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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 was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael E. Uslan has speculated that this was because DC received a cease and desist letter from Better Publications, Inc., who had been publishing a comic book entitled Best Comics since November 1939. [ 1 ]
The first issue under Orlando would be a reprint issue of old horror/suspense stories, as the new direction would truly begin with #175 (July–August 1968). The issue would introduce a new figure to the series, Cain , the "able care taker" of the House of Mystery who would introduce nearly all stories that would run in the series before its ...
1980 in comics - debut: Bloom County, She-Hulk, Starfire, Cyborg, The Far Side, Raw; 1981 in comics - debut: Thrud the Barbarian, Torpedo; 1982 in comics - debut: Camelot 3000 (first Maxi-series) 1983 in comics - published: Metropol #1; 1984 in comics - debut: Dragon Ball, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1985 in comics - debut: Calvin and Hobbes
The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne.One featured a full shot of Superman ripping open the shirt comprising part of his civilian clothing to reveal the "S" emblem on his chest, along with a shot of the spaceship that brought him to Earth escaping Krypton.
Comic books on display at a museum, depicting how they would have been displayed at a rail station store in the first half of the 20th century A common comic-book cover format displays the issue number, date, price and publisher along with an illustration and cover copy which may include a story's title.
The idea was that the free first issue would result in customers buying the Prelude OGN. This was a concept Kirkman came up with after discussing with comic store owners about ways to make Free Comic Book Day better for them. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancelation of FCBD, these plans had to change. [3]