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DC Dec 1937

Action Comics #1

Ashcan
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:
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
DC Jun 1938

Action Comics #1

Action Comics #1
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1st appearance of Superman
1st appearance of Lois Lane
1st appearance of Zatara, Zatanna's father
1st appearance of Tex Thompson, later becomes Mr. America
🌎 Currently holds the world record for the highest comic sale in history after a 9.0 copy from the collection of Nicolas Cage sold for $15 million dollars in December 2025
DC Sep 2011 Vol 2

Action Comics #1

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)
DC Nov 2011 Vol 2

Action Comics #1

Newsstand
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)
DC Jan 1983

Action Comics #1

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Action Comics #1
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16-page reprint of Action Comics #1
Obtained by mail after submitting two labels of peanut butter branded with Superman as a spokesman
Celebration of Superman's 45th anniversary
DC Jan 1988

Action Comics #1

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Newsstand edition with $0.50 cover price
16-page reprint of Superman's first appearance from Action Comics #1
DC Jan 1992

Action Comics #1

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Action Comics #1
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Reprint of the first appearance of Superman from Action Comics #1
$1.00/$1.35 cover price and interior ad for World Without Superman: Funeral for a Friend on final page
DC Jan 1992

Action Comics #1

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Reprint of the first appearance of Superman from Action Comics #1
$0.10 cover price and interior ad for World Without Superman: Funeral for a Friend on final page
DC Sep 1998

Action Comics #1

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Action Comics #1
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Reprint of Action Comics #1 distributed in 1998 by the US Post Office commemorating 50 years of Superman
Scarce issue, sealed with a book of Superman stamps
DC Dec 2004

Action Comics #1

Mini-Comic
Action Comics #1
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Reprint of Action Comics #1
Mini-comic distributed with DC Direct '1st Appearances' Superman action figure
22-pages, measures 1.3 in. x 1.9 in.

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