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Sotheby's to Offer Rare Superman & Batman Comics in Complete DC Comics Collection | 40,000+ Issues

Although National Allied Publications, DC’s predecessor firm, had been publishing comics since autumn 1934 with New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine #1, Superman’s debut in Action Comics #1 (June 1938), sparked a new era not only in comic books but in global pop culture, with superheroes exerting enormous influence on film, television, and fashion. Superman was soon joined by a radically different superhero than the alien man of steel, but equally as significant and influential: Batman (originally, the Bat-Man), who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Shortly after, National Allied Publications adopted the initials of this popular title for the company brand that is still recognized the world over: DC. Representing the pinnacle of the Golden Age of comics, these two seminal characters would soon be joined by an expanding roster of several hundred celebrated superheroes and serialized stories.

The Levine Collection is highlighted further by hundreds of rare promotional comics by DC artists and writers, featuring various DC (or DC-inspired) characters endorsing various consumer goods and corporate entities; a number of “ashcan” issues (intended to establish copyright but not available for sale), as well as many foreign (non–United States) reprints, British comic books featuring appearances by DC characters, and anthology reprints in proper book form.

The auction record for a comic was achieved in 2014 when Action Comics #1 sold for $3.2 million. The record for an issue of Detective Comics #27 was reached in 2010 for $1.075 million.








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  • eft to Right: Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939; Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938; Sensation Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, January 1942
    eft to Right: Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939; Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938; Sensation Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, January 1942
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  • Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939
    Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939
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  • Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938
    Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938
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    Sensation Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, January 1942
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  • Superman No. 1, June 1939
    Superman No. 1, June 1939
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  • The Adventures of Bob Hope, February-March 1950
    The Adventures of Bob Hope, February-March 1950
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    House of Mystery No. 1, December-January 1951
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