First appearance appearance issues to remain. Furthermore, even fewer of those remaining copies will be in the pristine condition prized by collectors. What few remain can be worth thousands of dollars to interested collectors. For example, in 2004, a copy of "Flash Comics" #1 (January 1940), the first appearance of The Flash, was auctioned for $42,000 and a copy of "Captain America Comics" #1 (March 1941), the first appearance of Captain America sold for $64,400. In 2010, another copy of "Flash Comics" #1 sold privately for $450,000. The first appearance of Superman, "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938), has been regarded as the
Action of 6 February 1799 Action of 6 February 1799 The Action of 6 February 1799 was a minor naval action that took place during the French Revolutionary Wars off the island of Majorca between two Royal Navy ships and two Spanish naval frigates. By the end of 1798 the situation had changed in the Mediterranean with the destruction of the French fleet at Aboukir and the capture of the Spanish island of Menorca in November 1798 by British forces. The Royal Navy were using the island as a place to launch raids and conduct further operations. On 6 February 1799, HMS "Argo" and HMS