The editor was mort weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by curt swan and inked by stan kaye. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Unfollow superman 1960 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Supermans kryptonian romance supermans return to krypton. There is then a bittersweet ending with supergirl and krypto carrying on in superman s name. Hes also proved to me that he can write a more mature. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Vintage superman comic book tin metal sign 8 x 11 10 cent, august, 1939. The first official use of the word kryptonite didnt happen until three years later, and it was in the radio serial, the adventures of superman, not the comics. Printed daily, they were the first stories to go into detail about the planet krypton, expounding on jorl and lara.
Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological. Superman s kryptonian romance superman s return to krypton. Superman volume 1 ran from 1939 to 1986 for 423 issues, with 12 annual s printed between 19601986 19601964 and 19831986. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order here at flights, tights, and movie nights, my goal is to seek out and watch every superhero and comic book based movie out there, this is my attempt at creating a comprehensive list of every single one i can find as well as the ones coming out in the near future.
Get the best deals on silver age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Superman, superboy, lois lane, jimmy olsen, action, worlds finest and adventure. Here is an archive of all the silver age comics features so far we begin with the first death of superman, from 1961s. An opened version would depend on the condition of the actual comic book.
Jimmy shows a new intern around the city of metropolis, while superman fights a gun nut. Society comic books 20152016 doomed comic books 20152016. Mar 21, 2009 seven of the top nine comic titles published in 1962 featured superman prominently. Increase your comic book collection and enjoy reading this comic book featuring dcs superman.
The great superman comic book collection 1981 dc, 1981 series. Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring superman. I can only imagine how a kid in 1961 would have handled this comic book. Superman s pals pal, script by chris duffy, pencils by neil vokes, inks by terry austin. Price new from used from comics, october 1, 1960 please retry.
If the 1960s superman comics im assuming were talking about the main monthly titles, not spinoffs for supporting characters like lois and jimmy etc were in good condition by the average persons standards on a scale of bad, soso, good, an. This 1941 comic was the second issue of dc comics then called nationals book that contained both superman and batman stories in it. 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. When lois and clark take slum kids out into the country for a day, editor white decides to have the planet sponsor a fundraising campaign to build a resort for the underprivileged children out in. There was soon a whole comic book industry creating men, women and even animals who possessed an unimaginable array of superpowers. And remarkably chilling for a comic book at the time. October 15, 2019 comments off on superman comic books available this week october 16, 2019 has released the list of comic books and other items on sale this week. Superman newspaper comic strips superman wiki fandom. So figure how my step brother had issues 117 then 21 thru 34 of superman in mint condition in a box along with batman 1 22 all in mint condition and he ran from the government for tax reasons, got very ill and passed away, and they are. Postflashpoint comic books 20112016 action comics and superman comic books, specials, annuals and graphic novels 20112016. And even that does not tell the entire story of his dominant position at dc. If i had kept my superman comic books from the 1960s and. This is a list of comic books featuring superman and related characters. Ongoing titles featuring superman in a starring roleedit.
Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order here at flights, tights, and movie nights, my goal is to seek out and watch every superhero and comic book based movie out there, this is my attempt at creating a comprehensive list of every single one. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of superman and helped kick off the. Seven of the top nine comic titles published in 1962 featured superman prominently. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 48, october 1960, was published around august 16, 1960. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on january 16, 1939, and a separate sunday strip was added on november 5, 1939. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics hero of the same name. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order. Superman romances lyla and witnesses jonathan kents proposal to martha, while brainiac shrinks and steals kandor. Get the best deals on 10 cent comics when you shop. Cover is fully attached, book lays flat, supple pages and cover, no brittleness. The print edition collected three digital chapters a month. Superman the dark side of apokolips is a book that is part comic and part chapter book about superman who, in addition being super strong and able to fly, has some interesting powers, like ice breath. Gcd issue the great superman comic book collection.
Supermans pals pal, script by chris duffy, pencils by neil vokes, inks by terry austin. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. A protoplasmic being appears in metrolpolis with the power to assume any form, including superman, which ends with a confrontation with superman. See more ideas about superman, superman comic and silver age comics. Superman accidentally escapes krypton, leaving behind lyla. This item is in the category collectibles\ comics \silver age 195669\superhero\ superman. Dust shadow on right edge, right edge rip a little over 12 inch near word balloon. See more ideas about superman, silver age comics and comic covers. Superhero comics and books page 3 of 5 comic book plus. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who enslaved the people of planet apokolips. It is a dark, serious superhero drama that contains comic book characters fighting each other with violence. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list.
Get the best deals on 10 cent comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Oct 18, 2018 this video is intended for mature audiences only. The superman series had annuals published since 1960. The first strip was published on january 16, 1939, with a separate sunday strip added on november 5, 1939, running continuously until may 1966. Superman s pal jimmy olsen 48, october 1960, was published around august 16, 1960. Postflashpoint comic books 20112016 action comics and superman comic books, specials, annuals and graphic novels 20112016 superman unchained comic books 202015 batman superman comic books 202016 superman wonder woman comic books 202016 earth 2. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. 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. Superman comic strips ran in newspapers from the 1930s through the 1960s, under the title superman. The first annual superman comic book was published in 1960. Estimated within 1628 business days help icon for estimated.
Supermans girl friend, lois lane 1958 comic book price guide. Which doesnt really explain how they expected to keep him. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Here are some comic books i remember reading when i was growing up. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with.
Mort weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by curt swan and inked by stan kaye, featuring this issues third and final story. This item is in the category collectibles\comics\silver age 195669\superhero\superman. This is the third superman decade collection and it may or may not be the best, but its the most fun. I read all the silver age superman titles as i worked in my dads drugstore, and i could read the comics while handling the front of the store cash register sales.
The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. Superman annual 1960 comic book by dc 26 issues, 30 covers oct 1960 to oct 2009. Supermans girl friend lois lane comic books for sale. For some reason, the covers of dc comic books of that time 6569 reached out to me, they made me want to buy as many of them as i could, and lunch money went less for lunch and more and more for comic books at the nearest drug store after school. The adventures of superman unrelated to the previous the adventures of superman title, this book, which began in 20 and ended in 2014, was a threetimesamonth digital comic anthology of noncanonical superman stories by rotating creative teams. Supermans girl friend lois lane 16, april 1960, was published on february 9, 1960. At its peak, the strip, featuring superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million. In 1941, the mcclure syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. Has superman stories through the years, so that you can see how superman changed, how comic art changed, how comic storytelling changed, etc. Everything you love about comics, now in bitesized bits.
Vintage dc comic book lot of 5 1960s superman superboy. 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. It begins with a great introduction from comic book superstar mark waid who clearly has a fond love of this era. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This was the first issue of the series to be titled worlds finest comics, the title it would retain for the next 45 years.
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