ACTION COMICS #1 CGC 7.0 1st Superman Holy Grail DC Golden Age

Sold For: 120,100.00 Seller: sparklecitycomics ( 43942 )

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ACTION COMICS #1 CGC 7.0 1st Superman Holy Grail DC Golden Age

Action Comics #1 is truly an American Treasure. Its place in both American History and Comic History has already been etched. The image of Superman holding a car against the white background on the cover is well known by everyone who collects comics as well as millions who don't. Superman is known universally across the globe and is a cultural icon in the same way the names of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth are. You can ask people who do not know sports those names and they will know exactly who they are. In the same way, Superman is known by those that know little about comics. The significance of Superman in pop culture and American History cannot be understated and the significance of Action Comics #1 is broad and far reaching. Action Comics #1 is not only the 1st appearance of the Man of Steel, but it is also the comic that is known as the first true superhero comic. Superman paved the way for countless others and began a trend that continues today and has become part of the fabric of our lives. This is an opportunity for a comic collector, an American history collector, an art collector, a pop culture collector, and investor, or plain and simple, anyone who wants to own something special that can be treasured or bragged about to acquire a piece of American history and world history for that matter. This is a chance to join an exclusive club of people who own a copy of this national treasure. Its not often one has the chance to take ownership of a piece of history this significant. There are an estimated 50 to 100 copies said to exist and 55 have walked thru CGC's doors since their inception. That's a small amount compared to the 200,000 copies printed originally in 1938 and a even a smaller amount compared to the millions that want to own a copy within today's collector base. The reason for the shortage of copies of this comic is primarily due to the World War II paper drive. Kids and families across the nation were encouraged to help America's effort in gathering resources to fight the Axis of Evil. Tons and tons of Golden Age comics were sacrificed because it was seen as your civic duty to help your country. With less than 100 believed to exist, the demand for this comic is phenomenal. Make no mistake about it, someone will be the new owner of this comic in 10 days since we are proud to offer this example of comic's Holy Grail with NO RESERVE. This particular Action Comics #1 has been professional examined and graded by CGC the top 3rd party independent comic grading service within the hobby. CGC has confirmed all the paper restoration work done and has assigned the appropriate grade. Unlike other restored copies, even the trained eye would have a hard time spotting the professional restoration job on the brilliant cover which looks every bit VF/NM. Given the fact that a copy of this appeal would cost nearly $1 million dollars if unrestored, this will be the best chance for many to acquire a copy for a more modest amount. Restored copies that do not look as nice as this one and have clear visible evidence of restoration have sold for as much as $150,000. Close your eyes and imagine this comic on your wall or in your trophy case or just being able to say you own a copy. Good luck bidding an enjoy the auction!

The Book:

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ACTION COMICS #1 CGC 7.0 1st Superman Holy Grail DC Golden Age | eBay.

Sold For:$12,995.00 Seller: mr-mxyztplk ( 366 )

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ACTION COMICS #3

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CGC *1.8* (1938)

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ACTION COMICS is the ground-breaking comic book series that, starting with Issue #1 (Summer 1938), introduced us to SUPERMAN, the FIRST major comic book “Super-Hero” character as the term is popularly defined today.

This auction features an original first print of ACTION COMICS #3, published in pre-WWII August 1938, still in remarkable condition after 72+ YEARS– In what is just his THIRD appearance EVER, the now legendary SUPERMAN, the first true comic book “Super-Hero,” would eventually go on to become a world-renown American pop culture icon.

An invaluable piece of comic book history, the present ACTION COMICS #3, was published one full year before the now equally legendary debut of the Man of Steel’s standalone series, “SUPERMAN” (DC 1939).

The Book:

Alex Raymond RIP KIRBY 3/18/1954. Honey Dorian! NR

What an artist. I love Raymond's line work.

Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 8.5 White Origin & 1st Amazing Spider-Man KEY HIGH GRADE

Once all is said and done, the Saginaw books are going to dominate the all time record eBay sales tables.

ORIGINAL ART Barry Windsor-Smith CONAN 1971 Robert E. Howard

That last panel makes it for me.

