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. Join us for the 80th anniversary celebration of the most important comic book in american history. Action comics 1, first appearance rarest comic book. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. It also contains the first appearance of lois lane, whom superman rescues from a gangster. Action comics is an american comic book magazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. This authorized replica is a love letter to the medium itself. Superman 4 was published first, hit newsstands first, and was first seen and read by the public. Superman was created by american writer jerry siegel and canadianborn american artist joe shuster in 1933. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Its an extraordinary party as we revisit stories from across the decades, featuring the debuts of not just the man of tomorrow, but also supergirl, brainiac, the fortress of solitude and more. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials.
Seeing the actual advertisements from the era was an added delight. Some comic book stores will stay open past midnight for the wednesday release of action comics no. Jorl first appearance mentioned only john kent first appearance. Action comics is a comic book series featuring superman. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably the jerry siegel and joe shuster creation, superman. Heritage auctions in chicago is selling the comic, which first went on sale on 18 april 1938. Black superman to appear in action comics comic book. What was the annual increase in the value of this comic book. The cover of the january 1939 issue of action comics. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction daily. 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 comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Darren adams, the owner of pristine comics in federal.
Delving into this was a fascinating study into how much comic books have grown and changed over eighty years. If superman 4 was the first comic book available to see luthor in, its his first appearance. Read the first superman comic online for free paste. The series has run continuously since that time, and has reached 974 issues as of february 2017. Supermans june 1938 appearance in the first action comics gave birth to the superhero genre. The year superman first comic book appearance answers. Aug 16, 2017 why fans destroyed superman s first comic book. Superman first appearance origin supporting characters.
The characters popularity led to the creation of other costumed crime fighters such as batman and captain. 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. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date summer 1939. It is especially notable since it is the original comic book in which superman made his debut in 1938. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Its the 80th anniversary of the comic book that introduced the world to superman, igniting the superhero era. Oct 29, 2014 a few months ago, a copy of action comics no.
These files will help new and old readers understand whats happening to the man of steel. Comic book syndicate seems to see a youngster flying, dressed in a supercostume. A pristine copy of supermans first appearance in action comics no. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Man of steels debut outing among most coveted pieces of pop culture.
A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Appearing in superman, champion of the oppressed featured characters. He comes from the planet krypton and was born with the name kalel. This was the comic that changed the direction of comic books as we know it. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. 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 tangentially. This month, dc entertainment will celebrate the th issue of action comicsthe comic book that introduced superman to the worldwith the release of action comics. Superman used his extraordinary powers to fight for truth, justice, and the american way. Yes, supermans pal, cub reporter and general exclaimer of gosh, mr.
Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your anwer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. Dc marks 80 years of action comics and superman with. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. Online auction cements it as the worlds most expensive comic book.
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