From there, the duo would routinely unite in worlds finest comics, and become lifelong friends sharing secret identities and passes to the fortress of solitude and the batcave. Marvel comics captain america, and fawcett publications captain marvel all defined what comic book historians and collectors term the golden age of comic books. This page contains information about superman comic strip volume. September 29, 1947 october 23, 1947 the secret rocket our tale begins in the offices of the daily planet newspaper. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. See more ideas about superman, superman comic and comic book covers. Lois lane accompanied the superman sunday strip in the cleveland plain dealer, running irregularly between october 24, 1943, and february 27, 1944. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Brand a superman dc publication editing whitney ellsworth credited color color dimensions standard golden age us. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. I can only imagine how a kid in 1961 would have handled this comic book. Contents too many pranksters superman vs prankster, with lois lane, perry white written by.
In 1941, the mcclure the daily superman newspaper comic strip began in january 6, 1939, and a separate sunday strip was added on november 5, 1939. The superman from outer space from another world comes hyperman, to ask his exact double, superman, to help him preserve his secret identity. Monthy, with the exception of march, june, september and december. Superman becomes superpest, playing stupid tricks and embarrassing his friends, while under 5th dimensional influence.
Use these values as a guideline for evaluating the reasonableness of dealer prices, setting up trades with other collectors, and estimating the worth of your collection. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. Please examine all photos carefully and judge the condition of the book for yourself. Superman in the flying train is a bookrecord set featuring superman in song and adventure with the original radio cast. Cover for action comics january 1947 superman action comics, death of. Data from bob rivard and lou mougin via grand comic book database. Contentsshow action comics action comics, volume 1 published in january 1998. 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. Lp record and comic book, a membership card, a pin, and a secret code, all packed in a box. Superman, national comics publishing canada, superman, simcoe canada, superman, whitman usa close please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.
I would like to get a complete reprint of superman comics from the 1960s. Here is an archive of all the silver age comics features so far we begin with the first death of superman, from. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. The daily superman newspaper comic strip began in january 6, 1939, and a separate sunday strip was added on november 5, 1939. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Superman in the fifties is a collection of 17 stories from 1950 to 1959 reprinted in color. Comic book characters like dcs batman, wonder woman, and green lantern. The trio of steel, script by jerry siegel, art by al plastino. Failing eyesight cut short his career, but not before his place in the history of american culture was assured. They are derived from numerous sources such as dealer price lists, advertisements in comic book collecting publications, and public auction results. Ad for superman s girl friend, lois lane, action comics, and superboy. The story of superman s life the origin of superman. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.
The book holds the distinction of being the first true, standalone horror comic. There wasnt a tremendous amount of graded superman 48 comic. I know comic book collectors are very sensitive about the comics condition. And remarkably chilling for a comic book at the time. The rest of the sunday strips are scans from old newspapers. Article with photos and biographies of jerry siegel and joe shuster. He was a prolific writer for dc comics in the 1940s and 50s, and wrote the most of the superman newspaper strips throughout the 1950s. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Superman battles against some members of the committee against militarism, whose leader is actually employed by a warring totalitarian nation. Superhero comics and books page 3 of 5 comic book plus. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939. For a list of comic book supervillain debuts, see list of comic book supervillain debuts.
The dutch comics magazine tom poes weekblad based on the popularity of marten toonders tom poes makes its debut, but will only last until june 1951. One of clark kents neighbors is monitoring his comings and goings. The secret of superman s home starring superman and hatchet kaims, script by edmond. In 1941, the mcclure syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. The cover features superman bending a horseshoe with an amazed blacksmith looking on. 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. Wayne boring was born in minnesota in 1905 and studied art in his hometown, as well as the chicago art institute. The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters and teams a superhero also known as a super hero or superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derringdo in the public interest. Superman uncertified no dc golden age comics 19381955 for.
Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero. There is a name written at the top of the first page. Watch superman 1950 1960 era vintage authentic original ex condition wristwatch. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when. Superman recalls his college romance with lori lemaris, a mermaid from sunken atlantis. Most copies are worth much less, but the good news is, if you have one of these truly rare comic books, then youre certainly sitting on a prized asset that any comic book collector would be envious of. The book was written by edmond hamilton and penciled by wayne boring with cover art by curt swan and stan kaye. After a month of spotlighting the strange if endearingly strange history of comic books and especially the silver age, i think it is worthwhile to show the comic books of the silver age that are simply great stories period, without any enjoyably goofy aspect to them. At its peak, the strip, featuring superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 sunday papers, with a. Letter to the editor from comics writer bob rozakis. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. These files will help new and old readers understand whats happening to the man of steel. Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on january 16, 1939, and a separate sunday strip was added on november 5, 1939.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Since the debut of superman in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster, stories of superheroes ranging from. I do not claim to be a professional grader and like most, i get an idea how much a book is worth from the overstreet comic book price guide. Superman s neighbors, script by bill finger, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. The great comic book heroes, published by dial press. Superman s last hour starring superman, nails harrigan, and dan delta, script by jerry coleman, art by al plastino. Supergirl discovers why superman has begun to act evil at random intervals, and it all goes back to before krypton exploded. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. You get everything from grand spaceopera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, scifi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. A celebration of 75 years gathers a range of stories featuring the first and greatest super hero, highlighting the many roles the man of steel has played over the decades. Lois lane, girl reporter was a newspaper comic strip and topper to the superman comic strip, featuring superman s supporting character lois lane. None really, but the most exciting find is a run of 1960s to 1970s comics. Because of his fictional 1938 broadcast about a martian invasion, no one on earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except superman. The animated series, volume 1 dc comics classic collection 4.
Superman s sweetheart, script by bill woolfolk, art by al plastino. See our superman comic books article for more details. Alvin schwartz was born in in new york in 1916 and began writing comics in 1939. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The superman series had annuals published since 1960. In all, 2068 original episodes of the adventures of superman were aired on american radio.
Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. In the 1960s, the mayor of figueres, spaindalis hometownasked the. Few of the reprints were during the time i read their comic books as a kid. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. There was soon a whole comic book industry creating men, women and even animals who possessed an unimaginable array of superpowers.
In these celebrated stories, superman is in turns the herculean champion, the lonely alien survivor, the superpowered boy scout and the soulsearching leader. Wayne boring, stan kaye in this issue of superman, there is a prankster appearance. Silver age comic that is complete wit no rips or cut outs. I am not a grader so see for yourself with the photos. In the 1960s, the greatest entertainment in the world can be gotten for a mere 10 cents between the pages of the various superman comics published. Archive editions are premium, hardcover collections of comic books reprinted from the golden and silver age eras of publishing. This is a list of comic books featuring superman and related characters.
He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Metropolis mailbag the origins of superman about the comics real or imagined, the heroes lived. Items similar to superman 9 comic, lois lane, silver age books. Superman the dailies 1960 superman the dailies 1987 superman newspaper strips sunday this is a scan of the hard cover book reprinting these. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book historians. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. 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. Cover has a name written small in the top left corner. For the 30th anniversary of superman issue dc makes this one an 80 page giant g48 with 7 classic tales from the past. Although comic books would later embrace a variety of genres, including war, western, romance, crime, horror. Mar 14, 2017 the first giant superman annual was released in 1960 and it featured eight separate stories where the standard issue normally featured only four.
For me it was a nostalgic return to when i was a child and able to purchase 10 comics for a dollar off a turning rack no sales tax either at the local soda shop. Superman s masters starring superman, ernest gadden, kid kole, and miss swift, script by alvin schwartz, art by al plastino. However, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was reinvented as a crimefighter with a disguise, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes. Oct 06, 2016 ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 1938 1947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. Influenced by such comicstrip greats as wash tubbs roy crane, joe shuster drew superman through 1947, after which he left comic books to create the comic strip funnyman, again with siegel. Superman the flying train 1947 comic books mycomicshop.
Scientific explanation of superman s amazing strength. There is then a bittersweet ending with supergirl and krypto carrying on in superman s name. Superman is also featured in a onepage public service announcement, be a good citizen. During world war ii and the postwar years, the show, sponsored by kelloggs pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for truth and justice in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Superman dc silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay.
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