Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. This 16page comic book, published by dc comics in 1988 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of superman in action comics, reprints the very first superman story by siegel. Zatara writerartist fred guardineer is also credited as gene baxter on his pep morgan story, in this issue. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Welcome to comics all and receive a great opportunity to be aware about the newest and the most popular comics immediately. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Check out a list of the top comics and choose those suitable to your interests. 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. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 reprint and action comics 1 reprint 1976. This is the first straight reprint that well be discussing. I did enjoy reading the superman story, but this item is. The character superman appeared first in this issue.
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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. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. Superman and wonder woman embrace and kiss, but the. 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. You see them on ebay being offered at various prices, but some of them are, frankly, ridiculous. Visitors of our website may download free comics featuring their favorite characters. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Find great deals on ebay for action comics 1 and action comics 1 reprint. 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.
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While wed all like to hold out hope there is a nm 9. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. I bought around a dozen of the 88 reprint when it came out and have given. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Autobiography novels biography novels comics english novel fantasy novels fiction and nonfiction novel funny comics. This early issue of action comics has a rare nonsuperman front cover. You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online. Free download and read online all superheroes action comics series hindi pdf find more download hindi english all type of comics pdf visit at.
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