Scientific explanation of supermans amazing strength. Over time youll see comic books selling for tens of millions of dollars and, who knows, one day maybe hundreds of. I have a collection of old comic books ranging from superman to iron man, years ranging from 1967 to 1990i am needing to know how much they are worthi also have a marvel transformers head masters vol. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold for one million us dollars, smashing the previous record price for a comic book. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world previous slide next slide 8 of 11 view all skip ad this superman volume 1 comic book, dated 1939, was the first comic dedicated to the man of steel. Even with a flooded market of over 800 thousand copies, obviously, a lot of those have been lost to the sands of time. This comic features not only the first appearance of superman, clark kent. It is the first superman comic, titled action comics no. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies. Just be ready to spend at least 567k for it if you find a near mint copy.
Gaines script jerry siegel pencils joe shuster, fred guardineer inks joe shuster, fred guardineer letters joe shuster, joe shuster. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Beyond its newspaper holdings, the division also has extensive collections of current periodicals 40,000 titles, comic books,000 titles and government publications 1 million items. Seeing as how he has emerged as a cultural icon whether youve ever read a comic book or not, this issue is one of the holy sacred texts. Heritage auctions yesterday sold an original copy of supermans 1938 action comics no. The dc one million series consists of 31 issues including a 4issue miniseries and 27 oneshots. Back cover features the first pinup of superman with is also the 1st ever pinup page to appear in a comic book.
Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no. The figures are from the 2007 official overstreet comic book price guide. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Mitch shelley has arrived on mars to finally put an end to his millennialong struggle with the immortal vandal savage. Children dressed up in costume examine comic books for sale in samara, russia. Superman comic sells for a million dollars the independent. Perhaps the hottest collectible comic book in recent years has been the first appearance of the incredible hulk in this 1962 comic book by stan lee and jack kirby. If not for the tear, its grade would have been a 3. When it first hit newsstands in 1938 it sold for 10 cents. Written by jack kirby and joe simon, it features the firstever appearance of captain america. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars. The collection of comic books is available for research use by scholars, collectors and other researchers in the newspaper and current periodical reading room.
Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has. That issue features the debut of superman and originally sold for 10 cents. First superman comic book, worth millions, to be auctioned the. Library of congress receives donation of comic books and. Article with photos and biographies of jerry siegel and joe shuster. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. There is only one copy known to exist that is graded better than the 9. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Although its not the most amount paid for a comic book, it is the most expensive from the silver age mid1950s to 1970 as its usually comics from the golden age 1930s to the early 1950s that draw the larger sevenfigure sums.
Modern age 1992now bronze age 197083 silver age 195669 copper age 19841991 graphic novels, tpbs. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one. Its the most important and valuable comic book, said stephen fishler, who sold the comic book to the actor. Its also famous for its cover image, which shows captain america landing a. According to the loan documents, maalouf offered the superman comic book and six original comics cover art as collateral. Original superman comic sells for record sum cbs news. Probably less than 100 exist and most are in terrible shape. In march 2010, a copy of the 1938 edition of action comics no. A year after superman hit the scene, batman made his first appearance in the 27th. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Most valuable comic books comic book values comic book. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books.
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