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DC Comics Superman (1939)

Issue #1

by Jerry Siegel Writer Joe Shuster Penciller +4 more
May 18, 1939
Key Issue
Overview Market Data $84+ Discussion

A key issue noted for Premiere issue of Superman solo series. Superman #1 was published by DC Comics on April 1, 1939, as part of a series that began in 1939. Jerry Siegel writes, and art comes from Joe Shuster. It features Superman, Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent and George Taylor, among 9 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series
Superman (1939)
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
May 18, 1939
Cover Date
April 1939

Series Details

Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1939 - 1986
Issues Count
488
Genre
Superhero
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Creators
Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Letterer, Inker, Cover Artist

Vincent Sullivan

Vincent Sullivan

Editor

Characters

Bea Carroll

Bea Carroll

Bea Carroll

Jonathan Kent

Jonathan Kent

Jonathan Joseph Kent

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Martha Kent

Martha Kent

Martha Clark-Kent

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Butch Matson

Butch Matson

Butch Matson

George Taylor

George Taylor

George Taylor

Lola Cortez

Stanislaw Kober

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