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Cage's Million-Dollar Comic Stolen, Later Resurfaces
15 Nov
Summary
- Nicolas Cage's Action Comics No. 1, bought for $150,000, was stolen.
- The prized comic resurfaced 11 years later after being found in storage.
- Cage sold the recovered comic for $2.2 million and no longer collects.
Nicolas Cage's valuable collection of comic books, including a rare Action Comics No. 1, was stolen from his California home more than two decades ago. The actor discovered the theft after a Christmas party, with the prized Action Comics No. 1, purchased for $150,000, being among the missing items.
He reported the crime to Los Angeles police in January 2000, but the thief was never identified. The case remained a mystery for 11 years until the comic unexpectedly resurfaced in 2011.
A man who bought a storage locker's contents found the comic and contacted a dealer. Police identified it as Cage's missing property.
Despite recovering the Action Comics No. 1, Cage sold it at auction for $2.2 million and ceased collecting such items. The comic recently achieved a record $15 million in a private sale in January 2026, a value that surprised even Cage.
