Action Comics

    (DC, 1938-2011, 2016-Present)
™ and © 1938 DC Comics, Inc.

It all started back in 1938 with Action Comics #1. That was the first appearance of a certain muscular guy from the planet Krypton—better known to the world as Superman. Over 50 years later, Superman is still going strong, appearing not only here, but in several other comic titles, including Superman, and Superman: The Man of Steel.

Action Comics is where the world first met Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, and countless other of comicdom’s most memorable characters. Over time, the comic has updated itself somewhat, but the stories remain true to their classic form. Today Superman still flies the skies over Metropolis, battling evildoers everywhere, fighting for truth, justice, and the American Way.

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#0

  10/1/1994
  $1.50
  $1.25
26 copies available from $0.80 		 [s]1994-40; 1st appearance of Kenny Braverman; Takes place between #703 and #704; Zero HourDavid MichelinieButch Guice

#1

  6/1/1938
  $0.10
  $7,893,600.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Lois Lane; 1st Appearance of Superman; 1st Appearance of Tex Thompson; 1st Appearance of Zatara; 1st appearance Congo Bill; Origin of SupermanBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 - 2nd printing

 
  $0.10
  $215.00
No copies available 		 $0.10 reprint; ca. 1976Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 - 3rd printing

 
  $0.10
  $260.00
No copies available 		 $0.10 Peanut Butter giveaway; ca. 1983Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, David Michelinie, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 - 4th printing

 
  $0.50
  $112.00
2 copies available from $109.95 		Back cover has ad for Nestle Quik$0.10 Nestle Quik 16-page giveaway; ca. 1987Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#1 - 5th printing

 
  $0.50
  $59.00
10 copies available from $19.00 		$0.50 cover priceca. 1988Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#1 - 6th printing

  9/10/1998
  $0.50
  $47.00
1 copy available for $16.00 		No UPC box on cover1st Appearance of Superman; Origin of Superman; U.S. Postal Service; Includes stampJerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#1 - 7th printing

  9/10/1998
  $1.00
  $51.00
1 copy available for $49.95 		Black box around $1.00 cover price Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 - 8th printing

 
  $1.00
  $86.00
No copies available 		$0.10 cover priceca. 1993Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 - 9th printing

  9/10/1998
  $7.95
  $50.00
1 copy available for $50.00 		 U.S. Postal Service; Includes stampJerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#1 - 10th printing

  2/1/2017
  $0.00
  $2.50
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Superman; 1st Appearance of Tex Thompson; 1st Appearance of Zatara; 1st appearance Congo Bill; 1st Appearance of Lois Lane; Origin of Superman; Certificate of authenticity includedBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Variation A

 
  $0.00
  $35.00
No copies available 		Fan Expo Convention Variant Cover by Tony S. Daniel1st Appearance of Lois Lane; 1st Appearance of Superman; 1st Appearance of Tex Thompson; 1st Appearance of Zatara; 1st appearance Congo Bill; Origin of Superman; ca. 2018Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Variation A - 2nd printing

 
  $0.10
  $15.00
1 copy available for $149.95 		No cover priceSafeguard giveawayBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Ashcan Edition

 
  $0.00
  $20,000.00
No copies available 		 2 Copies thought to existBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Variation B

 
  $0.00
  $65.00
No copies available 		Fan Expo Convention Acetate Variant Cover by Tony S. Daniel1st Appearance of Lois Lane; 1st Appearance of Superman; 1st Appearance of Tex Thompson; 1st Appearance of Zatara; 1st appearance Congo Bill; Origin of Superman; ca. 2018Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Variation C

 
  $0.00
  $70.00
No copies available 		Fan Expo Convention Acetate B&W Variant Cover by Tony S. Daniel1st Appearance of Lois Lane; 1st Appearance of Superman; 1st Appearance of Tex Thompson; 1st Appearance of Zatara; 1st appearance Congo Bill; Origin of Superman; ca. 2018Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will ElyBernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Hugh Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely

#1 Variation D

  11/1/2022
  $6.99
  $6.99
No copies available 		2022 Fascimile Edition   

#2

  7/1/1938
  $0.10
  $29,300.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#3

  8/1/1938
  $0.10
  $45,500.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#4

  9/1/1938
  $0.10
  $47,700.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#5

  10/1/1938
  $0.10
  $37,300.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#6

  11/1/1938
  $0.10
  $46,900.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Jimmy OlsenJerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#7

  12/1/1938
  $0.10
  $414,500.00
No copies available 		Superman cover Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#8

  1/1/1939
  $0.10
  $18,800.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#9

