While wed all like to hold out hope there is a nm 9. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Even so, as a first issue, as the start of supermans career, its hard to criticize. An untitled clip carson adventure zatara, the master magician in the vanished explorer. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Milestone, paradox press, piranha press, tangent comics, vertigo, wildstorm. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Action comics is a comic book series featuring superman. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the. The preston gambling racket is reprinted in superman. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books.
With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics legend grant morrison and fanfavorite artist rag morales. Theres a fair amount of debate about the beginning of the golden age of comics. This authorized replica is a love letter to the medium itself. When somone says, superman comics, this is what they mean. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939.
Justice league is 5 years in past from the present time and action comics comes before that so its probably a little more than 5 years before superman. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Superman comics values and price guide heritage auctions. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue of action comics, whose cover featured the redcaped superhero from the planet krypton lifting a car over his. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Superman uses mental telepathy to snap lois out of a druginduced trance. Superman, american comic book character created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. Comics buyer has secret identity and would rather remain that way there are thought to. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Superman is an iconic super hero, and his comic books are some of the most valuable you can find on the collectors market.
Superman and the men of steel includes issues 18 of the monthly series. The better the condition, the more the book can be worth to collectors who want. These files will help new and old readers understand whats happening to the man of steel. Unfollow action comics superman 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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.
Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. It is especially notable since it is the original comic book in which superman made his debut in 1938. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring superman. Nostomania coin and comic book price guide, values. 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.
Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Appearing in superman, champion of the oppressed featured characters. Track your collection on nostomania and well keep track of the changes in value for you. Its a beautiful book and larger than your average graphic novel. If theres anything you can call a disappointment, its that for morrisons fans, it may be almost too conventional. Tomasi, marv wolfman, geoff johns, richard donner, scott snyder, tom king, louise simonson, paul dini, brad meltzer, brian michael bendis. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Almost any early superman comic book has value if its in reasonable condition. The stories and artwork are beautifully reprinted and im very happy to add this to my collection. Superman sparked the creation of an entire industry based around the exploits of masked avengers and caped vigilantes, and he remains one of the worlds most recognizable pop culture icons. Additional features include wantlist matching and a lowfee marketplace. The series has run continuously since that time, and has reached 974 issues as of february 2017. Lois lane is kidnapped for the ninth time in this issues superman story.
This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and. Jorl first appearance mentioned only john kent first appearance. Superman first appearance origin supporting characters.
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