Marvel comics don’t need Superman to set super sales records, apparently. The 68-page booklet was released in October 1939 back when the publisher was known by its first name, Timely Comics. Published ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week. According to ...

A copy of Marvel’s first-ever comic book, known as Marvel Comics #1 “pay copy,” sold at auction Thursday. It is known as the “pay copy” because the original publisher, Lloyd Jacquet, used it to record ...

In 1938, a comic book cost 10 cents. Accounting for inflation, that would be $2.20 today, a time when rare copies are going ...

Three of those four sales have taken place within the last year, which is certainly a reflection of the incredible run that the vintage comic book and original art market has been on during that ...

An unrestored copy of Detective Comics #27, the May 1939 issue that first introduced Batman and Commissioner Gordon to readers worldwide, is going to auction at the end of March. The copy in question ...

Stephen Fishler, co-owner and CEO of ComicConnect.com, poses for a photo holding up a copy of Marvel Comics #1, Friday, March 18, 2022, in New York. The prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book ...

A rare copy of Marvel’s first-ever comic book has netted more than $2.4 million at auction. Marvel Comics No. 1 was published in 1939 and features such characters as The Human Torch, The Angel, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Up, up and away is synonymous with Superman and may have a new meaning for collectors, too, as an ultra-rare and pristine copy of Action Comics No. 1 is on the auction block. The ...

This photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a copy of Action Comics No. 1, the comic book that introduced Superman to the world in 1938, which sold for $6 million on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

NEW YORK (AP) — A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week. According to ...