No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The first appearance of superman is the most valuable comic book issue in our hobby. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. If theres anything you can call a disappointment, its that for morrisons fans, it may be almost too conventional. The secrets of the missing five years between when clark kent came to metropolis and the present day continue to be revealed. Or if you prefer, a pdf version is available to download at the bottom of the page. Half sheet overlay outer cover and first day of issue us postage stamp featuring superman. Unfollow action comics 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. 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 original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the. 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. Is joys and shames, all so quiet you deny them or forget them a moment later. In the wake of brainiacs attack on metropolis, superman faces his first earthborn villain. There are beads of sweat coming off the scared man. This extrasized debut issue is the cornerstone of the entire dc universe. Through books, tapes, maps, and a list of arrlaffiliated ham clubs, you will be able to find the answers to all your questions about amateur radio.
Thousands and thousands of square feet of new and vintage comics, magic the gathering, rpgs, miniature wargames, board games, toys, apparel and more. Superman and the men of steel the new 52 by morrison, grant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Superman captures alex greer and takes him on an unpleasant joyride hopping from building to building scaring the living. Even so, as a first issue, as the start of supermans career, its hard to criticize. Volume 1 1904 001200 201400 401600 601800 801904 annuals 1 volume 2 annuals volume 1 957present 957 specials see also supermancovers, adventures of supermancovers, superman. You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online. No other information, no mention of it being a reprint, etc. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data. A combination of several factors the first appearance of supermancertainly a cultural milestone superman is on the cover most of the copies have not survived into present day. The publisher was originally known as national allied publications, and later as national comics publications and as national periodical publications. Continued in action comics volume 2 in the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Action is a controversial weekly british anthology comic that was published by ipc magazines, starting on 14 february 1976 concerns over the comics violent content saw it withdrawn from sale on 16 october 1976. 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. A complete list of all action comics volume 1 posts in chronological order.
An attempt to break free of it, and to come to terms with it. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. To find out more about amateur radio and the arrl check out. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most.
Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Other key action comics stories in this title include. Unfortunately, as the deadline crept in, i realized i needed a bit more time to look some more. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics having been published longer. Flip page by page through a scan of a nearly flawless copy of action. There is a black line between the floating headlight and triangular green piece. So much of life is inaction, is just breathing or waiting. 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 read.
Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Australian superman 102 dc comics 1950s w action comics 242 1st app brainiac uk. It reappeared the following month, in toneddown form, and continued publication until 12 november 1977, at which point it was merged with battle picture weekly. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. 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. By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number. Continued in action comics 2011 series action comics is dcs longest continuously published comic. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in nearly every issue. And comic collectors are wondering how this specific comic, which was once rated in a. In 2018, it became only the second american comic book in history after the 1930s1960s dell comics title four color to publish a 1,000th issue aside from its venerable publication history, action comics is more famously known as the birthplace of 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. Read what started it all, supermans first appearence in action comics number one.
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