In the backup story, what appointment is so important that superman would drop everything to attend it. This is jimmys first definite appearance in a comic book. Published on april 18, 1938 coverdated june, by national allied publications, a corporate predecessor of dc comics, it is considered the first true superhero comic. These are my action comics collection featuring superman, thanks for the requests.
Im a huge batman fan and would have loved to find some homage covers to a book. It hasnt quite hit the highs of action comics, but that gap is closing faster than ever. Unfollow action comics superman 1 to stop getting updates on. While morrison is no stranger to writing the superman character, having won three eisner awards for his work on allstar superman, action comics will be something new for both old and new readers and present humanitys first encounters with superman, before he became one of the worlds greatest super heroes. Very early translation of the superman comic in spain. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably the jerry siegel and joe shuster creation, superman. Continued in action comics volume 2 in the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Set a few years in the past, its a bold new take on a classic hero. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
Action comics 446 dc comics 1975 superman green arrow black canary bronze age. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. Inside the cover is a congratulation message for 45 years of superman. Action comics was started by publisher jack liebowitz. Superman is current day, action comics is in the past, and justice league is also in the past but somewhere in between. Superman 12 comic book lot vf nm dc the man of steel. Though action comics began as an anthology, collecting a variety of tales, over the past few decades it has become a monthly. But its not long before these dueling titans meet someone unexpected the new clark kent. This is the book any comic book collector dreams of adding to their comic book. Brainiac first warned of the multitude, and now superman comes face to face with them on mars. While not entirely awful, the new 52 hasnt been the best representation of superman.
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. Contact me or ravi if you have any supercomix for sale. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics legend grant morrison and fanfavorite artist rag morales. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. 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. Though if youre looking for a good superman story, id recommend checking out any of the books in the recommended reading section.
Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. The greatest lineup of heroes in comic book history returns with new, fresh, and readerfriendly stories. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Path to doom chapter one superman returns to metropolis just in time to meet the city of tomorrows newest protector. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr.
You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This issue is the first time superman has the new sshield on his cape. Ive also always thought that was lois on the cover of action 23. Johns then reintegrated the precrisis legion back into supermans continuity over in action comics in 2008. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics. Thanks to supercomix collector ravi for these great scans of the interior of superman 14 of the south african reprint series. Action comics 445 dc comics 1975 superman green arrow black canary bronze age. Comics range from very fine to near mint condition. Superman and the men of steel the new 52 superman action comics volumes the new 52 grant morrison 4. This week i wanted to go with a dc book and i thought that book would be detective comics 27. In the backup story, what appointment is so important that superman. Action comics is nothing less than the comic book that introduced superman, the first major superhero character as the term is commonly defined.
Action comics 484 dc comics presents 14 superman 233, 247 249, 270271, 276, 286287 supermans girl friend, lois lane 106. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash. Action comics first saw publication on april 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated june 1938. The stamp is affixed to a special cover overlay, and cancelled in cleveland ohio, home of the creators of superman, jerry siegel and joe schuster. Justice league 14 comic book lot dc superman wonder woman. Ongoing titles featuring superman in a starring roleedit. The setting of the incident sets during the reallife 20112012 protests in iran. Oh geez, this cover is absolutely nuts and i love it. Action comics is an american comic book magazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters.
Xmen annual 14 comes out first but 266 is recognized as the first appearance. Difference between action comics and superman dc rebirth i have been reading both action comics and superman starting with dc rebrith from last summer. We know justice league is in the past because hal is green lantern and. Cover is on newspaper type paper and is approximately 7 14 x 10 14 inches. 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. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics.
Superman reading order where to start with supes comic book. Superman started life in action comics click here to see our full article on action comics values. Action comics 1938 comic read action comics 1938 comic. Its most famous for having the debut of superman in its first issue.
Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Dan jurgens is a writer and artist most famous for creating booster gold, as well as for being one of the main forces behind the death of superman. This is a list of comic books featuring superman and related characters. If you would like to see any others please let me know. Roger stern, jackson guice, denis rodier, glenn whitmore, mike carlin, art thibert. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. The back cover contains an advertisement for dc comic. I like the cover of action 23 a little better and it was the first ga comic book i ever read so im a bit biased. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Difference between action comics and superman dc rebirth. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist.
Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for houseinthehamptons levels of cash, a nearly perfect copy of action comics no. Superman action comics man of steel dc comic book lot 22. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. My action comics featuring superman comic collection. Dont miss this shocking new twist in the superman mythos.