Chances are you've heard from somewhere over the last month - Facebook, The Daily News, Ebay ads - somehow you knew that a pristine copy of Action Comics #1 was going to be auctioned off on Ebay.

Well -- Today's the day! The book has been up on the auction block for approximately three hours now, and it's already at a staggering $1.6million!!

With 9 whole days to go...

Consider that this is only of only two copies of Action Comics #1, literally The Holy Grail of Comics, to receive this high a grade from the CGC - a 9.0 - practically mint condition for a book over 75 years old!

The last copy, formely owned by movie star and Superman lover Nicholas Cage, sold for $2.16million at auction. I expect this one to go for even more than that.

For more information on this legendary auction, to watch it, or bid if you've got the scratch, click here:

ACTION COMICS #1 ON EBAY

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