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Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series Action Comics. It features the first appearance of several comic-book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman —and sold for 10 cents (equivalent to $2 in 2023).
Hero Illustrated was a comic book-themed magazine published in the early to mid-1990s in the United States. Columnists included Andy Mangels, [1] and Frank Kurtz was at one time a managing editor. The journal won the 1995 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication.
RBCC featured fan-generated art, original articles, and advertisements from comic book fans and dealers. Debuting in the pre- direct market era (before the proliferation of comics retailers), RBCC was one of the first and largest forums for buying and selling comics through the mail — often, the only way for fans to acquire back issues was ...
1st Issue Special is a comics anthology series from DC Comics, done in a similar style to their Showcase series. It was published from April 1975 to April 1976. [1] The goal was to showcase a new possible first issue of an ongoing series each month, with some issues debuting new characters and others reviving dormant series from DC's past.
Borderline was the first PDF comics magazine available to read on a computer or as a print-out. [ citation needed ] Borderline was a cross between The Comics Journal and the NME , [ citation needed ] with a heavy mix of mainstream American/British and international comic books.
Later that year, Marvel repurposed the title for a black-and-white comics magazine. [5] Marv Wolfman edited the first ten issues from 1973–1975 and the first Super Special, and created the magazine's first mascot, a short, bug-eyed man in a large black hat and draped in a black cape. Initially unnamed, the mascot was dubbed "The Nebbish" in ...
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May 9: first strip of Professor Phumble, by Bill Yates. [8] May 28: The first issue of the British comics magazine Buster is published. In its first issue Bill Titcombe's Buster Capp makes its debut, a spin-off of Reg Smythe's Andy Capp. The magazine will run until 4 January 2000. May 29: The final episode of Warren Tufts' Lance is published. [9]