The publisher was originally known as national allied publications, and later as national comics publications and as national periodical publications, before taking on its current name of dc comics. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. Action comics 1938 comics superman comics s comics. Mar 23, 2016 lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in nearly every issue. Action comics 1938 series comics published by dc comics. Action comics 1938 comic read action comics 1938 comic.
This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Faster than a speeding bullet, superman burst onto the comic book scene in 1938, just as america was on the terrifying precipice of a world war. Shop for action comics 1938 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. This volume represents the same stories found in the superman chronicles vol. Its a beautiful book and larger than your average graphic novel. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. 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.
Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics volume 1 having been published longer. After superman saves a group of miners from a cavein, clark kent senses a story that may mean that the mines owner, thorton blakely, is actually running unsafe mine operations and blaming accidents on the miners themselves. The deluxe edition dc, 2018 series 2018 indexer notes. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Dc marks 80 years of action comics and superman with.
Jun 11, 2014 a rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in. Loot crate exclusive action comics no 1 superman unopened reprint new. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Action comics is a comic book series featuring superman. Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel and shuster that if they could paste them. Pw talks with former dc comics president paul levitz about the hardcover tribute to the 1938 comic book that debuted superman and launched a genre and the american comic book industry. Action comics cover gallery 1938 to 40s 1950s and 60s 1970s. The animated series, jumps into the dcu with deadly results as she gets amped up to take out the man of steel. 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. Though action comics began as an anthology, collecting a variety of tales, over the past few decades it has become a monthly title dedicated to its launch character, superman. Action comics is an american comic book magazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters.
Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the. Continued in action comics volume 2 in the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics having been published longer. This page contains information about action comics volume 1. The series has run continuously since that time, and has reached 974 issues as of february 2017. Following dcs crisis on infinite earths series in 1985 john byrne took over the superman titles and action comics became a superman teamup title. The stories and artwork are beautifully reprinted and im very happy to add this to my collection. Its an extraordinary party as we revisit stories from across the decades, featuring key character debuts, essays and more in a collection curated by paul levitz. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Even a restored copy is worth six figures and an unrestored 6. Its most famous for having the debut of superman in its first issue.
Besides superman many other heroes were featured for periods of time. In 2018, it became action comics vol 1 1938 action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics volume 1 having been published longer. In 2018, it became only the second american comic book in history after the 1930s1960s dell comics title four color to publish a 1,000th issue aside from its venerable publication history, action comics is more famously known as the birthplace of superman. An escape from strykers island means that the powerless superman needs the help of guardian, gangbuster and the project to round up the escaped villains. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit. A space vehicle from a destroyed world lands on earth, and its. In a desperate time, legendary creators jerry siegel and joe shuster brought to life the worlds first modern. It features the first appearance of several comicbook heroesmost notably.
The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Comic book shop comic books dc comics superman action comics action comics vol 1 1938 action comics vol 1 1938 filter products showing all results. While nothing really is remarkable with supes in this issue, i could just imagine how phenomenal it was back in 1938. Superman attempts to get back to his life as clark kent, but when youre the worlds greatest hero theres trouble around every corner, behind every planet and within every dimension. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. The yesterday man by david micheline scriptand jackson guicedenis rodier art. Continued in action comics 2011 series action comics is dcs longest continuously published comic. The superman revenge squad exposes superman to a ray that will turn him into a coward, but it only works when superman is in his clark kent identity, which leads him to adopt another alias. Onepage superman story, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies. Action comics 1938 comic book price guide gocollect.
The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with coverdate june 1939. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Mlj archies comics archie andrews, jughead betty veronica 304 pdfs 3 dvd. Though action comics began as an anthology, collecting a variety of tales, over the past few decades it has become a monthly. In a desperate time, legendary creators jerry siegel and joe shuster brought to life the worlds first modern superhero. The golden age cheaper than buyng the superman chronicles individually. Superman day ot krypton man part 3 published mar 1990 by dc. This is your chance to read the first year or so of superman stories from superman, action comics, and worlds finest comics at a great price. It is especially notable since it is the original comic book in which superman made his debut in 1938.
Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 superman 1938 and action comics 1 superman 1938 original. The american comic, with a print run of 200,000, features the first appearance of the. 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. See more ideas about comics, comic covers and superman comic. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. What many people do not realize, however, is that action comics, like most comic books of its day, was an anthology containing multiple unrelated stories. Action comics first saw publication on april 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated june 1938. Action comics 1938 comic read action comics 1938 online. It is thought that there are less than one hundred. First comic book appearance of the villainous livewire.
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