家的閣樓時，發現一本《超人》第一期漫畫。該漫畫這個月在德州一家拍賣行，以912 萬美元（超過新臺幣2 億8 千5 百萬元）的價格成交。拍賣行表示，這是有史以來以最高價拍出的漫畫書。
　三兄弟的母親在二戰前夕收集了這本漫畫書。這本由DC 漫畫公司在1939 年發行的《超人》第一期漫畫，是現存數量極少的幾冊之一，而且保存狀況極佳。超人是第一個進入流行文化的超級英雄，這本漫畫在收藏家眼中的價值大大提升。
　這本漫畫沒有受到任何特殊保護，幸好北加州涼爽的氣候讓它得以順利保存下來，且書脊堅固、色彩鮮豔、邊角尖銳。