The Scoop – Industry News: Action Comics #1 Listed on eBay
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Industry News: Action Comics #1 Listed on eBay
Action Comics #1 Listed on eBay
Industry News, Scoop, Friday, April 07, 2006
A restored copy of Action Comics #1 has been posted for auction on
eBay. With the first appearance of Superman, many collectors consider this issue
to be the most important comic book in the hobby. The cover date for the book is
June 1938.Many forget that the book is actually a great anthology with
quite a few solid back up features. The book opens with the very first Superman
story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Other features in the title include Tex
Thomson, The Adventures of Marco Polo and Pep Morgan. While the majority
of the features are in color, the book does contain 12 pages of black and white
art.Superman gets all the attention, but the book also contains a
memorable Zatara story with great pencils by the great Bernard Baily. Magicians
were a very popular subject during the early days of both comic books and
newspaper strips. Zatara lives on into today through the presence of his
daughter, Zatanna. Since her first appearance in the Hawkman #4, she has
become an integral part of the modern DC Universe.The book has been
graded in an apparent 5.0 VG/FN condition. The restoration is considered to be
moderate. The restoration includes cleaning, pressing and reinforcement.The book will be listed for seven days, ending on April 12,2006.
Diamond International Gallery is listing the book on consignment. The opening
bid of $25,000 has already been met. You can find the book at www.ebay.com. The item number is
6619929923.
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