Michael Turner Original! Superman, Batman, Supergirl!

wow, serious stuff right there. That would make for quite a display.

Gil Kane, Fanzine art, Full Splash, Original Art

holy cow. that's quite a page.

This is precisely why I love this hobby. Even with all the research and all the biggest brains I can find feeding me information books like this can reappear and upset the applecart. I'll clearly be rewriting the most valuable comic books in the world article and we'll definitely have a new champion on top of the all time record comic book sales table. I don't see this selling for a penny less than $2,000,000.

What's interesting is I've known about this book for several years, being the copy stolen from Nic Cage and notoriously absent from his massive Heritage auction. I just never knew it was this nice. I also didn't know it was the book sold at the 1992 Sotheby's auction for $82,500. Here's my scan of that catalog image:

X-men #138 page 10 by John Byrne and Terry Austin

Well, how about that? A very cool page for an X-Men fan in general and… it's Byrne!

Phil Noto Superman Lois Lane Heroes Con 2006 Painting

Crummy photo, but knowing Noto that thing must shine in person.

Action Comics #85 CGC 9.2 Universal Grade June 1945

Want listed! What great cover dialog.

Swamp Thing #28 Alan Moore & McManus. GREAT!

What a bad-ass page this is. It's a great image of Swamp thing and it's penned by Moore.

ORIGINAL ART Neil Gaiman/Mike Dringenberg SANDMAN 1990

Sandman took about a year to take off. After that first year the buzz was basically deafening. At this point the book had found its voice and the arc format that would take it through to the end of the run. Classic stuff.

SUPERMAN #32 CGC VF 7.5 Amazing Golden Age Gem! 1945

Nice looking book! It's also a cover that was previously unfamiliar to me. I love the black background and the action popping on top.

Batman #181 CGC 9.0 WHITE Pgs! 1st Poison Ivy!

This is a cool book to me. It's a significant 1st appearance and I love the layout of the cover.

WITCHCRAFT #5 AVON VF+

Cool cover, right?

DETECTIVE COMICS #85 (1944) CGC 7.0 White – Joker cover

Joker x Joker

Kevin Maguire Original JLI Cover Art WONDER WOMAN

He's still got it. Maguire will forever be a favorite around these parts.

Just to capture this phenomenal series of books:

1. Action Comics 1938 # 1 CGC VG+: 4.5 $345,000
2. Captain America Comics # 1 CGC NM- 9.2 $343,057
3. Action Comics 1938 # 10 CGC VF/NM 9.0 $258,000
4. Detective Comics # 33 CGC NM-: 9.2 $194,000
5. Action Comics 1938 # 13 CGC NM-: 9.2 $185,000
6. Flash Comics 1940-49 # 1 CGC VF/NM 9.0 $85,000

Not too shabby, eh? I'll update with hammer prices as they come in.

Michael Turner Original! Superman Batman! 2 pg Splash!!

That's a pretty bad-ass splash page, I have to say.

Planet Comics 2 CGC 5.5 Fiction House Scarce Lou Fine c

What's not to love about Early Planets? NOTHING, that's what.

Iron Man #281 CGC 10.0 white pages ( War Machine ) !

It's MINTY.

Venom Lethal Protector #1 Black error CGC 9.6!

My kind of book, just because of how rare it is for a new book.
For more on this cover.

Tales of Suspense #8 CGC 8.5 1st APP MONSTRO CLASSIC

Yeah, you love early TOS. You know you do.

PHANTOM LADY # 17 CGC 4.5 UNRESTORED(OLD LABEL)

Classic cover!

Superman #14 CGC Graded 5.0 Classic Flag Cover Nice!

The MOST classic cover!!

FANTASTIC FOUR #73 CGC 9.8 HIGHEST GRADED vs AVENGERS

I love this cover, personally. Bone white, by the looks of it. I even like the date stamp. I'm not a date stamp hater, but that one seems almost well placed.

MYSTIC 7 CGC 3.5 (R) Classic Kirby Hitler ! 1st WITNESS

Not a book you see on eBay all that often.

MOPSY COMICS #1 CGC CENTRAL VALLEY PEDIGREE HIGHEST

And now… for something pretty random. That's a neat book.