A man's comic book collection with first issues of Superman, Batman and the Flash has fetched $1.5 million in an online auction.
John Wise, of Paducah, Kentucky, collected the valuable superhero comics over 30 years.
A comic from 1940 with the first appearance of Flash claimed the top individual price of $182,000. First issues of Superman and Batman from the same era sold for $172,000 and $137,000 in the offerings. His issue of the first-ever comic from Marvel sold for $95,000.
Mr Wise said the exploding popularity of superheroes in films and TV made it a good time to sell. He now plans to buy a house and send his grandchildren to college with the profits.
The comic books were sold on Comicconnect.com.