Considered the holy grail of comics by many collectors, it is one of about 100 copies. A keep receivedt purchase the e book for an similar quantity that they are going to turn round and promote it for, because then they make no income on the transaction. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one. Super price for superman comic february 22, 2010 1. Feb 11, 2009 the first comic book featuring superman was sold in 1938. The issue, which features supermans debut and originally sold for 10 cents. After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original action comics no. In 2005, the estimated price for this comic book in. The issue sold monday morning is a 1938 edition of action comics no. Unrestored copy of first superman comic book for sale.
Comic book featuring first appearance of superman sells. A copy of the first comic book featuring superman, a 1938 edition of action comics no. Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel. Feb 25, 2010 a copy of the first comic book featuring superman, a 1938 edition of action comics no. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Comic book featuring first appearance of superman sells for a. The issue sold monday morning is a 1938 edition of action. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one million. 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. The platinum age 1897 1938 the history of comic books. Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. Purchased off a newsstand by a man from west virginia in 1938, the comic book. In 1899 a funny folks comic book came out, taking a close first stab at a format for many platinum age comic books.
Aug 05, 2016 a rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars. The comic went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a house and was found by david gonzalez among old newspapers in the. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably. Rare 1938 comic book featuring supermans first appearance sold. Aug 25, 2014 the first bid, three minutes into the auction that began on aug. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Copy of the first comic featuring superman from the 1930s. Record price paid for first superman comic book voice of. In 1899 a funny folks comic book came out, taking a close first stab at a format for many platinum age comic. A rare copy of action comics no 1 containing supermans very first.
Rare comic book featuring supermans debut found in walls. First superman comic book issued in 1938 up for auction on ebay. For this to have been true, what was the annual increase in the value of the comic book. With less than 50 copies of the issue that are known to still exist, most of. Publication date, june 1938 cover date may 1938 on sale date. For this to be true, what must the comic book have sold for when new. Feb 26, 2009 after being hidden away for years, a copy of the original action comics no. The issue features superman lifting a car on its cover and originally cost 10 cents.
What was the annual increase in the value of this comic book. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. This was superman, the very first comic character to have powers far beyond a normal human being. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your anwer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. Read first superman comic book issued in 1938 up for auction on ebay for. A book this old, featuring supermans first appearance. Mar 23, 2016 lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction mail online. Rare copy of supermans 1938 comicbook sells for nearly. The issue, which features superman s debut and originally sold for 10 cents. This comic book starts what is now called the platinum age of comics.
An original superman comic, sold for 10 cents at a west virginia. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction daily. Back in 1938, there were 200,000 of these first editions printed and,000 sold, said vaughn. The first bid, three minutes into the auction that began on aug. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars.
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