A year after superman hit the scene, batman made his first appearance in the 27th. Company cgc, an independent authority that grades comic books. Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel and shuster that if they could paste them. What is the a 1934 superman first edition comic worth. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one million. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first appearance in print is going under the hammer. There is no definite amount for how much a 1934 superman first edition comic would be worth.
A 6 part miniseries by byrne and giordano, the legend begins. A copy of action comics no 1, which features the first appearance of superman and. Superman and comic book brand continuity traces the development of comic book continuity through the case study of superman, examining the characters own evolution across several media, including comics, radio, television, and film. Artinsights reston hosting comics art exhibit reston, va. The actual 1938 edition had an advertisement for the johnson smith company on the back. Probably less than 100 exist and most are in terrible shape. Artinsights animation and film art gallery is hosting an exhibit of limited edition and original comic book and animation art featuring batman, superman, and wonder woman, the central. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one. Valuable comic books so often have almost magical and in many cases, ironic backstories like this, said vincent zurzolo, coowner of. Quand superman desormais nomme clark kent arrive a maturite. The great superman comic book collection timehonored classics hardcover comic 1981 by laurie s. At the start of this story, the new 52 superman is dead, and the older superman is living out a normal life with his family, hiding his powers except in extreme circumstances, and in the first issue of this book we see lex luthor is taking it upon himself to assume the role of metropolis savour, via a nifty suit of armour and the dead. Rare copy of supermans first comic book adventure set to.
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