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Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

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Milestone issue #100

DC ⋅ 1948

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Origin of Superman retold

10 year anniversary of the Superman title

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Milestone issue #100

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First horror title published by DC

🔮 DC Possibilities: Creepshow seems to be doing well for the Shudder streaming service which could give Warner Bros. confidence to delve into their deep catalog of horror anthology titles

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Milestone issue #200

DC ⋅ 1956

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Milestone issue #100

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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)

DC ⋅ 1956

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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age

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Milestone issue #100

DC ⋅ 1962

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Anniversary issue contains a map of Krypton

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Milestone issue Action Comics issue #300

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25th anniversary of Superman

DC ⋅ 1968

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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams

DC ⋅ 1969

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30th anniversary of Batman

Origin of Robin retold

DC ⋅ 1972

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DC begins publishing Tarzan

Origin of Tarzan

Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars

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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics

Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper

Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179

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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on an Our Army at War cover and the earliest registered use of the iconic logo on a DC periodical according to the Library of Congress filings and multiple solicitation resources that were published at the time

Final issue titled Our Army at War, retitled Sgt. Rock and continued with numbering

DC ⋅ 1978

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Anniversary of Batman issue #300

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Two-page introduction by Stephen King

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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year

Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7

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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Mike Allred

75th Anniversary edition

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Final issue of volume 1 (1940-2011)

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Relaunch of Action Comics

1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)

DC ⋅ 2011

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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA

Cover art by Jim Lee

Interior stories and art by various notable creators

Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story

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