Record price paid for first superman comic book voice of. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. This monthly comic follows the serialized adventures of the man of steel and his life in metropolis. A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer brian michael bendis and artist ivan reis begin their run on the allnew superman. Superman volume 2 was published concurrently with adventures of superman. After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original action comics no. Superman 1939 comic read superman 1939 comic online in.
Half sheet overlay outer cover and first day of issue us postage stamp featuring superman. Gaines in a letter to siegel and shuster dated march 27, 1939. The online auction site ebay says two collectors bought action comics no. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. It features the first appearance of several comicbook heroesmost notably the jerry siegel and joe shuster creation, supermanand. Action comics is the comic book series that started it all. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Art by curt swan, dick sprang, stan kaye, john fischetti, charles paris, and ray burnley. Starting in 1939, superman would continue on to 1986 when alan moores story whatever happened to the man of tomorrow. Back cover features the first pinup of superman with is also the 1st ever pinup page to appear in a comic book.
For those whove been following along with the world of superman comics recently, youll know theres actually two supermen in continuity right now. I did a search already and got pages and pages of irrelevant hits. Buy superman comic books at newkadia and they all have a 100% moneyback guaranted. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. But the main problem is action comics 1 from 1938, for superman did not get his own title until 1939, has been reprinted many times in different formats, hence those seriously vary by size as well. He starts noticing that many of the superman stories have pretty much the same plot superman behaves strangely, and it turns out to be an elaborate ruse to capture some lawbreaker or supervillain. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date summer 1939. Lois and clark are very concerned when they see business owners trying to induce children into their stores to play slot machines, placed there by the goons of slug kelly. First self titled series for a comic book superhero ever. Superman and batman team up in these stories that gueststar robin, lois lane. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing superman s very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. New listing batman superman comic book lot of 19 issues 1 18 annual 1 new 52 jae lee.
First self titled series for a comic book superhero. Written by edmond hamilton, alvin schwartz, and bill finger. Feb 26, 2009 after being hidden away for years, a copy of the original action comics no. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. The origin of superman is the story that relates superman s arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale cnn.
Untitled superman story, script by jerry siegel, pencils by paul cassidy pages 18 and wayne boring pages 9 as joe shuster, inks by paul cassidy pages 18 and paul lauretta pages 9 as joe shuster. Star wars comic signed by fisher, ford, and hamill season 14 history duration. Dawn of justice while itll be the first time the two dc entertainment superheroes have. Record price paid for first superman comic book voice of america. Now i start to get suspicious that either he doesnt have it or its a reprint. The audit bureau of circulation files reveal that there were three printings of this issue in 1939 500,000 copies, 250,000 copies, and 150,000 copies. Most of the early issues didnt have superman on the cover, so this comic. This comic features not only the first appearance of superman, clark kent and lois lane, but this. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. At the time, it was almost unheard of to create an entire comic series that focused on one character who had previously appeared in an anthology. The fallout from the man of steel miniseries has clark kent looking at the world through new eyes. Some superman series are just one issue oneshots and others are longer series, such as adventures of superman.
Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies. Sanders auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Now, 76 years later, the finest known copy of this comic credited with spawning a multibillion dollar global franchise will. Seller is stating its an original, but the guy lives about 10min from me and said he will not let me pick it up. The original superman comic book series is the most popular series. I found a superman issue 1 comic and it said it was made. This highly desirable superman run is a representation of one of the most sought after collectibles in the comic book market. The original superman title had adopted the new name, the adventures of superman, but continued the original numbering of its long and storied history. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. Untitled superman story, script by jerry siegel, art by paul cassidy.
What is the deal with superman in dc comics rebirth. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations the original story was written by jerry siegel and illustrated by joe shuster, and published as a part of the characters. Superman comics values and price guide heritage auctions. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. These pages have advertisements for various products from johnson smith and company. The vol 1 archives edition is a representation of superman in the early years, a bit before the development of the relationship with lex luthor i stumbled upon this selection of volumes pub. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Superman investigates why a noted chemists serum, parabiolene, financed by a noted gangster named carlin, is being used on noted people, making them virtual slaves to do the bidding of carlin. Just imagine reading thousands of comic book stories in, oh, a couple of months. Ive always found it oddinteresting that mega keys arent walkthroughs that have serial numbers ending in 001. An opened version would depend on the condition of the actual comic book. Its the first comic to have superman, but its an anthology comic.
You have to think the charm would begin wearing off. What could the other 21 books in the submission be. Superman 1939 comic read comics online in high quality. The complete history, the idea, and title for this sequence came from m. Scientific explanation of superman s amazing strength. Gaines script jerry siegel pencils joe shuster, fred guardineer inks joe shuster, fred guardineer letters joe shuster, joe shuster.
Heritage auctions in chicago is selling the comic, which first went on sale on 18. So figure how my step brother had issues 117 then 21 thru 34 of superman in mint condition in a box along with batman 1 22 all in mint condition and he ran from the government for tax reasons, got very ill and passed away, and they are. Mar 21, 2016 this week, finally, audiences get to see the dark knight take on the man of steel in batman v superman. Gaines told siegel and shuster what additional content aside from the action reprints to create for this issue in a letter dated 19390327. Modern age 1992now bronze age 197083 silver age 195669 copper age 19841991 graphic novels, tpbs. Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has. Superman 1939 this monthly comic follows the serialized adventures of the man of steel and his life in metropolis. Back cover features the first pinup of superman with is also the 1st ever pinup page to appear in a. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. Usually between 1984 to 1991 modern 1992 to current. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando.