Nicolas Cage sells comic for 2.1 million

The comic,which was graded at 9.0,making it the best condition of an 8216;Action No 18217; that has ever been graded by the leading comic book grading company,Certified Guaranty Company 8211; eventually sold for USD 2,161,000.

It shattered the previous USD 1.5 million record for a less-well preserved copy of 8216;Action Comics No.18217;,which sold in March.

However,the auction almost didn8217;t happen as the book was stolen from Cage over 10 years ago and was only recovered in April.

Speaking before the precious booklet was returned,Cage said,8221;It is divine providence that the comic was found and I am hopeful that the heirloom will be returned to my family.8221;

He originally bought his copy at an auction in 1997 for around USD 150,000. Cage is a huge fan of Superman and even named his six-year-old son Kal-El,which is the character8217;s birth name on Krypton.