1947 superman comic book 1938

This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. The golden age of americas first super hero exclusive 8 inch statue of 1938 superman reprint of the very first superman comic book illustrated hardcover book chronicling the man of steels golden age in display box minor shelf wear, small cut in bottom mid part of lid, it goes into box inside, but touched no. Superhero comics and books page 3 of 5 comic book plus. There was soon a whole comic book industry creating men, women and even animals who possessed an unimaginable array of superpowers. Superman clark kent golden age chronology dcu guide.

Precrisis superman comic covers 1938 1986 action comics 1938. The first appearances of superman in his own title. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a flashback note. On mutual, it was broadcast from august 31, 1942, to february 4, 1949, as a 15minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. Clark and lois decide to go to the movies, but when clark discovers that its the the latest fleisher superman cartoon, he has to think fast to keep. On mutual, it was broadcast from august 31, 1942, to february 4, 1949, as a 15minute serial, running three or. Mar 23, 2016 lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. Occult, slam bradley and radio squad before selling superman to dc in 1938. Best superman comic book covers part 1 19381947 the inaugural edition, aka part 1, will explore the superman and action comics covers in the heros first ten years of inception and include fantastic covers from early artists such as joe shuster, jack burnley, wayne boring, and others.

Overstreet 2015 available at sunday internet comics auction. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Radio serials, cartoons, and movies quickly followed. Download the 201920 overstreet comic book price guide, 49th edition. Most of them are, like supergirl, women with powers similar to those of superman. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows superman was born on the planet krypton and was given. He was a prolific writer for dc comics in the 1940s and 50s, and wrote the most of the superman newspaper strips throughout the 1950s. Amazing mystery funnies 1938, keen detective funnies 1938, amazingman comics 1939 fawcett comics. This initial volume in the dc archives series covers some of the most important comics in history. Superwoman is the name of several fictional characters from dc comics. We buy everything from large collections and estates to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between. Alvin schwartz was born in in new york in 1916 and began writing comics in 1939.

A cover gallery for the comic book action comics superman phone booth heroe public telephone who is the only man superman fears curt. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date summer 1939. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book historians. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics.

Action comics is the comic book series that started it all. Apr 21, 2018 in 1938, national allied publications had three other ongoing series, a humor comic more fun comics, an adventure comic adventure comics and a crime comic detective comics and wanted to do another new adventure series. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the. The character superman and his various comic series have received various awards over the years. When superman saves a runaway boy from being run over by a train, he discovers the child is from an orphanage where the superintendent abuses the children in a variety of ways. The stolen beaver starring hayfoot henry, script by alvin schwartz, art by stan kaye. This is some pioneering comic book reading, featuring the first popular caped superhero. Also during that year, gaines published his first title using educational comics, inc. Superman 1948 is a 15part blackandwhite columbia film serial based on the comic book character superman. 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. Superman was created by two cleveland teenagers named joe shuster and jerry siegel. Influenced by such comicstrip greats as wash tubbs roy crane, joe shuster drew superman through 1947, after which he left comic books to create the comic strip funnyman, again with siegel. Nevertheless, dc comics retained siegel and shuster because they were popular with the readers. The superman comics series would run for hundreds of issues, but only two or three ashcan copies of superman comics exist.

Most of the early issues didnt have superman on the cover, so this comic isnt worth as much as others. Action comics 1938 dc 23 cgc ng coverless restored 2027328001. Action comics 1 dc, 2000 series february 2000 indexer notes. Superman came at number 2 in vh1s top pop culture icons 2004. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Get the best deals on superman cgc golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at.

Jerry siegel and joe shuster are the spiritual fathers of superman 1938. There were a variety of heroes in comic strips, pulps books and on radio but they couldnt lift a car over their heads and throw it at someone. But the main problem is action comics 1 from 1938, for superman did not get his own title until 1939, has been reprinted many times in different formats, hence those seriously vary by size as well. Their defender of the oppressed became an enduring smash sensation in comics, radio, animation, television, and motion pictures. Credits changed to match credits from siegels records. It took several court decisions, a 1948 trial and years of litigation before superman ultimately prevailed in 1954 when fawcett agreed to settle amidst a decision to leave the comic book business altogether. The reign of the supermen is one of many storylines or works to have received a comics buyers guide fan award, winning the favorite comic book story category in 1993. For 1945, allamerican behaved more as a separate publisher. Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. Best superman comic book covers part 1 19381947 dc comic. Superman, matinee idol, script by jerry siegel as jerome siegel, pencils by joe shuster pencil layouts and ed dobrotka as joe shuster finished pencils, inks by john sikela as joe shuster. He became one of joe shusters early assistants in the late 1930s. Except for issues coverdated 1945, allamerican books would share the same logos and branding as detective comics, inc. Owned by donenfeld, liebowitz andor sampliner detective comics, inc.

