In 2007, he created a comic book with his son weston, called voodoo child, which was published by virgin comics. Comicconnect nicolas cage comic book gallery display frame. Its the most important and valuable comic book, said stephen fishler, who sold the comic book to. Feb 03, 2010 nicolas cage brought about his own financial ruin with a spending spree that included two castles, 15 palatial homes, a flotilla of yachts and a squadron of rolls royces, his former business. Comic books had nice growth into the 1980s with the introduction of dark knight. Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. Cage is an avid comic collector, and the action comics issue is one of the highestcoveted books in superhero history. Nicolas cage caused his own financial ills, exbusiness. As previously reported by cbr news, cage, 38, announced his plans to auction off his collection this past weekend at dallas comicon. Nicolas cage comicbook heist to become movie at lionsgate.
The original price for the issue, when it was sold in 1938, was 10 cents. Clearly, his extravagant purchases have gotten him into trouble of the years, but one crazy buy he didnt regret was his edition of supermans debut, action comics 1. A million reasons to love unlovable comic artist esther pearl. You will receive our email newsletters, promotions and site updates regarding comic industry news, comic book sales and auctions. Cage s love of comic books actually led to one of his best investments. The oscar winner hocks his collection of 400 golden age issues, including the first appearances of such heroes as superman and robin. I understand that this is no pedigree and that most of these books were auctioned by heritage in 2002. Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by alex proyas and starring nicolas cage. What happened cage is a lifelong comic book fan who once owned a copy of action comics no. Superman was the brainchild of joe shuster and jerry siegel, both.
Its rare to find a nearmint condition of marvel comics first comic book, aptly named marvel comics 1. Nicolas cage is one of the most generous men in hollywood. Production was financially backed by summit entertainment. Entertaiment reporter tim estiloz chats with nicholas cage about his film, next. The police are still looking for the thief and are holding the book as evidence.
A million dollar comic book stolen from actor nicolas cage nearly a decade ago has been found in an old southern california storage locker. Superman comic stolen from nicolas cage is found bbc news. Nicolas cage collection cgc comic book collectors chat boards. Both comics were graded 9 out of 10, but the cage copy showed more signs of discoloration from age, which could help explain the million dollar boost for the new recordholder. Cage, nephew of renowned director francis ford coppola, has appeared in such films as peggy sue got married 1986, the rock 1996, con air 1997, city of. These nine bestselling comic books of all time have fought off all the haters and landed themselves into this list. It was the first comic book to introduce a super hero team, which included the green lantern, hawkman, the flash, hourman, dr. Cage reveals what motivates and inspires him as an actor.
One problem with writing about such recentpublished work is that it can. Actor nicolas cage said it was divine providence that his stolen vintage comic book was found 11 years later in a storage unit in southern california. Its safe to say nicolas cage is a superman superfan. Its a good thing nicolas cage was able to get his rare copy of action comics no.
Nicolas took on the stage name cage because his favourite comic book hero was luke cage. Cage is a fan and collector of painter and underground comic artist robert williams. Aug 17, 2014 as it is sitting now the comic has a 1,750,200 usd offer. The only other comic to sell for anything close to as much was a copy of action comics no.
The project was originally attached to a number of directors under columbia pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by escape artists. And comic collectors are wondering how this specific comic, which was once rated in. For the last 10 years hes been making as many bc list movies as fast as he could, presumably to climb his way out of debt. Superman comic brings record price on ebay rolling stone. Nicolas cage is one of the most famous comic book fans in hollywood, and has never been shy about hiding it. Nicholas cages comic book is found, but the thief is still. His historic golden age comic was actually stolen in 2000, and only. Nicolas cage really, really loves superhero comic books. The 20 most expensive comic books ever sold da card world. Actors pristine copy of superman debut sets record for comic book sale. Nicolas cage finally gets to play superman, 20 years after.
Blastoff comics owner explains why most comic book stores barely stay. Nicolas cages stolen vintage comic could set world record. Cage also talks about his interest in the comic book. After a while, the alternative comic book and graphic novel publisher fantagraphics books got wind of her work in bust and now shes got. The skull, originally unearthed in mongolias gobi desert, was considered a stolen artifactsomething. Jul 18, 2017 cage is such a charitable man that forbes list him as one of the most generous stars in hollywood, placing him alongside the likes of oprah and bono. The phantom, created by lee falk in 1936, has sold over 150 million copies worldwide. Nicolas cage, who played motorcyclist daredevil johnny blaze across two pg ghost rider movies, believes the franchise would be enormously successful if it were resurrected with an r. Join the newsletter to stay uptodate on new features and great deals. Sony reportedly eyeing nicolas cage to play liveaction.
For starters, in a spending spree that actually would ultimately be somewhat profitable, cage spent an obscene amount of money on comic books and comic memorabilia. It first appeared as a daily comic strip and continues to be published today. Its probably the most notorious comic book heist ever. After a long stint in his first solo series and a team book with iron first that lasted for a total of 125 issues, this series from the 1990s lasted 20 issues. Nicolas cage sells comic for 2 million dollars youtube.
Nicolas cage collection silver age comic books cgc. Not only did the actor take his stage name from namesake luke cage, but he also. Nicolas cage was cast as the man of steel, and had even done costume tests, which can be seen in the documentary the death of superman lives. The man who made millions from old comics in a closet. Comic book fan cage was once linked to a film version of superman and has a son called kalel. Nicolas cage s nearlypristine copy of action comics no. He named one of his sons kalel, in honor of supermans birth name. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero. Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no. Low standards for films such as drive angry aside, cage seemed to judge that humiliation was preferable to destitution. Nicolas cage, is a big time fan and collector of comic books. Oct 15, 2011 nicolas cage, is a big time fan and collector of comic books. I am curious to hear your opinion about books that are labeled by cgc as part of nicolas cage collection. Nicolas cages rare comic recovered the independent.
There are said to be between 50 to 100 copies of action comics no 1 in existence, but cages copy was one of the two bestpreserved. Nicolas cages stolen comic book found celebrity gossip and. Story of nicolas cages stolen superman comic heading to big. Jun 17, 2016 nicholas cage buys amazing comic books at amazing comic con las vegas 2016. Nicolas cage comic book heist to become movie at lionsgate exclusive march 08, 2012 5. They are spending half a million taxpayers dollars to concoct a las. Prior to the 2014 sale, the record for action comics no. Nicholas cages comic book is found, but the thief is. The only difference is, nicolas cage doesnt act like an entitled asshole all of the time because of the charities he supports and he doesnt make a huge deal out of it when he does make. He owned a copy of supermans 1938 comic book debut, and sold it for a. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. In 2011 is turned up among the contents of an abandoned storage locker, going on to set sales records in november when it. It is the first superman comic, titled action comics no.