Action Comics Vol. 1 (1938)

Power Up Your Portfolio with Action Comics (1938) – Invest in the Superhero OG!

Buckle up, collectors—Action Comics (1938) is the 2025 investment kryptonite that’ll make your bank account soar faster than Superman chasing a scoop! Launched in June 1938 by National Allied Publications (DC’s grandpappy), this series didn’t just birth the Man of Steel—it kicked off the entire superhero genre, running 904 issues before a 2011 reboot. Think of it as the Big Bang of comics, and it’s still a profit powerhouse hotter than a Metropolis heatwave in March (thanks, 2025 climate chaos!). Here’s why Action Comics (1938) is your ticket to financial flight:
  • #1 – The Million-Dollar Legend: Superman’s debut, Lois Lane’s sass, and a car-smashing cover that screams ‘iconic.’ Only ~100 of the 200,000 printed survive. Raw VG copies fetch $300K+, while a CGC 9.0 sold for $3.2M in 2014—then a record-shattering $6M in 2024 at Heritage Auctions. Up 25% yearly since 2020 (GoCollect), it’s the gold standard of comics!
  • Early Keys That Pack a Punch: #7 (2nd Superman cover, dangling a crook mid-air) hits $150K in CGC 8.0—up 30% since 2022. #10 (Supes leaps tall buildings, pre-flight) is $50K NM raw, a sleeper climbing as his mythos grows. #13 (1st Ultra-Humanite) is $180K in 9.2—rare and rising!
  • Golden Age Rarity Rules: Print runs started big but dwindled by the ‘40s. #23 (1st Lex Luthor, sorta—bald villain vibes) is $40K NM raw, with graded 9.0s doubling in five years. Low survival rates make these issues mutant-level scarce.
  • Cultural Kryptonite: Superman ’78 vibes from James Gunn’s 2025 film (due July) and Action Comics #1000 (2018) nostalgia keep this run in the zeitgeist. X buzz about an MCU-style DCU reboot has collectors hoarding Golden Age keys like Doomsday on a rampage.
This isn’t just a comic series—it’s the Rosetta Stone of superhero lore, with #1 still the priciest book ever sold ($6M!). Comics are up 25% market-wide since 2020 (GoCollect), but Action Comics (1938) outpaces the pack—#1’s value tripled in a decade, and early issues like #7 and #13 are catching up. It’s undervalued next to modern hype but overdelivers on history. Snap these up before Wall Street trades pinstripes for capes or TikTok flippers jack the price—or before Lex Luthor plots to steal your gains! Invest now, and let the Man of Tomorrow bankroll your future!
Action Comics Vol. 1 (1938)