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The black-and-white issues and the first six color issues were published by Capital Comics; after Capital’s demise, First Comics took over publication. On the creation of the series, Baron noted that they had originally pitched a series called Encyclopaedias to Capital Comics, but the company rejected this, saying they were looking for a ...
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 near-mint copy of Batman #1 from 1940 sold on January 14, 2021, for $2.22 million, setting a world record for a Batman comic book and the second most expensive comic ever sold at auction. [ 36 ] A Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box sold for a world record-setting $408,000 on January 17, 2021.
Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, [2] launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine.
Comic book price guides are typically published on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis and provide comprehensive information about the fluctuations in the resale value of comics over a specific duration. These guides play a crucial role for collectors who intend to sell their collection or require an estimate of their collection's value for ...
It's the smallest comic book ever, being only 2,6 x 3,7 cm. A year later it lands its author, Martin Lodewijk, an official entry in the Guinness Book of Records. [12] June 26: Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby (drawn by John Prentice since 1956) is concluded after 53 years of continuous syndication. [13] [14]
The first issue of Supercrooks reached #51 of US comic book sales in March 2012, selling approximately 34,673 copies through Diamond Comic Distributors. [1] World-wide sales of the first issue and additional copies sold after the first month reached up to 59,600 sales. [2] To promote sales of the series' book, Millar held a contest for bookstores.
The Man of Steel, a six-issue comic book limited series written and penciled by John Byrne, [4] inked by Dick Giordano and published by DC Comics, debuts. The mini-series is designed to revamp the Superman mythos, using the history-altering effects of Crisis on Infinite Earths as an explanation for numerous changes to previous continuity .