Besides his passion for acting, Nicolas Cage has a spot for comic books; in fact, he once built an impressive collection.
Even so, among the collection was an issue considered one of the most valuable in comic book history.
But now he has moved on from collecting expensive items. Nowadays, his passion, he told people, is cooking.
“I like to eat,” he said, adding, “I enjoy cooking.”
That said, though Cage has no longer been interested in collecting comic books, he once possessed Action Comics No. 1, published in 1938 – which the actor bought in 1996 for $150,000.
A rare issue, under his palms, but it was shockingly slipped from his fingers when he was at a Christmas party at his home – his collection was stolen when he woke up the following morning.
For years, the investigation went on; however, the culprit remained at large.
But in 2011, a miracle took place. A man bought the contents of a storage locker in Southern California.
Among the items was a prized Action Comics No. 1. Seizing the opportunity, the man contacted a collectables dealer with the intention of selling it.
The unexpected discovery led police to confirm the comic book was the same one stolen from Cage’s home 11 years ago.
Although reunited with the comic book that introduced the world to Superman, Cage put it on auction and received $2.2 million.
