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
Captain Action the licensing rights and has been producing an array of new merchandise, including statues, toys, comics, trading cards, collectibles and apparel. In March 2011, Round 2 Corp. and Captain Action Enterprises announced plans for a redesigned 1/6 scale Captain Action figure. National Periodical (DC Comics) licensed the character from Ideal and published five issues of "Captain Action" in 1968, illustrated at first by Wally Wood, then by Gil Kane. The scripts were by Jim Shooter and Gil Kane. The comic book story line had little to do with the toy concept, as some of the heroes licensed for use as