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Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. Ad for superman s girl friend, lois lane, action comics, and superboy. Anyone that grew up in the late 1950s to mid1960s will see this as a nostalgic blast. You get everything from grand spaceopera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, scifi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 1956 1969 when you shop the largest online selection at. The majority of our books belong to what has been termed the golden age of comics. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Why my mother threw out my comic books part 1 of 3 webages by adam blatner reposted november 18, 2009 this is based on a talk given on 61209 to the summer session of the senior university georgetown. The first adaptation of superman was as a daily newspaper comic strip, launching on january 16, 1939. The death of superman was a major news story that was covered by the likes of cnn and time magazine.

Comic books limped through the 1960s as a cheap disposable form of entertainment for children, found on magazine racks that catered to parents. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows. Even though there were no color televisions available to the public, in 1954 the adventures of superman became only the second tv series to be filmed in color cisco kid was the first. See our superman comic books article for more details. This group is 40 files, a few being a few kilobytes of the start and nothing else junk. This is the decade that would produce the definitive superman who would be in print for more than 30 years, and pave the way for the superman storyline all fans follow today. Supermans popularity helped make comic books a major arm of publishing, which led rival companies to create. Mort weisinger was the man behind the superman titles at dc comics in the 1950s and 1960s. Superman accidentally escapes krypton, leaving behind lyla.

Postflashpoint comic books 20112016 action comics and superman comic books, specials, annuals and graphic novels 20112016 superman unchained comic books 202015 batmansuperman comic books 202016 supermanwonder woman comic books 202016 earth 2. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. By the 1970s, the american comic book had lost its. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. For me it was a nostalgic return to when i was a child and able to purchase 10 comics for a dollar off a turning rack no sales tax either at the local soda shop. Silver age comics, superman, lot of 5 books from 1960s. See also list of years in comics events and publications january. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Get the best deals on superman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online. The strip ran until may 1966, and significantly, siegel and shuster used the first strips to establish supermans backstory, adding details such as the planet krypton and supermans father, jorel, concepts not yet established in the comic books.

This is the old superman series from 19521958 with george reeves as clark kent superman. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. Tricksy, worlds greatest stunt man humor page by henry boltinoff. When somone says, superman comics, this is what they mean. However three superheroes did make their debuts on the big screen in that decade. This is a significant issue of superman where the origin of superman is retold. Hussein amin bikar establishes the egyptian childrens comics magazine sindibad also known as sinbad. Please examine all photos carefully and judge the condition of the book for yourself. It was the death of an icon probably the most famous character in all of comicdom.

Adventures of superman tv series 19521958 trivia on imdb. Adventures of superman tv series 19521958 trivia imdb. Society comic books 20152016 doomed comic books 20152016. We picked up a large collection of these australian copies of superman, superboy and worlds finest books stories, check out our other listings. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Superman arrived on television in 1952 with a mythology established through comic books, a novel, a radio series, two theatrical serials, and seventeen max. In this issue, the 1st reference to krytonite is made. The man of steel fights crime with help from his friends at the daily planet. First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Celebrate superman month with a historical timeline. The toy superman contest starring superman and red anson, script by bill woolfolk, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye.

Supermans last hour starring superman, nails harrigan, and dan delta, script by jerry coleman, art by al plastino. In the bonanza books edition, this page is extended to include a color sections. The book features a key appearance, printed in black white, a rare foreign issue from the 1950s. Astounding science fiction 19381960 street and smith pulp vol. Silver age comic that is complete wit no rips or cut outs. Wind 1939, and would later serve as mayberry for the andy griffith show 1960. Adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts that jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. Superman also helps find the justice league of america, marking one of the first panlabel crossover teams in comic book history.

Classic comic books welcome to the classic comic books home page. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue. Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. Early in the silver age of comic books, as dc was introducing new versions of old heroes, they explained that old versions lived in a parallel dimension they called earthtwo. Superman reunites with lori lemaris for the first time since college. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. More 10 stunning vintage evening dresses worthy of the red carpet. Distributed by atlas publishing and distributing co.

Superman from the thirties to the seventies grand comics database. When the adventures of superman debuted in late 1952, it was a big hit, by far the most imaginative and exciting adventure series the medium had ever seen. Most copies are worth much less, but the good news is, if you have one of these truly rare comic books, then youre certainly sitting on a prized asset that any comic book collector would be envious of. Welcome to the main page of our massive public domain comic book archive. After a month of spotlighting the strange if endearingly strange history of comic books and especially the silver age, i think it is worthwhile to show the comic books of the silver age that are simply great stories period, without any enjoyably goofy aspect to them. Although superman had remained in continuous publication and was not explicitly revised for the silver age, the various inconsistencies between his original appearance see kall and the version. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice. Promotes the new orson welles film black magic, in which nancy guild costarred. With george reeves, noel neill, john hamilton, bill kennedy. Theres a fair amount of debate about the beginning of the golden age of comics. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal.

There is a name written at the top of the first page. He hired writers like jerry siegel yes, the original creator himself and otto binder the greatest shazam writer ever to recreate supermans world. At the time the adventures of superman starring george reeves went into production in 1952, the musicians union had made it almost impossible to commission original music for television, or. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Superman s mermaid sweetheart, script by jerry siegel, pencils by wayne boring, inks by stan kaye. Supermans girlfriend lois lane comics dc comics 1960s. Supermans kryptonian romance supermans return to krypton. Towards the end of the 1940s, sales and interest in superhero comic books began to decline. This began primarily with newspaper reprints and then went up, up and away with the introduction of superman. The show was the first television series to feature superman and began filming in 1951 in california on rko pathe stages and the rko forty acres back lot. Superman romances lyla and witnesses jonathan kents proposal to martha, while brainiac shrinks and steals kandor. Based on the comic book character created by jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956.

Comic books for sale buy dc, marvel comic books online. Introduced in 1938, superman would usher in a golden age of comic books, and become the first superhero in existence. Batman 1943, captain america 1944, and superman 1949, were all featured in film serials. In the 1960s, the greatest entertainment in the world can be gotten for a mere 10 cents between the pages of the various superman comics published. Top 20 best superman comics of all time scifinow the. The history of this music could fill and, indeed, has filled magazine articles. Superman mexican series 1952 comic books mycomicshop.

New listing silver age lot of 4 comics fantastic four, flash, thor, marvel jerry weist estate. Supermans sweetheart, script by bill woolfolk, art by al plastino. Superman in the fifties is a collection of 17 stories from 1950 to 1959 reprinted in color. Here is an archive of all the silver age comics features so far we begin with the first death of superman, from. A brief comic book history of the worlds finest super bros.