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Action Comics #1
Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937
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Action Comics #1
 
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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

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One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

Adventure Comics #32
DC ⋅ 1938
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Adventure Comics #32
 
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$900
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$9k

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

Action Comics #15
DC ⋅ 1939
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Action Comics #15
 
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$2.8k
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$8.5k
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$28k

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

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5.0 sold for $11,400 [$10,450 in 2017] +9%

Superman #4
DC ⋅ 1940
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Superman #4
 
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$750
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$9.7k

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2nd appearance of Lex Luthor

Wow Comics #1
Fawcett ⋅ 1940
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Wow Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

World's Finest Comics #2
DC ⋅ 1941
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World's Finest Comics #2
 
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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

More Fun Comics #70
DC ⋅ 1941
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More Fun Comics #70
 
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$280
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$825
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$2.8k

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

All-Star Comics #7
DC ⋅ 1941
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All-Star Comics #7
 
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$370
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$4.4k

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

Adventure Comics #72
DC ⋅ 1942
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Adventure Comics #72
 
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$875
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$11k

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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

Detective Comics #100
DC ⋅ 1945
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Detective Comics #100
 
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$180
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$600
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$1.8k

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Milestone issue #100

Superman #53
DC ⋅ 1948
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Superman #53
 
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$400
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$4k

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Origin of Superman retold

10th year anniversary of of Superman title

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7.0 sold for $3,240 [$1,900 in 2020] +71%

Sensation Comics #100
DC ⋅ 1950
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Sensation Comics #100
 
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$100
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$300
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$1.1k

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Anniversary of issue #100

House of Mystery #1
DC ⋅ 1951
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House of Mystery #1
 
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First horror title published by DC

🔮 DC Possibilities: Creepshow seems to be doing well for the Shudder streaming service which could give Warner Bros. confidence to delve into their deep catalog of horror anthology titles

Detective Comics #200
DC ⋅ 1953
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Detective Comics #200
 
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Milestone issue #200

Batman #100
DC ⋅ 1956
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Batman #100
 
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$270
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$810
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$3.3k

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Milestone issue #100

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8.0 sold for $3,840 [$2,351 in 2015] +63%

Action Comics #221
DC ⋅ 1956
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Action Comics #221
 
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$45
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$480

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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)

Batman #103
DC ⋅ 1956
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Batman #103
 
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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age

Wonder Woman #100
DC ⋅ 1958
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Wonder Woman #100
 
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$620

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100 issue milestone

Superboy #100
DC ⋅ 1962
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Superboy #100
 
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$225

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Anniversary issue contains a map of Krypton

Action Comics #300
DC ⋅ 1963
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Action Comics #300
 
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$170

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Anniversary of Action Comics issue #300

Superman Annual #7
DC ⋅ 1963
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Superman Annual #7
 
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$60

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25th anniversary of Superman

Batman #200
DC ⋅ 1968
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Batman #200
 
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$25
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$250

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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams

Batman #213
DC ⋅ 1969
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Batman #213
 
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$150

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30th anniversary of Batman

Origin of Robin retold

Tarzan #207
DC ⋅ 1972
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Tarzan #207
 
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$55

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DC begins publishing Tarzan

Origin of Tarzan

Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars

Wonder Woman #204
DC ⋅ 1973
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Wonder Woman #204
 
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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics

Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper

Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179

Batman #300
DC ⋅ 1978
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Batman #300
 
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Anniversary of Batman issue #300

Action Comics #500
DC ⋅ 1979
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Action Comics #500
 
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Anniversary of Action Comics issue #500

Batman #400
DC ⋅ 1986
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Batman #400
 
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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Two-page introduction by Stephen King

Action Comics #600
DC ⋅ 1988
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Action Comics #600
 
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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year

Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7

Batman #700
DC ⋅ 2010
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Batman #700
 
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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor

Teen Titans #86
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010
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Teen Titans #86
 
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$55

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Variant cover art by Mike Allred

75th Anniversary edition

Batman #713
DC ⋅ 2011
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Batman #713
 
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Final issue of volume 1 (1940-2011)

Action Comics #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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Action Comics #1
 
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Relaunch of Action Comics

1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)

Batman #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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Batman #1
 
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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

Detective Comics #46
DC ⋅ 2015
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Detective Comics #46
 
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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

Action Comics #1000
DC ⋅ 2018
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Action Comics #1000
 
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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA

Cover art by Jim Lee

Interior stories and art by various notable creators

Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story

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