Famous First Edition

    (DC, 1974-1975, 1979)
©1978 DC Comics, Inc.

In 1974, DC began publishing these giant-sized reprints of their most important Golden Age comics. Double-covered, the reprints reproduced the originals exactly, including the ads for automatic mouth organs, crystal radios, blank cartridge pistols, and other great comic book ephemera. Once you removed the outer covers, the only real difference between the originals and the reprints was the size—the reprints were printed in tabloid size. Still, some con artists have tried to pass off coverless versions of these reprints as the (much smaller) originals.

The series began with a bang with a reprinting of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman. The original comic would cost tens of thousands of dollars if it were purchased today, but the giant-sized reprint lets you experience the wonder of reading it for just one dollar. Other issues reprinted Detective Comics #27 (the first appearance of Batman), Flash Comics #1, and more.
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Famous First Edition #4

November, 1974
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $35.00 		  
Famous First Edition #4 Hardcover

November, 1974
Cover Price: $5.00
1 copy available for $50.00 		Hardcover Edition; Reprints Whiz Comics #2; F-4; Oct-Nov issue; Published by Lyle Stuart   
Famous First Edition #5

January, 1975
Cover Price: $1.00
3 copies available from $22.50 		  
Famous First Edition #8

September, 1975
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $9.99 		Gardner Fox, John WentworthHarry Lampert, Sheldon Moldoff, George Storm
Famous First Edition #26

May, 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
5 copies available from $5.00 		Jerry Siegel, H. Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Captain Frank Thomas, Alger, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Bernard BailyJoe Shuster, H. Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Captain Frank Thomas, Alger, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Bernard Baily
Famous First Edition #28

June, 1974
Cover Price: $1.00
3 copies available from $14.00 		  
Famous First Edition #30

August, 1974
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		William Moulton Marston, Charles Reizenstein, Gardner Fox, George S. Hurst Jr., Irwin HasenHal Sharp, Howard Purcell, Bill Finger
Famous First Edition #61

March, 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $9.99 		Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster
Famous First Edition #63 Hardcover

July, 2020
Cover Price: $19.99
1 copy available for $15.00 		Hardcover Edition by Lyman Anderson; Reprints New Fun Comics #1; Really #C-63 Adolph Schus, Lawrence Lariar, Adolphe Barreaux, de Kerosett, Walter Scott, Bert Salg, Clem Gretter, Jack A. Warren, Roger Furlong, Joe Archibald, Lyman Anderson, Bob Weinstein, Tom McNamara, Ken FitchRichard Leoderer, Lyman Anderson, Adolphe Barreaux, Charles Flanders, John Lindermayer, Adolph Schus, Lawrence Lariar, Henry C. Kiefer, Bert Salg, Clem Gretter, Jack A. Warren, Joe Archibald, Bob Weinstein, Tom Cooper, Tom McNamara