Ongoing titles featuring superman in a starring roleedit. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list. In the 1960s, the greatest entertainment in the world can be gotten for a mere 10 cents between the pages of the various superman comics published. The first 8 annuals were 80 pages and were an all reprint issues that were produced from 1960 to 1964. After a month of spotlighting the strange if endearingly strange history of comic books and especially the silver age, i think it is worthwhile to show the comic books of the silver age that are simply great stories period, without any enjoyably goofy aspect to them.
See our superman comic books article for more details. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Today, we look at how superman and the flash finally raced against each other. You get everything from grand spaceopera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, scifi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. But marvels superheroes continued to outsell dcs by the end of the 1960s. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Supergirl discovers why superman has begun to act evil at random intervals, and it all goes back to before krypton exploded. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. The first annual superman comic book was published in 1960. Great comic books of the sixties by billy ingram 1995 article.
Superman s mermaid sweetheart, script by jerry siegel, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. Superman wiki is a database for everything related to the dc comics superhero from krypton, played by christopher reeve and henry cavill, who fights for truth, justice, and the american way. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Superman and doomsday just exchange blows one after another. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa 1970, and was succeeded by the bronze and modern ages.
Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969. In the view of comics historian les daniels, artist curt swan became the definitive artist of superman in the early 1960s with a new look. As a kid, i first discovered comic books in 1965 when i saw the tag at the end of the superman tv. Superman is also featured in a onepage public service announcement, be a good citizen. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. This is a list of comic books featuring superman and related characters. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Here is an archive of all the silver age comics features so far we begin with the first death of superman, from 1961s. The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. Steel, a media star thanks to the adventures of superman 195357, a syndicated.
Most copies are worth much less, but the good news is, if you have one of these truly rare comic books, then youre certainly sitting on a prized asset that any comic book collector would be envious of. Each page is a full page shot of the intense battle. The sort of things that typically occur when comic book fans grow up to become comic book writers, which wasnt really a thing until the mid 1960s. Science and cold war mistrust melded in november 1955 when dc comics. Superman reunites with lori lemaris for the first time since college. Ad for superman s girl friend, lois lane, action comics, and superboy. Silver age comics, superman, lot of 5 books from 1960s. Well also make a cash offer for your superman comic books, should you wish to sell. Superman witnesses the end of the world in action comics. Find out what your superman or action comics are worth at sell my comic books. Just who would win in a race superman or the flash.
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