One of clark kents neighbors is monitoring his comings and goings. Superman has gone crazy, causing unnecessary damage whenever he performs a superfeat. This entry was posted in updates and tagged top 10 comic book covers 19701979 by aaron. With his work in the jla, superman was exposed to more super criminals who would step up to the plate against the man of steel. Enter a new era of collecting with the overstreet comic book price guide. Superman was far more than the cleanup hitter for the justice league of america, as 1970s and 1980s comics would illustrate. Most of the early issues didnt have superman on the cover, so this comic isnt worth as much as others. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books. We have the worlds largest selection of superman comic books and graphic novels. Vintage original 1970s dc action comics 1 superman comic book cover art poster. Please browse through the title listings below or use the search bar at the top of this page to quickly find a specific title. Action comics is the comic book series that started it all. Comics should be stored in mylar bags with acidfree backing boards.
Precrisis classic superman covers precrisis worlds finest comic covers 19411986 precrisis superboy comic covers 19451978 includes more fun comics, adventure comics, and superboy comics. See more ideas about supergirl comic, comic book covers and supergirl. Being the archetype superhero character model for all the others, his relevance and entire comicmythos are without equal. 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 krypton and was given.
Some superman series are just one issue oneshots and others are longer series, such as adventures of superman. Superman from the thirties to the seventies grand comics database. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Vintage original 1970s dc comics superman 1 comic book cover art pinup poster. Users browsing for bronze age comics 1970 1983 in bronze age 1970 83 usually look at. Please be advised and understand that this is only my opinion. The 10 best superman comic book covers ever superman being. Jack king kirby is the king of marvel comics and helped create iconic. Jason sacks and keith dallas coordinate this volume on the 1970s, covering all the pivotal moments and behindthescenes details of the emerging bronze age.
Action comics comic book covers for all action comics comic books for sale our celebration of action comics debut moves into the silver age with curt swan. Spirit star trek strange adventures strangers in paradise sugar and spike superman action comics adventure comics allstar superman giant superman annual jimmy olsen legion of superheroes. The character grew up quite a bit in that decade, and the storytelling became more sophisticated. 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. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. The inclusion of the frame around the central image is an. Action comics is nothing less than the comic book that introduced superman, the first major superhero character as the term is commonly defined. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 4 1st darkseid neal adams cover. Top 75 most iconic dc covers of alltime master list cbr. Dc has revealed first looks at the 7 out of the 8 upcoming variant covers commissioned from comics superstars, each of which will celebrate a decade in the life of superman as action comics. Four famous first issue covers are reprinted in this issue. During the 1970s, the major black comic book characters were.
His comic book covers have continued to intrigue and influence generation after generation. Original small vintage print carefully salvaged from a vintage 1970s book about the history of science fiction. Vintage 1970s comic book superman water squirt gun. This week we feature the marvelatlas western titles western gunfighters 1956, western outlaws, and western outlaws and sheriffs.
The stories selected in this book look and read like stories out of the 60s some almost seem like some of the stories from the late 50s. The original superman comic book series is the most popular series. 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. Vintage original 1970s dc comics superman 1 comic book. Ever since comic books first came to be, some writers and artists have sought to use the medium as a vehicle to get across messages draped in social commentary. Nov 03, 2016 the cover of 1970s black lightning comic book no. The supermenace of metropolis, script by otto binder, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. Not that you could tell from the stories in this book, though. With a career that has spanned almost 80 years within the pages of thousands upon thousands of comics, creating a list of his most memorable covers. There are so many great comic book covers to bath your eyes in.
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See more ideas about superman comic, comic book covers and dc comic books. Check back each weekday to see the next ten covers until the list is complete. Shipping is free for any additional illustrations purchased so click. The print has been cut to measure approximately 5 x 7. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Letter to the editor from comics writer bob rozakis. Dc comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book covers comic book characters comic art comic book font wonder woman comic superman wonder woman what others are saying cover art by neal adams. When he arrives in the year 101970 he finds that he has aged a hundred. Superman s neighbors, script by bill finger, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. New events that shape the comics industry are always happening. Apr 07, 2015 generally speakingwith few exceptionsim not a big fan of the painted cover on a comic book. Precrisis comic covers 1938 1986 precrisis superman comics 19381986 complete cover gallery precrisis superman specials. To celebrate a milestone in the scarlet speedsters comic book run, in february 2020 dc is publishing a momentous 750th issue of the flash with a cover by series artist howard porter and packed.