  2/1/1939
  $0.10
  $26,100.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#10

  3/1/1939
  $0.10
  $140,400.00
No copies available 		Superman’s 3rd cover Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#11

  4/1/1939
  $0.10
  $14,900.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#12

  5/1/1939
  $0.10
  $108,100.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#13

  6/1/1939
  $0.10
  $154,200.00
No copies available 		Superman cover (stopping train) Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#14

  7/1/1939
  $0.10
  $17,000.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#15

  8/1/1939
  $0.10
  $43,000.00
No copies available 		Superman cover Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#16

  9/1/1939
  $0.10
  $13,500.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#17

  10/1/1939
  $0.10
  $28,500.00
No copies available 		Superman coverLast Marco PoloJerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#18

  11/1/1939
  $0.10
  $10,200.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#19

  12/1/1939
  $0.10
  $24,700.00
No copies available 		Superman cover Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#20

  1/1/1940
  $0.10
  $22,300.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#21

  2/1/1940
  $0.10
  $12,000.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Gardner FoxJoe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, Bert Christman

#22

  3/1/1940
  $0.10
  $8,700.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Gardner FoxJoe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, Bert Christman

#23

  4/1/1940
  $0.10
  $91,300.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Lex Luthor; 1st appearance of Black Pirate (Jon Valor); 1st appearance of Lex LuthorJerry Siegel, Gardner FoxJoe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily

#24

  5/1/1940
  $0.10
  $5,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Guy Monroe, Gardner FoxJoe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#25

  6/1/1940
  $0.10
  $9,700.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Gardner FoxPaul Cassidy, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#26

  7/1/1940
  $0.10
  $8,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Gardner FoxWayne Boring, Paul Cassidy, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#27

  8/1/1940
  $0.10
  $7,200.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Adventurers’ ClubJerry Siegel, Ivan Dmytryk, Gardner FoxPaul Cassidy, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#28

  9/1/1940
  $0.10
  $5,800.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, John Hilton, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#28 Variation A

  9/1/1940
  $0.15
  $1,700.00
No copies available 		15-cent cover price Jerry Siegel, John Hilton, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily

#29

  10/1/1940
  $0.10
  $7,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Guardineer

#30

  11/1/1940
  $0.10
  $7,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#31

  12/1/1940
  $0.10
  $3,900.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ivan Dmytryk, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#32

  1/1/1941
  $0.10
  $4,500.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Krypto Ray GunJerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Ted Miller, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#32 Variation A

  1/1/1941
  $0.10
  $2,650.00
No copies available 		No Canadian price variant1st Krypto Ray GunJerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Ted Miller, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#33

  2/1/1941
  $0.10
  $8,300.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Mister America; 1st appearance of Mr. America (Tex Thompson); Origin of Mister America; Origin of Mr. America (Tex Thompson)Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#34

  3/1/1941
  $0.10
  $3,700.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Gardner FoxJack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#35

  4/1/1941
  $0.10
  $4,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Gardner FoxWayne Boring, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#36

  5/1/1941
  $0.10
  $6,900.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, John Hilton, Gardner FoxWayne Boring, Joe Shuster, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Cliff Young, Joseph Sulman

#37

  6/1/1941
  $0.10
  $3,600.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Congo BillJerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Elgar Weston, Gardner FoxPaul Cassidy, George Papp, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#38

  7/1/1941
  $0.10
  $4,200.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Ales Shane, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Stan Kaye, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#39

  8/1/1941
  $0.10
  $7,000.00
No copies available 		 1st appearance of the Ghost (Brett Bryson)Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Fred Hart, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Cliff Young, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#40

  9/1/1941
  $0.10
  $7,400.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Robert Stowe, Gardner FoxJohn Sikela, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#41

  10/1/1941
  $0.10
  $4,100.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Clem Gordon, Gardner FoxPaul Cassidy, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#42

  11/1/1941
  $0.10
  $4,800.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Vigilante I (Greg Saunders); 1st appearance of Vigilante (Greg Sanders); 1st appearance of Fatman (Bob Daley); Origin of Vigilante I (Greg Saunders); Origin of Vigilante (Greg Sanders); Origin of Fatman (Bob Daley)Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Ken Fitch, Sidney Drew, Wilton Weston, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Sheldon Moldoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Stan Kaye, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#43

  12/1/1941
  $0.10
  $7,000.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Albert DanielsLeo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Cliff Young, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulq

#44

  1/1/1942
  $0.10
  $11,400.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Ken Fitch, Edgar Weston, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Cliff Young, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#45

