Action Comics 1
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Action Comics #1 is the first issue of the original run of the comic-book/magazine series Action Comics. It features the first appearance of several comic-book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and
Cover of Action Comics #1 (June 1938) by Joe Shuster.
The cover has been compared to Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiuolo.
At the 2014 New York Comic Con, Vincent Zurzolo of Metropolis Collectibles displays the CGC 9.0 copy of Action Comics #1 for which his firm paid $3.2 million (USD).
Joe Shuster
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Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Action Comics 1
…run of the comic-book/magazine series Action Comics. It features the first appearance of several comic-book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman—and sold for 10 cents (equivalent to $2 in 2025). It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the…
Shuster in 1939
Shuster (seated) with Jerry Siegel in 1942
Shuster in a DC Comics press photo, 1975