Superman No1

Kris bather will be over the moon. Unfortunately this is as close to his birthday present as we can get.

Super rare. Kris is poor now but 100 yrs after he dies, those comics He bought must be worth a fortune. I suppose you can say he might be a future millionare.

First edition of Superman comic expected to fetch $620,000 March 01, 2009

A RARE, fine copy of the Action comic book that launched Superman as the first superhero was put up for auction online yesterday, reported AP. USED TO COST 10 CENTS: A rare copy of the first Superman comic published in 1938, was put up for auction yesterday. --PICTURE: REUTERS After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original Superman and Friends comic book is expected to fetch about US$400,000 ($620,000), a comic expert told CNN on Thursday. About 100 copies of the No. 1 edition are known to exist. The auction is attracting a lot of interest, said Mr Stephen Fishler, owner of Comic Connect, a website for comic book buyers and sellers. 'One bidder wanted to trade his Ferrari for the comic book, as part of an under-the-table deal,' Mr Fishler joked. The comic book is unique. 'Of the 100 existing copies, 80 per cent have been restored, but people want an untouched copy,' he said. The book is listed in 'fine' condition, a six on the 10-point rating scale. 'It's the Holy Grail of comic books,' Mr Fishler said. Co-created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the comic book first appeared on newsstands for US$0.10 a copy in June1938. Lost, then found The owner, who wants to remain unidentified, bought the book 12 years later in a second-hand bookstore after persuading his dad to part with US$0.35. He found the book again after having lost it in his mother's basement in 1966. 'I've known Action Comics to sell (a comic book) for around US$750,000,' comic book sales associate Bill Peterson told CNN. 'I don't have any intention on making a bid, but I know people who don't mind dropping several thousand for a classic comic.' The auction will last two weeks.