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Action Comics #1 (1938) Variants

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Action Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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$11.5k

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$38k

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$115k

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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

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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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1976

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$10

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$35

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$100

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16-page promotional comic given away with the purchase of Safeguard deodorant (1976)

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16-page promotional comic given away with the purchase of Safeguard deodorant (1976)

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1976

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$20

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$70

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16-page promotional reprint with sleeping bag advertisement on back cover

$0.10 cover price

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16-page promotional reprint with sleeping bag advertisement on back cover

$0.10 cover price

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1983

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$12

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$40

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$125

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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

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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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1987

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$15

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$45

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Reprint of Action Comics #1 with a Nestle advertisement on the back cover and a $0.10 cover price

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Reprint of Action Comics #1 with a Nestle advertisement on the back cover and a $0.10 cover price

Action Comics #1

Non-Key

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1987

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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$12

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$40

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Newsstand edition with $0.50 cover price

16-page reprint of Superman's first appearance from 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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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$20

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Reprint of Superman's first appearance in celebration of the 50 year anniversary of Action Comics #1

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Reprint of Superman's first appearance in celebration of the 50 year anniversary of Action Comics #1

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1992

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$15

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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

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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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1992

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$35

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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

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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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1998

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$12

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$45

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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

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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

Action Comics #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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$15

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Reprint of Action Comics #1 in it's 68-page entirety

Distributed by Loot Crate

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Reprint of Action Comics #1 in it's 68-page entirety

Distributed by Loot Crate

Action Comics #1

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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$18

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$70

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Facsimile foil reprint, limited to 1,500 copies

2022 NYCC exclusive

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Facsimile foil reprint, limited to 1,500 copies

2022 NYCC exclusive

Action Comics #1

Facsimile ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Facsimile reprint of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman

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Facsimile reprint of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman

Action Comics #1

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Fan Expo ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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$20

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Action Comics #1

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Fan Expo ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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$15

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Action Comics #1	DC	$11.5k	$38k	$115k
Action Comics #1	DC	$10	$35	$100
Action Comics #1	DC	$8	$20	$70
Action Comics #1	DC	$12	$40	$125
Action Comics #1	DC	$5	$15	$45
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$2	$3
Action Comics #1	DC	$4	$12	$40
Action Comics #1	DC	$2	$8	$20
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$5	$15
Action Comics #1	DC	$3	$9	$35
Action Comics #1	DC	$5	$12	$45
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$5	$15
Action Comics #1	DC	$5	$18	$70
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$2	$8
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$2	$20
Action Comics #1	DC	$1	$2	$15

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