The Captain America Comics #1 CGC 9.4 from the fabled Tom Reilly / San Francisco Pedigree has just sold for a record $3,120,000.
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American icon Uncle Sam became a comic book superhero in Quality Comics title National Comics, adapted for this purpose by Will Eisner.
Marvel was in the air in the second half of 1939. Marvel Comics, Captain Marvel, Masked Marvel, and... Marvel Man in Dell's Popular Comics.
Mighty Mouse Adventure Stories weighed in at 384 pages, and that just might be the largest American comic book to be published up to that time
Pulp icon Doc Savage is considered influencial on comic book superheroes, and the character branched out to comics beginning in 1940.
It's Game Time was an unusual series that DC Comics tried as the industry shifted in the wake of the Comics Code.
One of the biggest characters in the Golden Age, Captain Marvel was also featured in some of the biggest comics published in the era as well.
The obscure character Rebo from "Saturn Against Earth" published in the U.S. in Future Comics was eventually used in Donald Duck adventures.
Fawcett Publications' Whiz Comics #155 is the beginning of the end of an important chapter in American comic book history.
Feature Book #26 from 1941 featuring Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, holds an interesting place in comic book collecting history.
The Chesler line may technically have come before the Pre-Code era, but their covers and contents makes Punch Comics impossible to ignore.
Beginning with Frankenstein #18, Dick Briefer's once-humorous take on Frankenstein's monstrous character took a turn towards Pre-Code Horror.
Star Publications' Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror #115 features a classic L.B. Cole horror cover by one of the best cover artists of the era
Venus #12 debuts the first Marvel version of Thor drawn by Werner Roth in 1951 in a wild story that also includes a version of Loki.
After her introduction in Captain Marvel Adventures #18, Mary Marvel made her series debut in Wow Comics #9 with gorgeous art by Marc Swayze.
Debuting in 1934, Mandrake the Magician has influenced countless comic book characters ranging from Zatara to Dr. Strange.
The first issue of Wolverine in a high CGC grade is taking bids at Heritage Auctions today, at a steal of a price.
A really nice CGC 9.8 copy of an original Marvel Comics Star Wars issue is taking bids at Heritage Auctions today.
Harvey's Green Hornet Comics series includes covers by one of the distinctive cover artists of the era, Alex Schomburg.
An early issue from the single most important collection ever assembled, Edgar Church's copy of Detective Comics #6 is rare air indeed.
There's a rare chance to get an early Action Comics issue from Lamont Larson's now-legendary and historic important collection.
Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 from 1974 is another 1970s Marvel horror classic that sees Morbius vs Man-Thing vs Spider-Man all in one issue.
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee meet Doctor Doom and put an interesting meta twist on the Marvel Universe in the process.
Farrell Publication's Voodoo Annual #1 is a comic book that Pre-Code Horror collectors rarely want to part with, and it's easy to see why.
If you want to pick up the first appearance of Nova now would be the time, like this CGC 9.0 copy at Heritage Auctions.
From her debut in Batman #1 in 1940, Catwoman would not get a cover appearance until seven years later on Detective Comics #122.
From her debut in 1941, Harvey Comics' Black Cat was one of the most successful and popular female characters of the Golden Age.
From his debut in All-American Comics #8, Ultra-Man stands out as a fascinating product of the politics of his moment in history.
The Golden Age Harley Quinn?! Green Lantern's nemesis Harlequin first appeared in All-American Comics #89 in 1947.
DC Comics foundational editor Vin Sullivan brought in greats like Gardner Fox, Creig Flessel, and Fred Gardineer, for Big Shot Comics.