He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and. 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. Unfollow action comics 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Get the best deals on action comics 1 when you shop the largest online. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably. Celebrate issues of action comics with an allstar lineup of top talent as they pay tribute to the comic that started it all. You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online. In 2018, it became only the second american comic book in history. Heritage auctions in chicago is selling the comic, which first went on sale on. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration.
There were a number of famous first edition comics printed in the 1970s. Introduction to comic book numbering comic book numbering used to be a very simple issue each issue was incremented one number from the preceding issue in a simple natural number. The issue by jerry siegel and joe shuster is now the worlds most expensive comic, surpassing an action comics no. Corporation, has sold for the highest price ever paid for a comic book. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Find great deals on ebay for action comics superman 1 and superman action comics 1 statue. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Superman was the most successful of them, created by joe shuster and jerry. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics having been published longer. A comic book storeowner assembles five smart and equally geeky associates to pull off the heist of a lifetime stealing the most valuable comic from nicholas cage and holding it for ransom. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.
Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no. Its a bird, its a plane, its a priceless superman comic. Unfortunately, as the deadline crept in, i realized i needed a. Online auction cements it as the worlds most expensive comic book. Sit back and enjoy the earliest adventures of the first and greatest superhero of them all. The comic book, being sold by darren adams of pristine comics in washington, has been graded a 9. 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. Action comics 1 comic book speculation and investing. A comic book storeowner assembles five smart and equally geeky associates to pull off the heist of a lifetime. From todays explosive action to a previously unpublished tale illustrated by. He found a number of adventurer stories, but needed a lead feature. Im a huge batman fan and would have loved to find some homage covers to a book id be lucky to ever see in person let alone own. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic. Find the value of the dc comic action comics volume 1.
Adams wrote in the listing that theres only one other 9. Its the 80th anniversary of the comic book that introduced the world to superman, igniting the superhero era. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. With mike castle, jimmy tatro, hayley magnus, betsy sodaro. That started to move the comic book world from recycled comic strips and new comic strips to a world of superheroes. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. The one and only grant morrison allstar superman returns to superman, joined by sensational artist rags morales identity crisis, to bring you tales of the man of steel unlike any youve ever. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Number of printed issues, where it can be verified, any facts that may. Second class entry pending at post office, new york, n.
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