Pow! How a sibling’s hand-me-down Superman and Batman comics packed a punch at auction

Superman #1 (DC, 1939) sold for £78,000 (€92,285) at Excalibur Auctions in Hertfordshire

Eleanor Flegg

Once there were two brothers. The elder loved to collect comics.

Whenever he got a new and better copy of a particular comic, he’d pass the lesser quality one on to his brother. The elder brother grew up to become a serious collector.