Have all the new comics published each month delivered to your door in a sturdy box. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The first issue of action comics hit stands in 1938 and the legend of superman was born. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Learn more opens in a new window or tab international shipping paid to pitney bowes inc. Comics in 1938 with a cover price of 10 cents, it features the first appearance of superman. Action comics 1938 comic book by dc 969 issues, 1229 covers jun 1938 to mar 2020. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. Probably the most unusual copy of this comic weve ever offered, this 1938 holy grail of superman comic books was found hidden in the wall of an abandoned. The most valuable comic book of all time is up for auction on ebay. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online. After investigating alex greer, superman finds those responsible for instigating war in europe. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to pitney bowes inc. Since then, he has endured as both a beloved character and an embodiment of hope and vigor, making this first appearance not just a piece of comics history, but of american history as well. 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. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Also features the first appearance of lois lane and zatara in this issue. Yes, this is the highest graded copy in the cgc census.
Superman and the men of steel the new 52 by morrison, grant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In order to meet the first issues deadline, shuster cut, pasted, and redrew supermans daily strips into comic book sized pages. 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 pdf copy of the original action comics superman no. I have that when i red this comic the first time i ended with only one conclusion. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longestrunning comic books with consecutively numbered issues. In my younger days, i used to think of golden age comics as being crudelydrawn prototypes for the silver age, but in recent years ive come to appreciate artists like shuster, joe maneely, bill everett and the work these guys and many others done in establishing the comics industry. International shipping and import charges paid to pitney bowes inc.
Flip page by page through a scan of a nearly flawless copy of action. Now it all comes down to a weakened superman versus the monster known as doomslayer in this, the epic finale of reign. None more so than the famous first issue of action comics. The mastermind behind reign of doomsday begins the final phase of his plan to destroy superman and all mankind.
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 1938 comic read action comics 1938 comic. Multiissue packs action comics 001015 1938 1939 comiccentral. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Publication date 20170105 usage public domain mark 1. Mtcdc 02 stops at 900 and the single torrents are dead. If anyone has the files for action comics v1 1938 901904, i would greatly appreciate the sharing.
The multiple doomsdays have defeated supergirl, superboy, steel, and the eradicator. While nothing really is remarkable with supes in this issue, i could just imagine how phenomenal it was back in 1938. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1938 in comics subcategories. Dec 11, 2008 the publisher was originally known as detective comics, inc. Action comics 1 dc, 2000 series february 2000 indexer notes. Half sheet overlay outer cover and first day of issue us postage stamp featuring superman. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Its the holy grail of comic collecting, and weve never auctioned a highergraded, unrestored copy. Advance orders available for comics, magazines, books, toys, poster, and comics apparel. Read action comics 1938 comic online free and high quality. Or if you prefer, a pdf version is available to download at the bottom of the page. The cover says june, and the wikipedia page says that it was published on april 18.
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