Action Comics 1 result, the "Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide" has, since the 1970s, published a warning advising that attempts have been made to pass off the reprint, stripped of its "Famous First Edition" cardboard cover, as an actual #1. However, the Guide does not cite any actual instances of this. DC reprinted "Action Comics" #1 in 1988 as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Superman that year. This edition reprinted only the Superman story, with a 50¢ U.S.A. cover price. The complete issue was reprinted in 1998 with an additional half-cover featuring the Superman stamp from the U.S. Postal Service's "Celebrate
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