1938, Superman First Appears in DC Comics
On this day June 30, 1938, Superman first appears in DC Comics. Superman published by National Allied Publications.
Superman is a fictional superhero. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and first appeared in Action Comics #1. It was considered the first true superhero comic.
Today Action Comics is a monthly title devoted to Superman, it began, like many early comics, as an anthology.
The first issue had a print run of 200,000 copies, which promptly sold out. Action Comics was started by publisher Jack Liebowitz.
Action Comics #1 is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series Action Comics. Superman comic book sold for 10 cents (equivalent to $2 in 2019).
It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre. It is the most valuable comic book in the world.
Action Comics #1 has set several sales records for comic books. On February 22, 2010, a copy of Action Comics #1 CGC Grade 8.0 sold at auction for US$1 million, becoming the first million-dollar comic book. On August 24, 2014, a copy graded 9.0 by CGC was sold on eBay for US$3,207,852.
Superman comic book is the only comic book to have sold for more than $3 million for a single original copy.
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Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1
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