Fred Guardineer

Frederick B. Guardineer (1913-2002)] was an American illustrator and comic book writer-artist best known for his work in the the Golden Age of Comic Books.

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Star Comics #4

Chesler Dynamic 1937 Vol. 1
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Syndicate Features #3

Chesler Dynamic 1937 Vol. 1
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New Adventure Comics #24

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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Funny Picture Stories #6

Centaur 1938 Vol. 2
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1st appearance of Superman

1st appearance of Lois Lane

1st appearance of Zatara, Zatanna's father

1st appearance of Tex Thompson, later becomes Mr. America

🌎 Currently holds the world record for the highest comic sale in history after a 9.0 copy from the collection of Nicolas Cage sold for $15 million dollars in December 2025

💰 In June 2024, an 8.5 Kansas City Pedigree sold for $6,000,000

Detective Comics #19

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #21

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of the Crimson Avenger

Adventure Comics #33

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #23

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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Adventure Comics #34

DC 1938 Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #24

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Adventure Comics #35

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #25

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Debut of Superman's X-Ray Vision

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Teaser ad for the introduction of Batman in Detective Comics #27

Adventure Comics #38

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Advertisement for Detective Comics #27, Batman's first appearance

1st cover appearance of Zatara

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1st appearance of Batman

1st appearance of Commissioner Gordon

💰 Detective Comics #27 has sold for over one million dollars 6x with a record high sale in 6.5 for $1.8 million (April 2024)

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Superman's emblem is first featured on his cape

1st appearance of Clip Carson

2nd appearance of Zatara, the father of Zatanna

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

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First mention of the city, Metropolis - previous Superman stories were based in Cleveland, Ohio

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4th appearance of Batman

2nd appearance of Dr. Death

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6th cover appearance of Superman on the Action Comics title

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1st appearance of The Monk, Batman's first costumed enemy

1st appearance of Julie Madison, Bruce Wayne's girlfriend

5th appearance of Batman

Debut of the Batgyro, an airborn vehicle later replaced by the Batplane

Debut of the Batarang

Stories take place in New York City

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Final issue to not include anything Superman related on the cover until Action Comics #602 (1988)

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6th appearance of Batman

Batman uses a gun to shoot and kill a vampire named Monk

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Iconic cover

More Fun Comics #50

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Adventure Comics #45

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Action Comics #20

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #34

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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8th appearance of Batman

Action Comics #21

DC 1939 Vol. 1
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Action Comics #22

DC 1940 Vol. 1
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Action Comics #24

DC 1940 Vol. 1
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Action Comics #25

DC 1940 Vol. 1
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Action Comics #26

DC 1940 Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Lois Lane

Detective Comics #42

DC 1940 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #10

Quality 1940 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #11

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #12

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #13

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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National Comics #12

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #14

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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National Comics #13

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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National Comics #14

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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National Comics #15

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #16

Quality 1941 Vol. 1
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