Louisiana Residents Check Everything in the Attic as the Most Expensive Superman Comic Found in One

(99.9 KTDY) - When someone passes away, the family that is left must sift through their loved one's items. Louisiana residents, this story reminds us to carefully review all items, as some could be worth a fortune when we are cleaning out someone's home.

A Family Search That Changed Everything When a Rare Comic Is Found

An auction house in Texas sold a comic book for $9.12 million after a trio of brothers found it while searching their mom's basement after she died.

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What happened in this situation is nothing short of fantastic: for years, the brothers were told by their mother that she had a comic book collection worth a lot of money, but since they had never seen it, it was a little hard to believe. That all changed when they were going through old newspapers in the attic of their mother's San Francisco House.

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A 1939 Superman Comic in Near-Perfect Condition

They uncovered an almost pristine 1939 ORIGINAL Superman comic book! For comic book fans, this is the equivalent of coming across an unexplored pyramid or another Stonehenge.

According to the Associated Press, the men found the 1939 Superman comic in a cardboard box, and it wasn't the only one. There were also other rare comic books in the box. The Superman comic sold this week for $9.12 million, making it the most expensive comic book that has ever been sold. The brothers have chosen to remain anonymous.

Why This Rare Superman Comic Survived Eight Decades

According to the Auction House, Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, the Superman comic was almost pristine and rated it a 9 out of 10. They believe that because of the cooler climate where the woman lived and the fact that it was buried under newspapers in a box, it fared so well for all of these years.

Superman was the first real superhero in America, and the world changed after the man made his debut in a comic book. The woman and her brother had started collecting comic books right before the start of World War II.

Allen told the Associated Press,

It was just in an attic, sitting in a box, could have easily been thrown away, could’ve easily been destroyed in a thousand different ways. A lot of people got excited because it’s just every factor in collecting that you could possibly want, all rolled into one.

The True Legacy of an Expensive Superman Comic Hidden in an Attic Box

One of the particularly touching comments came from one of the brothers who said, about the comic book,

This isn’t simply a story about old paper and ink. This was never just about a collectible. This is a testament to memory, family, and the unexpected ways the past finds its way back to us.