A rare Superman comic book worth $1.5 million was returned this week to actor Nicolas Cage, said EOnline.com. Cage had reported his copy of Action Comics No. 1—the first to feature the Man of Steel—stolen 10 years ago. The comic book was found in a storage locker in Los Angeles, and authorities are now investigating how it got there. In a statement, Cage—who has suffered financial and tax problems—called the discovery “divine providence.”
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