  2/1/1942
  $0.10
  $3,100.00
No copies available 		 1st appearance of Stuff (Jimmy Leong)Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Ken Fitch, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#46

  3/1/1942
  $0.10
  $3,900.00
No copies available 		 1st appearance of Domino (Jeff Farnham)Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Ken Fitch, Norman Goss, Gardner FoxPaul Cassidy, Mort Meskin, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#47

  4/1/1942
  $0.10
  $6,000.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Ken Fitch, Norman Goss, Gardner FoxJohn Sikela, Mort Meskin, Louise Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#48

  5/1/1942
  $0.10
  $7,600.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Norman Goss, Gardner FoxJohn Sikela, Mort Meskin, Louis Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#49

  6/1/1942
  $0.10
  $4,400.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Puzzler; 1st appearance of Puzzler (DC)Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, John Hilton, Gardner FoxJohn Sikela, Mort Meskin, Louise Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#50

  7/1/1942
  $0.10
  $5,800.00
No copies available 		  Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Eric Carter, Gardner FoxLeo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Louise Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#51

  8/1/1942
  $0.10
  $2,450.00
No copies available 		 1st appearance of Prankster (Oswald Loomis)Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Ed McGee, Gardner FoxJohn Sikela, Mort Meskin, Louise Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#52

  9/1/1942
  $0.10
  $7,100.00
No copies available 		 1st appearance of Americommando (Tex Thompson)Jerry Siegel, Joseph Greene, Tex Slade, Gardner FoxMort Meskin, Louise Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman

#53

  10/1/1942
  $0.10
  $7,000.00
No copies available 		    

#54

  11/1/1942
  $0.10
  $5,600.00
No copies available 		    

#55

  12/1/1942
  $0.10
  $3,900.00
No copies available 		    

#56

  1/1/1943
  $0.10
  $5,300.00
No copies available 		    

#57

  2/1/1943
  $0.10
  $2,475.00
No copies available 		   Curt Swan, George Klein

#58

  3/1/1943
  $0.10
  $18,400.00
No copies available 		    

#59

  4/1/1943
  $0.10
  $12,900.00
No copies available 		    

#60

  5/1/1943
  $0.10
  $4,800.00
No copies available 		    

#61

  6/1/1943
  $0.10
  $5,500.00
No copies available 		    

#62

  7/1/1943
  $0.10
  $4,400.00
No copies available 		    

#63

  8/1/1943
  $0.10
  $6,200.00
No copies available 		    

#64

  9/1/1943
  $0.10
  $1,575.00
No copies available 		 1st Appearance of Toyman (Winslow P. Schott); 1st Appearance of ToymanDon CameronEd Dobrotka, George Roussos

#65

  10/1/1943
  $0.10
  $2,025.00
No copies available 		    

#66

  11/1/1943
  $0.10
  $2,450.00
No copies available 		    

#67

  12/1/1943
  $0.10
  $1,375.00
No copies available 		    

#68

  1/1/1944
  $0.10
  $2,325.00
No copies available 		    

#69

  2/1/1944
  $0.10
  $6,250.00
No copies available 		 Versus the Prankster Sam Citron

#70

  3/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,050.00
No copies available 		  Don CameronSam Citron

#71

  4/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,600.00
No copies available 		  Don CameronIra Yarbrough

#72

  4/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,625.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelJoe Shuster

#73

  6/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,425.00
No copies available 		  Jerry SiegelSam Citron

#74

  7/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,250.00
No copies available 		  Joseph GreeneIra Yarbrough, Mort Meskin, Ed Smalle, Bernard Baily, Joseph Sulman

#75

  8/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,275.00
No copies available 		   Ira Yarbrough

#76

  9/1/1944
  $0.10
  $2,900.00
No copies available 		   Mort Meskin, Ed Dobrotka

#77

  10/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,725.00
No copies available 		 Versus the PranksterDon CameronEd Dobrotka

#78

  11/1/1944
  $0.10
  $1,125.00
No copies available 		  Alvin SchwartzIra Yarbrough

#79

  12/1/1944
  $0.10
  $950.00
No copies available 		  Don CameronIra Yarbrough

#80

  1/1/1945
  $0.10
  $1,075.00
No copies available 		 2nd Appearance of Mr. MxyzptlkDon CameronIra Yarbrough

#80 Giveaway Version

  1/1/1945
  $0.00
  $480.00
No copies available 		 2nd Appearance of Mr. MxyzptlkDon CameronIra Yarbrough

#81

  2/1/1945
  $0.10
  $1,150.00
No copies available 		   Ira Yarbrough
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