I figured you guys may get a kick out of seeing it. Joan crawford, al jolson, henry armstrong, bing crosby, fred steele, and ruppert, art by sheldon moldoff. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands. Comic s buyer has secret identity and would rather remain that way there are thought to be 50 to 100 copies of action comics. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world.
Home comic books s comics superman comics action comics 1938 comics. May 10, 2018 the superman comics series would run for hundreds of issues, but only two or three ashcan copies of superman comics exist. Online auction cements it as the worlds most expensive comic book. What many people do not realize, however, is that action comics, like most comic books of its day, was an anthology containing multiple unrelated stories. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. This item is in the category collectibles\comics\golden age 193855\superhero. Dc marks 80 years of action comics and superman with. J michael straczynskis current run on superman reads exactly like this. A pristine copy of supermans first appearance in action comics no. Get the best deals on action comics 1 when you shop the largest. 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. 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. Just scroll down for 15 scanned pictures via bazinga of the comic book. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book.
Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 1938 and action comics 1 1938 original. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Okay now i know this issue is one of the most well known books in the history. Action 1 1938 with a mexican flare golden age comic books. Action comics 1938 comics superman comics s comics. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. The 1938 comic book that introduced superman to the world is considered the holy grail of comics. The debut of superman in action comics 1 is the first major breakthrough in comic book industry, and has since then defined the world of comics as we know it today. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for. This was the comic that changed the direction of comic books as we know it.
Its most famous for having the debut of superman in its first issue. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. The issue features superman lifting a car on its cover and originally cost 10 cents. Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 superman 1938 and superman 1 1939. The publisher was originally known as national allied publications, and later as national comics publications and as national periodical publications, before taking on its current name of dc comics. The saturday evening post reported in 1941 that the pair was being paid still a fraction of dcs superman profits. Apr 23, 2018 click here for part 2 of this weeks all superman legends. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Since ashcan comic books were handdrawn, unfinished versions of early comic books for legal purposes they were supposed to be thrown out in the ashcan.
Continued in action comics volume 2 in the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. These days, when superman gets involved with drug abuse or domestic abuse, the people say wow, its so brave and modern how comics are tackling real life problems. He cant fly, but can instead leap tall buildings at a single bound, and is invulnerable only to anything less than a bursting shell. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Jun 11, 2014 a rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939.
Action comics is an american comic book magazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The war years 19381945 chartwell books, 2015 series 2015. Action comics first saw publication on april 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated june 1938. 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. Pw talks with former dc comics president paul levitz about the hardcover tribute to the 1938 comic book that debuted superman and launched a genre and the american comic book industry. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. It would be something to be able to find each issue for the complete story. I find it historical in the fact a mexican comic may very well contain the 3rd or 4th appearance of superman in comics even though its a spanish edition of the action 1 story. Nov 08, 2018 we also accept consignments of comics and comic art. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era.
This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Action comics 1, first appearance rarest comic book issue.
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