I did a search already and got pages and pages of irrelevant hits. Comic which debuted superman in 1938 to be sold in auction. Only the second time superman appeared on a comic book cover. 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.
It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. My husband is huge comic book guy and getting even a 50 year reprint of the. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 skip to page navigation. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. In the new 52, dcs relaunch of its entire comic book line, superman is still from krypton, was still raised on a farm in the american midwest, is still named clark kent and is still a. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Famous first edition version missing the outer cover, have very little relative value. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics.
Rare 1938 superman comic book found in us wall fetches. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Classic reprint, duel of the divided man, script by bob haney, art by lee elias. The book that was too real starring vigilante, script by don cameron, inks by george roussos. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939.
Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. 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. First self titled series for a comic book superhero ever. Superman comic story pages report information script jerry siegel as jerome siegel signed. Superman discovers that something is causing satellites to fall from the sky. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Now i start to get suspicious that either he doesnt have it or its a reprint. I was going to get appraised but he does not want to mail the item, hes afraid someone will steal it. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Worlds best comic books dc archives sampler superman batman joker. Right off the bat, we get several familiar aspects of the character. Superman appears in the dc comics and dark horse comics miniseries superman vs. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books.
I dont collect comics and this is the only one i have. If you find any comic book from this era do not attempt to make the comic book look nicer. The rhyming horse starring hayfoot henry, script by al schwartz, art by stan kaye. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Superman had a newspaper strip and his own selftitled comic book. Superman action comics 1 reprint w coa loot crate exclusive replica. Unfollow 1938 superman comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855. The case of the captive seals starring congo bill, art by fred ray. The sleuth who never failed starring superman, script by alvin schwartz, art by ira yarbrough. Half sheet overlay outer cover and first day of issue us postage stamp featuring superman. I am no collector of comics, its in great condition, no flaws, it has been kept inside a plastic sleeve. The man of tomorrow debuts as a quarterly, allowing for a new superman comic to be published every week.
The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Superman saves a girl named kara on a dying asteroid city called argo city, from attacks by aliens. It didnt say anything about just being the superman story from that issue. Shuster cut, pasted, and redrew supermans daily strips into comic book sized pages. We recommend all of them for excellent entertainment value. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale. As a distant planet is destroyed by old age, a scientist places his infant son in a space capsule and launches it toward earth. Rare copy of supermans 1938 comicbook sells for nearly.
You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had. Superman was the first story in the book, and was 12 pages long. Get the best deals on superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855. Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring superman. To reprint comic strips, the company offered, for 25 cents, a squarebound paperback format of 52 pages of blackandwhite strips between. There is an oversized reprint that people commonly mistake for the real thing. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime. Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has. Bruce gordon and professor bennett go into orbit in an experimental space capsule. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002.
Im not furious about it or anything, but just wanted my fellow comics fans to know that youre not getting the full reprint here. Savers value village accepts donations of used goods on behalf of nonprofits, and purchases those goods from the nonprofit, providing them with unrestricted revenue. May 4, 1938 publication 1938, may publication action comics vol 1. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue of action comics, whose cover featured the redcaped superhero from the planet krypton lifting a. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Record price paid for first superman comic book voice of. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock.