June 1938 action comic books

Online auction cements it as the worlds most expensive comic book. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Golden age superhero comic book history comics month 1 june 1938 action comics superman collecting r terry hoknes. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955.

Revolution in san monte, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the. Although action comics was not the first american comic book to feature all original material rather than reprints, the popularity of superman in particular made the book enormously popular, and its success kicked off what is generally referred to as the golden age of american comic books. The finest known copy of the most sought after comic book in the world. This creative choice was not some form of simple fan service, but rather it serves as an opportunity to highlight the considerable, and sometimes overlooked, contributions to comic books the jewish people have made. Most of the action 1 comic books out there have been traded and resold many times. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Sothebys to auction every dc comic 19342016 dc comics news.

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Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950.

These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 1938 and action comics 1 1938 original. This era is iconic because it is near the birth age of comic books. There simply are no words for how important action is. Although national allied publications, dcs predecessor firm, had been publishing comics since autumn 1934 with new fun. Top 50 most valuable comic books of all time golden silver age superman. Complete set of dc comic books offered in private sale. In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. 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. This also means the end of italian comics magazine jumbo. There is no comic book more highly regarded than this one. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime during the late. Action comics first saw publication on april 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated june 1938.

The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime during the late spring of that year. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics. If you are looking to purchase or invest in comic books this is without exaggeration the single best graded comic book that exists. 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. What many people do not realize, however, is that action comics, like most comic books of its day, was an anthology. Appearing in superman, champion of the oppressed featured characters. Superman first appearance origin supporting characters. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. There are a few aspects that made comic books from that era so desirable. Artist joe shuster, homer fleming, fred guardineer, russell cole, sven elven, will ely, bernard baily, sheldon moldoff cover artist joe shuster issue notes indicia. Action comics no 1 reprint june, 1938 1992 estimated grade 7. Its most famous for having the debut of superman in its first issue.

Hunters makes the jewish connection to comic books. The superman character described on this page was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933. Action comics 1 dc, 2000 series february 2000 indexer notes. In fascist italy the importation and translation of all american and british comic books, except for the far too popular mickey mouse is outlawed. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. Superman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by dc comics, and is considered an american cultural icon. It is the highest graded copy of the most sought after comic book in the hobby, and has the best possible page quality that can be. He is widely considered to be an american cultural icon. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book.

It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. It put dc on the map, and defined, for better or worse, the modern superhero comic. 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. Golden age superhero comic book history comics month 1. This also helps to explain why books from that era are so special.