They should be placed upright in boxes and stored in a dry area with moderate humidity. After promising the president not to travel through the timebarrier using his powers, superman must use a defective legion time bubble to answer a call for help from the future. Overstreet has been running its publication for over 35 years and is regarding by many as one of the leading sources for backissue comic book pricing. A cover gallery for the comic book adventure comics. Official overstreet comic book price guide is a yearly publications which details the changes in the resale value of a comic over the last year. Bates is best known for his work for dc comics on such titles as action comics, captain atom, the flash, superboy and the legion of super.
Its usually too austere and seems to deny the fact that beyond the cover there is a comic book inside. After years away from comics steranko returned in 197273 illustrating a series of random covers for marvel, everything from westerns to horror to the fantastic four. With action comics speeding toward its landmark 1,000th issue on supermans 80th anniversary april 18, dc today revealed a series of variant covers for this musthave issue, capturing the look and. Get the best deals on superman bronze age comics 1970 1983 when you shop the largest online selection at. Mar 18, 2018 the inaugural edition, aka part 1, will explore the superman and action comics covers in his first ten years of inception and include fantastic covers from early artists such as joe shuster, jack burnley, wayne boring, and others. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Its the first comic to have superman, but its an anthology comic. Interestingly, though, when it came to superman covers, dc comics then called national tended to. Get the best deals on bronze age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Superman comic book cover vintage 1970s small science. Precrisis superboy comic covers 19451978 includes more fun comics, adventure comics, and superboy comics. The top 10 or so comic book covers 19701979 aaron lopresti. Adventure comics was published by dc from 19351983.
While he is one of the most popular and powerful superheroes ever created, superman is without any doubt the most important. This is the time when it was changed for clark kent to work at wgbs in news rather than at a newspaper, and possibly the greatest time to advance the character. Precrisis superman comic covers 19381986 action comics 1938. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Since the mid 1970s, byrne has worked on many major superheroes, with noted work on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics first variant cover. This is the comic book cover that changed the entire comic book industry, as it was the. A cover gallery for the comic book superboy dc comic books, vintage comic. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book artists comic book covers comic book heroes superman comic supergirl superman batman from 19581978, superman s main squeeze had her own comic, superman s girl friend, lois lane, and in it some really wtf things went down. Small color reproductions of various superman covers from the 1970s. Please consult your local comic book store for more information regarding the decade variant covers. In comic books, an intercompany crossover also called crosscompany or company crossover is a comic or series of comics where characters that at the time of publication are the property of one company meet those owned by another company for example, dc comics superman meeting marvels spiderman, or dcs batman meeting marvels wolverine. Cover pencils by curt swan, inks by murphy anderson. But in the bonanza books edition, it not only says that, but reprints the cover of.
Part two the 1970s marvel covers part one here by billy ingram. Dc adventure comics bronze age 1970 83 power man bronze age 1970 83 red sonja bronze age 1970 83. Check out the covers for the joker 80th anniversary comic. With a run of 503 issues it is at this time the fifthlongestrunning dc series ranking behind the series action comics, batman, superman and detective comics. Superman and lois must deal with annoyingly bratty baby with super intelligence.
With a career that has spanned almost 80 years within the pages of thousands upon thousands of comics, creating a list of his most memorable covers was by no means an easy task because, lets face it, superman comics are the standard of superhero comics. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Here you can find over 23,000 scans of vintage comic book covers, all unwatermarked and yours for the taking. Superman comic, old superman, superman family, funny superman, dc comic books, comic book covers, comic book heroes, comic superheroes, comic art noel darleen neill born november 25, 1920 is an american actress of film and television. However, there some really great superman covers in there as well. Track page views withauctivas free counter 233193233084. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Superman comic book cover dated september action comics action comics zigi and zagis trap for superman. Aug 14, 2018 what gallery of wonder woman covers would be complete without the cheetah, the amazon princesss archfoe.
I like comic covers to look like actual comic book art with black line work, dynamic action scenes, captions, dialogue balloonsthe works. Superman is endangered when the sem, a weapon designed to eliminate him if he ever turns evil, is accidentally activatedand he has no idea of how to stop it. Shop action comics casemate iphone case created by superman. Adventure comics n388, january 1970, cover by curt swan and murphy anderson. Nov 30, 2009 here is the master list of all the top 75 most iconic dc covers of alltime, as voted on by you, the readers. Please look at pics included and judge condition for yourself. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Joe kuberts mid1960s superhero comic book covers by billy ingram. In addition to the bestresearched pricing in the hobby, youll find market reports, key sales, indepth historical information, tips on grading, and the most complete record of comic books from the 1800s to the present. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books. The falcon 1st cover tshirt retro 1970s marvel comics silver age heather grey tshirts, tank tops. The american comic book chronicles continues its ambitious series of fullcolor hardcovers, where twomorrows top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today.
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