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Action Comics (1938 series) #1 – DC Comics: This marks the first appearance of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman. [6] Detective Comics (1937 series) #16 - DC Comics; Famous Funnies (1934 series) #47 - Eastern Color Printing; Feature Funnies (1937 series) #9 - Comic Favorites, Inc. More Fun Comics (1935 series) #32 - National Periodical ...
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.
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 ...
A comic book featuring Superman's first-ever appearance has sold for $6 million, making it the most valuable comic edition in existence. The June, 1938 cover of Action Comics. (Metropolis ...
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).
In March 1938, they sold all rights to Superman to the comic-book publisher Detective Comics, Inc., another forerunner of DC, for $130 ($2,814 when adjusted for inflation). [12] Siegel and Shuster later regretted their decision to sell Superman after he became an astonishing success. DC Comics now owned the character and reaped the royalties.
Superman: The Complete Comic Strips 1939–1966 is an unofficial umbrella name for the six following titles: Superman: The Golden Age Dailies, Superman: The Golden Age Sundays; Superman: The Atomic Age Dailies, Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays; Superman: The Silver Age Dailies and Superman: The Silver Age Sundays, all published by The Library of American Comics.
The daily strip was host to many storylines, unique from the regular Superman comic series. The early years consisted of Siegel-era Superman stories, many of which have yet to be republished. The strips contained the first appearance of a bald Lex Luthor, the first appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk and of Superman's parents Jor-El and Lara. It also ...