Jerry and joe made a story, but at the last minute the publisher stopped doing comic books. We picked up a large collection of these australian copies of superman, superboy and worlds finest books stories, check out our other listings. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Lot 52 dc comic books wonder woman supergirl lois lane vintage silver bronze age. As far back as i can remember it never seemed so farfetched for a kid to become attracted to both comic books and sports. We hope superman classic will recall fond memories for some, and introduce new fans to things that made superman and his world so fun, so thrilling, and have had a lasting legacy on comic books to this day. This was one of the most soughtafter books from rai, one of the most famous characters of the decade, and a strong contender for the ten most important comic books of the decade. This brand was originally used from 1949 through 1970. Sally the witch, by mitsuteru yokoyama, is first serialized on ribon. See more ideas about superman, comic covers and comic book covers. 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. 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. Supermans mermaid sweetheart, script by jerry siegel, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye.
Mint copies can sell for much more than that, but are often difficult to find on the market. Some silver age comic books even say superman celebrates his birthday on june 10 the day he landed on earth. Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity. Ad for superman s girl friend, lois lane, action comics, and superboy. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you. When i first heard about dcs plans to kill superman, i immediately called dc. You get everything from grand spaceopera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, scifi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. Siegel was hired to write superman stories again in the early 1960s, but he was never credited as.
What superman, batman, spiderman, and the xmen reveal about. Here is an archive of all the silver age comics features so far we begin with the first death of superman, from 1961s. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 1956 1969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue of action comics, whose cover featured the redcaped superhero from the planet krypton lifting a car over his head. Marvel was the first out of the blocks in the mid1960s when, inspired by the civil rights. I recently did a ebay search and found that some comic books are going for hundreds to thousands of dollars. Here are some comic books i remember reading when i was growing up. Ad for supermans girl friend, lois lane, action comics, and superboy. The book features a key appearance, printed in black white, a rare foreign issue from the 1950s. Mort weisinger was the man behind the superman titles at dc comics in the 1950s and 1960s. Precrisis comic covers 1938 1986 precrisis superman comics 19381986 complete cover gallery. Get the best deals on silver age superman comics when you shop the largest online. Previously a superman dc publication, and followed by dc frequently with the title or feature character afterward. Comic books could not have asked for a better hero to lead the flight into what.
Your old comic books have value in case you didnt know. He hired writers like jerry siegel yes, the original creator himself and otto binder the greatest shazam writer ever to recreate supermans world. The superman character was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1933 before being sold to detective comics, inc. Some superman series are just one issue oneshots and. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. When somone says, superman comics, this is what they mean. See more ideas about superman comic, comics and old superman. Alex toth creates the comic book story against which all others must be judged. They chained together events over more than one issue, creating a largecanvas continuity for the first time. Jerry siegel and joe shuster met in 1932 while in high school in cleveland. Celebrate superman month with a historical timeline. Umberto eco discussed the mythic qualities of the character in the early 1960s.
Comic books are popular collectibles that hold the potential to become valuable over time. Many thanks to derrick lyle coleman current writer and updater. The toy superman contest starring superman and red anson, script by bill woolfolk, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. Public service page about public libraries, in cooperation with. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Death of superman promotion of 1992 mile high comics. Once a chicago based humor publications was interested in publishing superman. Superman s mermaid sweetheart, script by jerry siegel, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Find out what your superman or action comics are worth at sell my comic books.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. See more ideas about superman, comic book covers and comic covers. Featured are seven issues, including superman july 1963 issue 162, july 1966 issue 188, august 1966 issue 189, may 1968 issue 206, july 1968 issue 208, and may 1969 issue 216. 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. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Superman comic strip collector sidney friedfertig, contributed a lot of the source material to these loac book series, had succeeded collecting 97 percent of the daily strips in newspaper clippings from 19591966 and published it online at his own website in 2012. The unfortunate part was the realization that our culture still deemed comics as a childish medium in the seventies, and that most kids would naturally stick with sports over.
This prompted siegel to revisit superman as a comic strip character. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Episode superman comic book cover dated june action comics old superman, superman comic books. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero widely considered to. When it comes to rare comic books, few are as important as the origin and 1st appearance of batman. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue. Two events occurred at dc comics about this time which contributed to a redefining of the character. Superman volume 1 ran from 1939 to 1986 for 423 issues, with 12 annual s printed between 19601986 1960 1964 and 19831986. In this issue, the 1st reference to krytonite is made. Schwartz teaming up with wayne boring to work on the superman comic strip.
This item is in the category collectibles\ comics \silver age 195669\ superhero \ superman. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Reading room index to the comic art collection superman superman chronological story list, 19331960. 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. A collection of seven vintage dc comics superman comic books. Batman is one of the worlds bestknown and mostloved superheroes. Annual 2 1960 issue dc comics grade g by viewobscura superman comic books, old. Beginning in the late 50s, the version of superman that is most famous today began to take shape. They created a few different comic strip formats of superman. Each volume contains the daily comic strips written by jerry siegel and drawn by joe shuster, the creators of superman in 1932. Toth, who set the style of comic books in the late fifties and early sixties, worked only sporadically in the industry during the seventies, concentrating his efforts instead on the field of animation.
Well also make a cash offer for your superman comic books, should you wish to sell. Why my mother threw out my comic books part 1 of 3 webages by adam blatner reposted november 18, 2009 this is based on a talk given on 61209 to the summer session of the senior university georgetown. Invulnerability is compared to a sort of super sun tan. Distributed by atlas publishing and distributing co. Later, this was altered to include a portion of his flying ability as a yellow sun derivation. Tricksy, worlds greatest stunt man humor page by henry boltinoff. The character was created by writer jerry siegel and artist. Mar 19, 2009 comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. The first annual superman comic book was published in 1960. Theres a fair amount of debate about the beginning of the golden age of comics.
What made the death of superman promotion so much different than all the rest of the specious comics marketing schemes cooked up during the early 1990s was that it was aimed at the general public. 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. This includes cgc, pgx and cbcs graded comic books. Superman is also featured in a onepage public service announcement, be a good citizen. The cover and story revolved around prankster in this issue of superman. Silver age comics, superman, lot of 5 books from 1960s. Joe and jerry first tried to sell the superman in 1933. If ordering more than one of our comics or magazines, contact us before submitting payment for a reduced shipping price. Titles and issues included are supermans girl friend lois lane no.
Collecting comic books to the true aficionado is a lifetime hobby, but there comes a point in every collectors life when its time to say so long to some of your best stuff. Supermans muscular powers, super strength, speed, and flight, are attributed to gravity. For readers who buy superman comic books, our selection is big. Also included is superman and supergirl in action comics may no. The worlds largest selection of comic books, from batman and superman comic books to spiderman and xmen comics, new and back issues. The original superman comic book series is the most popular series. Under editor mort weisinger, the silver age superman tales did something unheard of for comic book stories. 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. Get the best deals on silver age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Superman in the fifties is a collection of 17 stories from 1950 to 1959 reprinted in color. Determining the value of a comic book is not always easy, as the factors that influence it are subjective and liable to change. Superman reunites with lori lemaris for the first time since college. Supergirl discovers why superman has begun to act evil at random intervals, and it all goes back to before krypton exploded.
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