Mike Collins

And later... I actually got to hold it in my hands.

It was an incredible thrill as a comics fan all my life to have this piece of history in my hands.

They did take it off me again, mind.

About five or six years ago, I was visiting the offices of DC Comics out in Burbank.

And the executive editor, who's somebody I've worked with over the years, in fact, I've drawn Superman for him many years ago, said, do you want to come and visit the vault?

And you don't always get the chance to visit the vault.

So, of course, I said yes.

And we went through.

I saw lots of old comics.

I saw costumes from various movies and what have you.

And then he opened this big drawer up.

And inside was sealed in plastic a copy of Action Comics No.

1.

And I actually got to hold it in my hands.

It was an incredible thrill as a comics fan all my life to have this piece of history in my hands.

They did take it off me again, mind.

it's very protein.

We're used to seeing this big yellow and red S on his chest.

When it started, it was a very simple and a small S and wasn't always very obvious.

It was an S there.