The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on new york citys wor on february 12, 1940. Customer testimonials mailing list join our mailing list for news and sales. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. Superman appears in the dc comics and dark horse comics miniseries superman vs. Superman was created in 1938 by two ambitious cleveland youngsters, joe shuster and jerry siegel.

In 1936, he and siegel began providing dc comics with such new features as dr. Volcano vandals starring congo bill, art by ed smalle. Mar 19, 2009 my grandpa has found one of his old comic books. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows. There was a big drive behind this new comic, so all the various freelancers were trying out to get into this comic book. You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online.

It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character name, superman. Since ashcan comic books were handdrawn, unfinished versions of early comic books for legal purposes. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of superman and helped kick off the superhero genre. This marks the first appearance of jerry siegel and joe shusters superman. Siegel was the franchises first scriptwriter, while shuster was its first artist. Jerry siegel and joe shuster are the spiritual fathers of superman 1938, the most famous superhero comic on earth, along with bob kanes batman and stan lee and steve ditkos spiderman. Superman had a newspaper strip and his own selftitled comic book. Since the debut of superman in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster, stories of superheroes ranging from. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Comics in the courtroom lillian goldman law library. The 1940s superman also seems to have had a power that the earth 2 superman lacks, the ability to use his super muscular control to contort his face into any form of disguise that he wishes. Wayne boring was born in minnesota in 1905 and studied art in his hometown, as well as the chicago art institute. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here.

Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about the man of steel. Master comics 1940, whiz comics 1940, bulletman 1941, captain marvel adventures 1941, spy. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. When superman debuted seventyfive years ago, it was not merely the beginning for one character, but for an entire genre. The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters and teams a superhero also known as a super hero or superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derringdo in the public interest. The golden age of superman tales are collected for the first time in their entirety in this oversize omnibus series, continuing with stories from the late 1940s in superman. Comics that are submitted to cgc are graded by professional graders on a 10 point scale and then sealed inside a hard plastic cotainer to prevent tampering. Thus the superman that we know was created, the first original comic book character to have powers far beyond a normal human being. As was the practice, a publication produced solely for legal purposes was created with the title of superwoman. Action comics superman dc comic book cover poster print x high quality licensed poster rolled in a protective plastic sleeve ships in a hard special poster tube fast shipping insured shipping, if damaged replaced for free superman action comics cover poster featuring superman flying away with an armored car while being shot at from below. The inaugural edition, aka part 1, will explore the superman and action comics covers in the heros first ten years of inception and include.

Superman cgc golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. A zatara story, a few mysteries and adventures, a boxing story, and. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Superman product categories library of american comics. Untitled superman story, script by jerry siegel, pencils by joe shuster, inks by dennis neville as joe shuster. For larger credit card orders, proof of identity may be required. They brushed off their old superman story and quickly made a comic book around it. But to be completely sure that it is real, and not a reprint, we need the full dimensions of the true original comic book. The inaugural edition, aka part 1, will explore the superman and action comics covers in the heros. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster.

Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. Superman saves a girl named kara on a dying asteroid city called argo city, from attacks by aliens. Action comics 1938 dc 395 december 1970 issue dc by viewobscura. While it was common to show off supermans abilities on the cover at this point in his history, this one was one of the earliest to show his flight by having him lift off above the city. The worlds largest source of trading cards and collectibles. Wayne boring, stan kaye in this issue of superman, there is a.

Since the debut of superman in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster, stories of superheroes ranging. Its the first comic to have superman, but its an anthology comic. Siegel and shuster now regretted selling the for so little. The man of tomorrow debuts as a quarterly, allowing for a new superman comic to be published every week. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at. The superman character was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1933 before being sold to detective comics, inc. Siegel and shuster were then fired in 1947 after filing a lawsuit against dc. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest. Copyright lawsuits by supermans creators wikipedia. Lightning comics 1940, supermystery comics 1940, four favorites 1941 centaur comics. By 1947 the trauma of world war ii was starting to fade into memory and america had begun one of the greatest economic expansions in history. Does any one know what the dimensions are for the first superman comic book.