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Action Comics #1

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Superman #9
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2023
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Superman #9
 
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Variant cover art by Mikel Janin

Action Comics #27
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014
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Action Comics #27
 
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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1

Scribblenauts edition

Disney's Hero Squad: Ultraheroes #1
1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2010
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Disney's Hero Squad: Ultraheroes #1
 
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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,557 including cover A, cover B and this 1:10 variant

Value unknown, there is one sale from April 2022 for $1,500 but not enough data to make a dollar determination

3 copies graded 9.8 exist on CGC and CBCS population reports

Action Comics #800
DC ⋅ 2003
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Action Comics #800
 
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Cover art by Drew Struzan

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Rogues #1
1:25 ⋅ DC Black Label ⋅ 2022
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Rogues #1
 
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Variant cover art by Michael Cho

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Wasted Space #1
2nd Print ⋅ Vault ⋅ 2018
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Wasted Space #1
 
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Second printing

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Multiversity #1
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014
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Multiversity #1
 
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Variant cover art by Chris Burnham featuring Captain Carrot

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Whiz Comics #1
Fawcett ⋅ 1940
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Whiz Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel, later renamed Shazam

1st appearance of the Wizard Shazam

1st appearance of Dr. Sivana, a scientific genius and the archenemy of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Ibis the Invincible and Spy Smasher

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1st team appearance of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, later renamed the Seven Deadly Sins

While not a precise swipe of Action Comics #1 artwork, this cover and other aspects of Captain Marvel led to DC (formerly National) filing a lawsuit against Fawcett for Captain Marvel too closely resembling Superman

Premiere issue of the series though the copyright notes read issue #2

There exists a very scarce Ashcan edition of this issue

Fantastic Four #291
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Fantastic Four #291
 
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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Action Comics #1
DC ⋅ 1938
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Action Comics #1
 
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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

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💰 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $6,000,000 [$1,000,000 in 2010] +500%

This Kansas City Pedigree book received a grade bump from 8.0 to 8.5 at some point between its $1,000,000 sale in 2010 and the most recent sale

The previous paid for any other 8.5 was for $3,250,000 in 2021

This 6 million dollar sale is the highest price for any comic book ever

Lady Death: Apocalyptic Abyss #1
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Variant ⋅ Coffin Comics ⋅ 2018
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Lady Death: Apocalyptic Abyss #1
 
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Variant cover art by Marat Mychaels

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1939)

Rick and Morty #39
Variant ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2018
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Rick and Morty #39
 
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Variant cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1939)

Delivery-Boy Man #1
Bongo ⋅ 2010
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Delivery-Boy Man #1
 
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San Diego Comic Con 2010 promotional exclusive

Issue featured in an August 2010 episode of Futurama, written and illustrated by the main character Philip J. Fry

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Popeye #1
IDW ⋅ 2012
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Popeye #1
 
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IDW begins publishing Popeye with the first original story in over 30 years

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Ice Cream Man #17
Image ⋅ 2020
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Ice Cream Man #17
 
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$40

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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Amazing Spider-Man #306
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Amazing Spider-Man #306
 
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane, inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Spawn #228
Image ⋅ 2013
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Spawn #228
 
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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Action Comics #685
DC ⋅ 1993
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Action Comics #685
 
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'Funeral for a Friend' part 2

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

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