Action Comics #1 is iconic. It was written and drawn by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938, features Superman and Lois Lane's first appearances and is widely considered the first superhero comic ...

Publisher DC Comics ... superhero genre. And now, this genre has been the backbone of Hollywood blockbusters for the better part of the last two decades. But what about the other legacy of Action ...

Among collectors, Action Comics #1 is considered the most important comic book ever issued, Zurzolo said, adding, “The superhero genre essentially was born with this issue, as was the Golden Age ...

An issue of Action ... 1 is so high that a version graded at just 0.5 sold for $408,000 in September. The book, from creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, is arguably the most important in ...

The modern superhero was born in 1938, when Cleveland friends and collaborators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster debuted Superman in Action Comics #1. So few copies of the comic are known to exist in ...

In addition to the Action Comics #1 reprint ... Matt Morrison has been writing about comics and superheroes for nearly two decades. His work can also be seen at KabOOOOOm.com and No Flying ...

Superman was the original super hero, first appearing in "Action Comics #1" which became such a runaway sales success that he catalyzed a new media genre based around narrative art and superheroes.

Action Comics #1 marks the first appearance of Superman, and with him the superhero genre as we know it today. Its historical impact can’t be overstated—in 2003, Time magazine dubbed its ...

DC Comics may have been named for the title Detective Comics, but the most important comic in the publisher’s library is Action Comics #1. Although DC (then called National Comics) had existed ...