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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 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 ...
The first ever comic featuring Spider-Man overtook it later the same year, when it sold for $3.6 million, according to CGC Comics, before another issue of the Man of Steel’s adventures in ...
A comic book in which Superman made his first appearance has just sold at auction for a record-breaking amount. A copy of the original "Action Comics" No. 1 from 1938 sold for $6 million ...
Of the "ten most valuable comic books" listed in the spring 2002 issue of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, seven are first appearances of popular superheroes. [4] Another, Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939), is the first appearance of the Golden Age Human Torch but is more noteworthy as the first comic book published by industry giant Marvel ...
Capital Comics First Comics Dark Horse Comics Rude Dude Productions: Format: Mini-series Ongoing series: Genre: Science fiction Superhero: Publication date: January 1981 – October 1982 May 1983 – May 1991 1992 – 1997: No. of issues: 100+ Creative team; Written by: Mike Baron: Penciller(s) Steve Rude: Collected editions; Volume 1: ISBN 1 ...
Updating the above price obtained for Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, the highest sale on record for this book is $3.2 million, for a 9.0 copy. [39] Misprints, promotional comic-dealer incentive printings, and issues with exceptionally low distribution tend to possess scarcity value in the comic book market.