Action comics 1 dc, 2000 series february 2000 indexer notes. Though action comics began as an anthology, collecting a variety of tales, over the past few decades it has become a monthly title dedicated to its launch character, superman. Great for added realism to your display or diorama. The finest known copy of the most sought after comic book in the world.
Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had. Golden age superhero comic book history comics month 1. After superman saves a group of miners from a cavein, clark kent senses a story that may mean that the mines owner, thorton blakely, is actually running unsafe mine operations and blaming accidents on the miners themselves. It lasted 50 issues with two annuals, with marv wolfman editing the majority of its run and writing 17 of the first 20 issues. Feb 26, 2009 unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale. Golden age superhero comic book history comics month 1 june 1938 action comics superman collecting r. Publication date 20170105 usage public domain mark 1. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in nearly every issue. Aug 25, 2014 the finest known copy of the most sought after comic book in the world.
This was the first golden age comic i ever read, so i was initially expecting the kind of story we got a lot in the silver age, with smiling heroes and quaint mindsets and plots. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime during the late spring of that year. Thanks for bidding and get your piece of comic book history today please check out my ebay auctions under grailpage for more original. It was 68 pages long 64 interior pages plus the covers, and included stories featuring characters like chuck dawson, zatara master magician, pep morgan, and cowboy tex thompson. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. And though some of the background stories of this issue became significant in. Just scroll down for 15 scanned pictures via bazinga of the comic book. He is widely considered to be an american cultural icon. This comic book is in used condition complete with cover and all pages attached it has flaws that warrant a nm grade. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. The saturday evening post reported in 1941 that the pair was being paid still a fraction of dcs superman profits. And it is currently on auction an auction that you can bookmark and follow yourself.
With the success of his adventures, superman helped to create the superhero genre and. It put dc on the map, and defined, for better or worse, the modern superhero comic. T the back cover add is a carefully recreated version of the original ad that was on the back cover. In 2018, it became action comics vol 1 1938 action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics volume 1 having been published longer. This is one of the finest copies of this iconic comic book known to exist. It is the highest graded copy of the most sought after comic book in the hobby, and has the best possible page quality that can be assigned. A couple months later, chase got his own comic, appropriately titled vigilante.
The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with coverdate june 1939. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 1938 and action comics 1 1938 original. Golden age superhero comic book history comics month 2. There is no comic book more highly regarded than this one. The first issue of action comics was, as were most comic books of the era, an anthology. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. Though action comics began as an anthology, collecting a variety of tales, over the past few decades it has become a monthly title dedicated to. Superman was the first story in the book, and was only about 12 pages in length, the remainder of the book featured characters such as chuck dawson, zatara master magician, pep morgan, and tex thompson. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics.
A 1938 museum piece with perfect white pristine pages. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. This comic book is in used condition complete with cover and all pages attached it has flaws. It is the highest graded copy of the most sought after comic book in the hobby, and. This page contains information about action comics volume 1. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. This june 1938 book which features the debut of siegel and shusters. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics volume 1 having been published longer. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime during the late. The interior pages are blank, but the magazine does open.
The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. The issue features superman lifting a car on its cover and originally cost 10 cents. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. In 2018, it became action comics vol 1 1938 action comics was the second longest. This is the comic book equivalent of a backdoor pilot. Action comics 1938 comic read action comics 1938 comic. And the comic book was well protected in its packaging. Supermans first appearance, the most valuable comic. Second class entry pending at post office, new york, n. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale cnn. The cover says june, and the wikipedia page says that it was published on april 18. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. If anyone has ever been curious what an action comics 1 looked like the day it came off of the newsstand 75 years ago.
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