The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows superman was born on the planet krypton and was given. When superman debuted in 1938, no one could have predicted that he and his underwearontheoutside brethren would eventually come to dominate the entertainment landscape. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Born in 1914 in cleveland, oh, jerome siegel was, as a. It depends on which superheroes youre talking about. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history.
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So, here we go all star superman grant morrison, frank quietly the story is about supermans final adventures and feats as he prepares for. It may not have lasted long as an official piece of canon, but as an introduction to the essence of superman, its still brilliant. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Article with photos and biographies of jerry siegel and joe shuster.
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The most valuable superman comic book ever is for sale on ebay. Faster than a speeding bullet, superman burst onto the comic book scene in 1938, just as america was on the terrifying precipice of a world war. Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. There were a variety of heroes in comic strips, pulps books and on radio but they couldnt lift a car over their heads and throw it at someone. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. Debut of bernard graddons newspaper comic just jake in the daily mirror. Im probably among the biggest superman buffs out there. This marks the first appearance of jerry siegel and joe shusters superman.
Well, one of the first comic book superheroes was superman, created in 1933 and sold to dc in 1938 which kickstarted the golden age of comics. 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 launch character, superman. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Home comic books s comics superman comics superman 1938 comics. Recent sales of this historic comic have shocked the world with incredible record prices, and the news media has. Back cover features the first pinup of superman with is also the 1st ever pinup page to appear in a comic book. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster.
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