SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Comic Book Convention takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday April 12, at the Comfort Suites, 52939 Indiana 933. Dealers will have a large variety of comic books new ...

Imagine finding an old object in a cardboard box in a family member's attic and instantly becoming a millionaire. No, it wasn't a rare gem or a string of diamonds—it was a comic book from 1939, ...

A comic found in an attic could become the most valuable ever. A pristine copy of the first Superman comic could fetch over $6 million after three brothers found it stored in their late mother’s home.

Copies of Superman #1 have been eagerly sought after since the earliest days of organized comic book collecting. In an issue of the fanzine Rocket's Blast Comicollector #54 (1967), editor G.B. Love ...

From left: Vincent Zurzolo is president of New York-based Metropolis Collectibles. A restored "Action Comics #1," graded 9.0 and featuring the first appearance of Superman, broke the record for ...

Three brothers found a rare 1939 Superman No. 1 in their late mother’s attic. It sold for $9.1M at auction, setting a world ...

An original copy of the first edition of a 1939 Superman comic book has sold for more than $9 million after lying in a family’s attic for decades. The sale shattered the previous record set last year ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a recent day at Sacramento native Lecho Lopez's comic shop in the city, his 5-year-old nephew read his first word aloud: “bad.” It was from a graphic novel. There was irony in ...

In the mid-20th century, comic books groups grew in popularity. But some people worried that they were contributing to illiteracy and inciting crime among young people.