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Rare 1938 superman comic book found in us wall fetches. Superman discovers that something is causing satellites to fall from the sky. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had. 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. Half sheet overlay outer cover and first day of issue us postage stamp featuring superman. I did a search already and got pages and pages of irrelevant hits. My husband is huge comic book guy and getting even a 50 year reprint of the.

Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. The case of the captive seals starring congo bill, art by fred ray. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. Worlds best comic books dc archives sampler superman batman joker. As a distant planet is destroyed by old age, a scientist places his infant son in a space capsule and launches it toward earth. The rhyming horse starring hayfoot henry, script by al schwartz, art by stan kaye. Comic which debuted superman in 1938 to be sold in auction. Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring superman. Unfollow 1938 superman comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Now i start to get suspicious that either he doesnt have it or its a reprint.

I dont collect comics and this is the only one i have. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. It didnt say anything about just being the superman story from that issue. Rare copy of supermans 1938 comicbook sells for nearly. Im not furious about it or anything, but just wanted my fellow comics fans to know that youre not getting the full reprint here. Shuster cut, pasted, and redrew supermans daily strips into comic book sized pages. 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. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale. The original comic book, coverdated june, 1938, hit the newsstands sometime. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855. Record price paid for first superman comic book voice of.

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. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Superman was the first story in the book, and was 12 pages long. The sleuth who never failed starring superman, script by alvin schwartz, art by ira yarbrough. Superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 skip to page navigation.

The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. 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. Get the best deals on superman collectible golden age comics reprints 193855. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Classic reprint, duel of the divided man, script by bob haney, art by lee elias. To reprint comic strips, the company offered, for 25 cents, a squarebound paperback format of 52 pages of blackandwhite strips between. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. I was going to get appraised but he does not want to mail the item, hes afraid someone will steal it. Superman saves a girl named kara on a dying asteroid city called argo city, from attacks by aliens.

You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Savers value village accepts donations of used goods on behalf of nonprofits, and purchases those goods from the nonprofit, providing them with unrestricted revenue. Only the second time superman appeared on a comic book cover. The book that was too real starring vigilante, script by don cameron, inks by george roussos. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Superman comic story pages report information script jerry siegel as jerome siegel signed. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Famous first edition version missing the outer cover, have very little relative value. I am no collector of comics, its in great condition, no flaws, it has been kept inside a plastic sleeve.

Right off the bat, we get several familiar aspects of the character. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002. 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. If you find any comic book from this era do not attempt to make the comic book look nicer. There is an oversized reprint that people commonly mistake for the real thing. Superman action comics 1 reprint w coa loot crate exclusive replica. 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. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Superman appears in the dc comics and dark horse comics miniseries superman vs.

The man of tomorrow debuts as a quarterly, allowing for a new superman comic to be published every week. We recommend all of them for excellent entertainment value. May 4, 1938 publication 1938, may publication action comics vol 1. First self titled series for a comic book superhero ever. Superman had a newspaper strip and his own selftitled comic book. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.