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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).
Action Comics is an American comic book/magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc. , which later merged into National Comics Publications (later National Periodical Publications), before taking on its current name of DC Comics .
The toys were first sold in late 1982; the Marvel Comics series was first published in the spring of 1983. [1] Since the toys were released first, many assumed the comic had been a licensed adaptation of the toyline, but Crystar and all of the characters in the toy line and comic book were created and owned by Marvel Comics, which had created the concept with the express intent of selling the ...
The series ended with issue #43, and the introduction of a new enemy, the Red Shadows. [1] The series was relaunched under the title G.I. Joe: America's Elite, which lasted for 36 issues, but was canceled when Devil's Due's license with Hasbro expired in 2008 and was not renewed. [2] A comics convention special was released before the first ...
Debuting in August 1952 (cover-dated October–November), [1] Mad began as a comic book, part of the EC line published from offices on Lafayette Street in Lower Manhattan.In 1961 Mad moved its offices to mid-town Manhattan, and from 1996 onwards it was located at 1700 Broadway [2] until 2018 when it moved to Los Angeles, California to coincide with a new editor and a reboot to issue #1.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. American comic book publisher This article is about the US publisher of comics. For the Scottish publisher of comics and newspapers, see DC Thomson. For the capital of the United States, see Washington, D.C. DC Comics, Inc. Parent company Independent (1934–1967) Kinney Services Inc ...
Invincible is an American comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, and published by Image Comics. Set in the Image Universe, [1] Invincible follows the coming of age of superhero Mark Grayson / Invincible, a Viltrumite and first-born son of Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on Earth. The ...
[5] Circulation figures remained close to a million copies per month after the debut issue, which outstripped even the circulation of news magazines such as Time during the period. [12] [15] The character was widely imitated by other comics publishers, with around 40 red-white-and-blue patriotic heroes debuting in 1941 alone. [16]