Read the first superman comic online for free paste. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Very few ashcans were created and an even smaller fraction remain around. Superman was created by american writer jerry siegel and canadianborn american artist joe shuster in 1933. Reprints first appearance of superman back in june, 1938. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction daily mail online. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. There was a cyborg, a new superboy, steel, and an alien being with the memories of superman. Cleveland, the true birthplace of superman comic book fans and city activists hope that people think of the ohio city, and not krypton, as the home of the man of steel. Captain america made his first appearance in march, 1941. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies. Superman, a fictional comic book character, has spanned several decades and become a.
Death of superman comic book value price guide posted on by comics watcher 19 comments v chances are you stumbled upon this article looking for the value of the death of superman comic book you have or are interested in buyingselling. For a list of comic book superhero debuts, see list of superhero debuts. Not only are we building such a list, but we are also offering the comic books for sale here on our website. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Comic books that feature the first appearance or return of a character are particularly valuable. List of key comic book character first appearances. This comic book storyline influenced the 2016 movie batman v superman. He is the worlds first super hero and a guiding light to all. The backlash from his death resulted in four separate beings taking up the superman mantle.
Stamped with gold foil millennium edition logo in upper left corner. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for. Gaines script jerry siegel pencils joe shuster, fred guardineer inks joe shuster, fred guardineer letters joe shuster, joe shuster. Here in the future, armed with hindsight and nostalgia, well look at this legend of comics and hold him up to modern scrutiny. Between 1986 and 2006 it was retitled the adventures of superman while a new s. First appearances of wonder woman, aquaman, green lantern, the flash, martian manhunter, plastic man, green arrow. First appearances do you find it difficult to locate a complete list that is regularly updated that contains all first appearances for key comic book characters. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. First black suit superman copper age comic books cgc.
Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel and shuster that if they could paste them. The book renamed worlds finest after the first issue, established superman and. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably. Sothebys selling most complete dc comics collection ever. The year superman first comic book appearance answers. This comic features not only the first appearance of superman, clark kent and lois lane, but this comic began the entire superhero genre that has followed during the 76 years since. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine. What was the annual increase in the value of this comic book. Only three copies of the action comics ashcan are known to exist. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows. Batman is a comic book hero created in 1939 who later appeared in.
I know this may be an amateur question but what is the first appearance of this suit. Rare comic showing supermans 1st appearance to be auctioned. Read more about collectible superman comics here and our action comics price guide here. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Superman, american comic strip superhero created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. For the first time machine, ill take a look at the most valuable comic book in the world, the very first appearance of superman. Action comics 1, first appearance rarest comic book. Captain america was never tested in another book before receiving his own comic title. While superman doesnt appear in the comic he would appear in the first issue. Superman was born on the planet krypton and was given the name kalel at birth. Any form of weathering or damage, including writing, will lower the value of a comic book. It is referred to as the holy grail of comics and this is the finest graded copy to exist with perfect white pages. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction daily. 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.
Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your anwer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. Death of superman, doomsday is coming, first appearances, 1992 asmr chycho. The colors are especially vivid on both the covers, and interior pages, which show a baby superman in diapers. This includes cgc, pgx and cbcs graded comic books. Please feel free to ask questions or for additional pictures.
One is in the permanent archives of dc comics, and the others are in the hands of longtime ashcan collectors. The tip of the spear in a revolution that would change the landscape of pop culture, superman has spent the last eighty years redefining what it. The following is a list of first appearances of fictional supervillains and teams in american comic books. The comic book named batman first came out in 1940, however that wasnt batmans first appearance. Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no. The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional. As a baby, his parents sent him to earth in a small spaceship moments before k. Since the debut of superman in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster, stories of superheroes ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing yearslong sagas have dominated american comic books and crossed over into other media. This authorized replica is a love letter to the medium itself. Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has.
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