Action Comics 1 with the terrified man, which leads into the next issue. All the while, Clark tries to keep Superman out of the papers. "Comics Buyer's Guide" estimated in 2012 that only 50 to 100 original copies of "Action Comics" #1 exist. "Action Comics" #1 has set several sales records for comic books. On February 22, 2010, a copy of "Action Comics" #1 CGC Grade 8.0 sold at auction for US$1 million, becoming the first million-dollar comic book. The sale, by an anonymous seller to an anonymous buyer, was through the Manhattan-based auction company ComicConnect.com. On March 29, 2010, ComicConnect.com sold another
Action Comics 1 verified by ComicConnect.com to be the copy sold to him previously. Cage had previously received an insurance payment for the item. A copy which sold for $2.16 million on November 30, 2011 through ComicConnect.com is believed to have been this same one, having been noted as stolen in 2000 and recovered in 2011. "The Hollywood Reporter" mentioned in its March 23, 2012 issue that a movie was in development based on the theft of Cage's copy of the comic book and would be titled "Action No. 1". The screenplay was a spec script written by "Reno 911!" creators Robert Ben