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It was published in Four Color #386 (March 1952) as the first issue of Uncle Scrooge. [1] Scrooge McDuck had already made his debut as a supporting character in the 1947 Donald Duck story " Christmas on Bear Mountain ", and made several other appearances in Donald Duck stories in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories , but "Poor Old Man" was the ...
"The genesis for King Kobra came about when publisher Carmine Infantino came to the conclusion first issues of comics sold really well, while the second and third issues tended to drop off, so he came up with the concept of 1st Issue Specials. These were one-shot titles, designed to grab readers (and collectors) since they were all #1s.
Four comic books have sold for over US$1 million as of December 2010, including two examples of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, [37] [38] both sold privately through online dealer ComicConnect.com in 2010, and Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, via public auction.
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 ...
Issue Date Stories (Writing / Art) Notes 1: March 1952 "Only a Poor Old Man" (Barks / Barks) Published as Four Color #386 2: March 1953 "Back to the Klondike" (Barks / Barks) Published as Four Color #456 3: September 1953 "The Horseradish Story" (Barks / Barks) Published as Four Color #495 4: December 1953 "The Menehune Mystery" (Barks / Barks ...
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).
Nexus is an American comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. The series is a combination of the superhero and science fiction genres, set 500 years in the future. [1]
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 ]