First self titled series for a comic book superhero ever. Year one could hardly be described as groundbreaking at this point, but its made for a welcome addition to the black label initiative. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. The series was retitled adventures of superman vol 1adventure. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for. Supermanbatman explored the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title characters. Bendis is a wordy writer and pacing has been one of his biggest challenges. Superman, american comic book character created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. Make offer early to mid 70s comic book collection superman spiderman etc.
He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Reeve, christopher christopher reeve in superman 1978, directed by richard donner. The seller is 585collectiblesandtech and is located in rochester, new york. Supermanbatman volume 1 is a comic book series featuring the teamup adventures of superman and batman. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Huge comic book lot 25 marvel dc indy superman batman xmen no duplicates hot choice. Superman is a superhero published by dc comics since 1938. Superman meets a super outlaw from krypton, fights titano the superape, battles lex luthor and more. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Nothing is left out of superman, we have the origins including an in depth look into krypton which at the time would have been a first.
Year one 1 couldve definitely been better, knowing frank miller, it also. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero. This monthly comic follows the serialized adventures of the man of steel and his life in metropolis. However, superman is staggered as he returns to earth. Taking place in the immediate aftermath of superman s announcement, the issue follows the superheroes of the dcu including clarks. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with coverdate june 1939. 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. Death of superman comic book value price guide posted on by comics watcher 19 comments v chances are you stumbled upon this article looking for the value of the death of superman comic book you have or are interested in buyingselling. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies.
From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super. Mar 17, 2018 superman is the most powerful superhero. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Superman now also had the distinction of being the. Superman is the big cosmic adventure superhero book, while action comics is the downtoearth story about clark and his coworkers and yeah, clark is superman.
Dc comics lot death of superman 75, action, man of, adventures 497 499 546. With george reeves, noel neill, john hamilton, bill kennedy. Another origin story for a character who has a comic book life span that goes back over 50 years. Contrary to his current incarnation, he first appeared as a bald, telepathic villain bent. Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. The two seem to go together like two peas in a pod. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando. He is the worlds first super hero and a guiding light to all. Those books benefitted from denser storylines told in a short amount of time. Donner took everything superman stood for, truth, justice, american way, fighting evil, his estrangement from his home planet, his love for lois lane and put it all into this film. Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld krypton. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. The notable improvement is in large part because it appears that bendis has decided to clearly delineate the two books.
Online auction cements it as the worlds most expensive comic book. Superman was created by american writer jerry siegel and canadianborn american artist joe shuster in 1933. The movie is a 1978 superhero science fiction drama film directed by richard donner, based on the dc comics character of the same name. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. The original superman comic book series is the most popular series. But the main problem is action comics 1 from 1938, for superman did not get his own title until 1939, has been reprinted many times in different formats, hence those seriously vary by size as well. Buy superman comic books at newkadia and they all have a 100% moneyback guaranted. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman. Check out his actionpacked episodes from justice league action.
The fallout from the man of steel miniseries has clark kent looking at the world through new eyes. Not to say that this isnt a great comic but you would have expected some more divisiveness or outrage over an origin story retold by frank miller. The man of steel fights crime with help from his friends at the daily planet. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel and shuster that if they could paste them into comic.
The impact causes the asteroid to now orbit the planet. Superman superman, american comic strip superhero created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring superman. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media. Superman rams a giant asteroid on a collision course with earth. Red son the dc universe animated film based on the classic 2003 elseworlds comic book miniseries from mark millar and artists dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong, and. The script was written by bob goodman and directed by. Untitled superman story, script by jerry siegel, art by paul cassidy.
Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Unlike action comics, the magazine he made his smashing debut in, supermans solo magazine is not an anthology comic consisting of multiple distinct characters, instead putting the spotlight entirely on superman. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world. Starting in 1939, superman would continue on to 1986 when alan moores story whatever happened to the man of tomorrow. A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer brian michael bendis and artist ivan reis begin their run on the allnew superman. As an adult, superman became the protector of earth, working at the daily planet as clark kent alongside his partner and wife lois lane. This item is in the category collectibles\ comics \golden age 193855\superhero.
Superman sparked the creation of an entire industry based around the exploits of masked avengers and caped vigilantes, and he remains one of the worlds most recognizable pop culture icons. An alien named kalel from the destroyed planet krypton. Some superman series are just one issue oneshots and others are longer series, such as adventures of superman. Five for fighting superman its not easy official video. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Superman 1939 comic read superman 1939 comic online. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The adaptation of the original 2008 comic book story superman. Make offer dc comics lot death of superman 75, action, man of, adventures 497 499 546.
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