From todays explosive action to a previously unpublished tale illustrated by the legendary curt swan to the man of tomorrows futurethis very special, oversized issue presents the best of the best in superman stories. You can now read the worlds most expensive comic book online. After i was nonplussed by the new action comics treatment of superman by the dc new 52 crew, i was not excited about reading this book either. Action comics was the second longest running comic book series of all time, with only detective comics having been published longer. This is a subreddit based around sharing awesome, usually minimal and singlepurpose websites and webtools.
Theres not a lot to say about it, if you seen these kinds of drawing books then you know what to expect. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Celebrate issues of action comics with an allstar lineup of top talent as they pay tribute to the comic that started it all. This extrasized debut issue is the cornerstone of the entire dc universe. This early issue of action comics has a rare nonsuperman front cover. Dc comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in north america. Originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged. Dc has published comic books under a number of different imprints and corporate names. It was cheap and i mainly bought it for inspiration. Most notably among these is the first appearance of superman. This page contains information about starman volume 1.
It maintained this status until the celebrated 50th anniversary landmark 600th issue. Considered the first true superhero book, action comics arrived on the scene in 1938 and remains the longestrunning comic book in history. Montalbano cdt cma gina, 30 powell, norristown, pa, 19401 online games stay ahead in the indian gaming market iii77 why are smartphones draining so much. 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. See each listing for international shipping options and costs.
Lego dc comics super heroes sdcc 2015 exclusive action. First of all, redoing superman well is not going to be an easy task, with all the books, movies and tv shows. If you draw action comics you should get this book. South sea strategy part ii, text story, by frank thomas. This is a list of all series, miniseries, limited series, oneshots and graphic novels published under the imprints dc or aa, and published by national periodical publications, national comics publications, allamerican comics, inc. The thing about this one is the focus is on action posing and its very good at showcasing how to create those dynamic action poses. Superman picture puzzles 1940 these action comics covers and one from supermans thennew solo series reimagined into puzzle form show the man of steel taking to the skies. The minneapolis star tribune reports that while demolishing a wall, david gonzalez struck gold amid newspapers from the 1930s that had been used for insulation. The one and only grant morrison allstar superman returns to superman, joined by sensational artist rags morales identity crisis, to bring you tales of the man of steel unlike any youve ever read. Or if you prefer, a pdf version is available to download at the bottom of the page. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. These generally reprint only the superman stories from the given issues. He says he knew immediately the comic was valuable, but he had no idea how much it was actually worth.
The action comics series is included in a number of trade paperbacks and hardcovers. 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. The first issue featured superman and except for a brief hiatus when the series was titled action comics weekly, he has appeared in nearly every issue. Starman vol 1 19881992 starman volume 1 was an ongoing series, published by dc comics. This was the comic that changed the direction of comic books as we know it. The deluxe edition dc, 2018 series 2018 indexer notes. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. From todays explosive action to a previously unpublished tale illustrated by the legendary curt swan to the man of tomorrows futurethis very special, oversized issue presents the best. Action is a controversial weekly british anthology comic that was published by ipc magazines, starting on 14 february 1976 concerns over the comics violent content saw it withdrawn from sale on 16 october 1976. Action comics would go on to run for 904 numbered issues plus additional outofsequence special issues before it restarted its numbering in the fall of 2011. Beginning in january of 1987, action comics became a superman teamup book, following the format of the late comic title, dc comics presents. It took me two issue to realise that superman have super powers, but cannot fly, always tought he. Frankly, supes, like madonna, is a bit over exposed.
Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. If this subreddit gets huge, awesome, if it does not, i will simply use it to back up my bookmarks. It reappeared the following month, in toneddown form, and continued publication until 12 november 1977, at which point it was merged with battle picture weekly. Youre probably more likely to visit krypton, because only five people have it. After superman saves a group of miners from a cavein, clark kent senses a story that may mean that the mines owner, thorton blakely, is actually running unsafe mine operations and blaming accidents on the miners themselves. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Zatara writerartist fred guardineer is also credited as gene baxter on his pep morgan story, in this issue.
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