Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Action comics no 1 was originally published in june 1938. The comic features the first appearance of superman by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Action comics 1 dc, 2000 series direct sales february. I did enjoy reading the superman story, but this item is.
Join us each week as we explore fascinating topics that range from science, history, philosophy, culture, and art, making complex ideas a little more accessible through the heroes and villains. This was also the first appearance of lois lane, the plucky, and sometimes irritating reporter who becomes a staple of most superman stories. The back cover contains an advertisement for dc comic stamps. Action comics 1, the first to hit a million dollars. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Heritage auctions in chicago is selling the comic, which first. Whatever they can pump out that would get some dude to buy them in 1938. So martin goodman was not a big believer in having a consistent brand name. Home leaderboard online users all activity journals. The worlds greatest dc comics fan is selling his collection. Jorl first appearance mentioned only john kent first appearance. First appearances of wonder woman, aquaman, green lantern, the flash, martian manhunter, plastic man, green arrow. These excellent reproductions include all covers and advertisements from the original comics. The first monthly comic book, aptly titled comics monthly, began publication in 1922, though it also featured reprints of daily newspaper comic strips.
In 2018, it became only the second american comic book in history after the 1930s1960s dell comics title four color to publish a 1,000th issue. It features several superman stories from a variety of creators, including previously unpublished artwork by curt swan, who drew superman for nearly four decades. Action comics 1, as well as a few other comic books have sold for a million dollars or more in the last few years. A copy of action comics no 1, which features the first appearance of. He didnt do it for his pulp magazines, and thus when he started a comic book line, he didnt care that much then, either.
Appearing in superman, champion of the oppressed featured characters. The first reprint of action comics was published as part of a series known as. Delving into this was a fascinating study into how much comic books have grown and changed over eighty years. Art credit according to jim gray i am almost certain that the cover to space action 1 is by lou cameron. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. John buscema published by marvel comics group, new york 1978. Action comics 1, the first to join the million dollar comic book club.
Its shazam versus steampunk, as the world of gotham by gaslight takes on the captain marvel family and friends. The comic book collection the largest publicly available collection of comic books in the united states is housed in the newspaper and current periodical reading room. Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles concerning the ownership of the superman character, eventually gaining recognition for his part in its creation. Get the best deals on action comics 1 when you shop the largest online selection at. Action comics 1, first appearance rarest comic book. George taylor first named in the newspaper strip in may 1939. This book doesnt become available often, so check out the details of this book and invest in an iconic piece of american history today. This was the comic that changed the direction of comic books as we know it. Published in 1938 by dc comics, the books first issue had a print run of. In 1933, funnies on parade became the first color comic book printed in the now standard size of 6 58 x 10 1 4 inches.
Action comics 1 starts a million dollar comic book club. Published on april 18, 1938 coverdated june, by national allied publications, a corporate predecessor of dc comics, it is considered the first true superhero comic. The release of that comic book quickly launched a superhero boom, as superman was so popular that every existing comic book company wanted to have their own superman and everyone even. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics having been published longer. Superman first appearance origin supporting characters. This authorized replica is a love letter to the medium itself. This book included ten separate stories, only the first of which featured superman. The first action comics annual was published in 1987 and featured superman teaming with batman in a story written by byrne and drawn by arthur adams. Widely regarded as the holy grail of comic books, there are. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has. Sit back and enjoy the earliest adventures of the first and greatest superhero of them all.
The issue was published in 1938 and cost just 10 cents. Sixty years of the worlds favorite comic book heroes little, brown, 1995. There is no comic book more highly regarded than this one. The character superman appeared first in this issue. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. The issue is also regarded as being the first superhero comic. I think its early, before his style really developed.
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