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The American comic book character Superman, created in 1938, has appeared in many types of media since the 1940s. Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise.
Returned by mail on March 3, 1938 [8] Superman was published on April 18, 1938, in Action Comics #1, [9] and was an immediate and great success. Siegel and Shuster now regretted selling the copyright for so little. Nevertheless, DC Comics retained Siegel and Shuster because they were popular with the readers.
The list does not include films produced by studios that are now owned by Disney (as part of acquisitions), but were historically not distributed by Disney during their original, initial time of release. All films listed are theatrical releases by Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. unless specified.
A comic book featuring Superman's first-ever ... most familiar with audiences today in June 1938. Action Comics No. 1 sold for 10 cents — equivalent to about $2 today — in a run of about ...
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).
A 1938 comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sold for $6 million at auction on Thursday, becoming the most expensive comic ever, according to Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale.
1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck, Desperate Dan; published: Detective Comics #1 The Dandy #1 1938 in comics - debut: Spirou , Tif , The Addams Family , Superman ; published: Le Journal de Spirou , Action Comics #1, The Beano #1
Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938). Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to the company for $130 and a contract to supply the publisher with material. The Saturday Evening Post reported in 1960 that the pair was being paid $75,000 each per year, still a fraction of DC's Superman profits. In 1964, when Siegel and Shuster sued ...