Okguy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) Two early Superman covers.. no where near the market value of Action Comics #1.. but still valuable and worthy early Superman appearances! Might they be considered to be "The "Poor Man's Action Comics #1" ?? (Note: "Poor Man's ____" is just a figure of speech. It is an expression that reference a more cost effective alternative to a high priced item.) Edited October 2, 2022 by CWill2021 ok Shazam500, Turnando and Mmehdy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tth2 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 No. adamstrange, IngelsFan, lou_fine and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okguy Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 I'm thinking Yes. Dr. Balls, Turnando, ender and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Why? He's touching automobiles? Point Five, tth2 and IngelsFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Is this going to be one of those threads where the OP has a meltdown after no one agrees with him? goldust40, comicjack, Lazyboy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okguy Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) My vote is for Action Comics #33.. and followed by Superman #19. Edited October 2, 2022 by CWill2021 aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okguy Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) A meltdown over this. Seriously? Edited September 30, 2022 by CWill2021 ok Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okguy Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Anyway.. there are some striking resemblances between these early Superman covers.. they are clearly inspired by Action Comics #1. Just 100x more affordable. Turnando, PovertyRow, Dr. Balls and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 7:14 PM, CWill2021 said: Well, the premiere issue there is Superman vs Bad Guys. That's what everyone wants on a hero cover, right? The AC33 has too small an armored car - oh wait, that is just a GIANT Superman! And the S19... Superman does not have time to go fly a family to their vacation. Take a plane. Yes, Superman is posed similarly. That won't necessarily translate into value. Okguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) OK, since I own #19 I will agree that it's a poor man's Action #1... And, I'll tell you something funny about #19, well maybe not funny as in Ha Ha, but funny as in making DC look less than intelligent: When DC published Superman #183, the cover showed 3 stories (see below). It told how rare they supposedly were, and what collector's will pay for a perfect copy, but the top 2 stories are both in #19... and I got my copy of #19 that year for $10... Edited September 30, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian GreatCaesarsGhost, szucchini, Okguy and 3 others 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 11:02 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK, since I own #19 I will agree that it's a poor man's Action #1... And, I'll tell you something funny about #19, well maybe not funny as in Ha Ha, but funny as in making DC look less than intelligent: When DC published Superman #183, the cover showed 3 stories (see below). It told how rare they supposedly were, and what collector's will pay for a perfect copy, but the top 2 stories are both in #19... and I got my copy that year for $10... You are wrong! Since I own a copy of 33, THAT'S the poor man's Action 1... jimbo_7071, Mmehdy, AJD and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 7:39 PM, Yorick said: That won't necessarily translate into value. Action #1 Overstreet Good about $263k Superman #1 reprints Action #1 Superman pages, Good about $126,500 Action #7 Good $40k Action #2 Good $13k (most affordable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 8:07 PM, Buzzetta said: You are wrong! Since I own a copy of 33, THAT'S the poor man's Action 1... Let's have a debate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 11:09 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Let's have a debate... In traditional CGC forum rules. "You're wrong and I am going to hump the button." I would have a FDQ announcement that I am leaving this thread for good but I will wait until tomorrow as it will be Friday. Oh and "Calamerica" Tri-Color Brian, tth2, buttock and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) On 9/29/2022 at 8:11 PM, Buzzetta said: In traditional CGC forum rules. "You're wrong and I am going to hump the button." I would have a FDQ announcement that I am leaving this thread for good but I will wait until tomorrow as it will be Friday. Oh and "Calamerica" You have carrots growing in your ears... Edited September 30, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian Buzzetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 11:16 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: You have carrots growing in your ears... That’s it!!! I’m blaming moderation. Let’s argue in the Water Cooler until one of us is banned. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 8:22 PM, Buzzetta said: That’s it!!! I’m blaming moderation. Let’s argue in the Water Cooler until one of us is banned. I never go there... Buzzetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 11:25 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: I never go there... That’s one way to do it. It’s not the cgc way… but it might be the right way. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sfcityduck Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 6:50 PM, CWill2021 said: Two credible early Superman covers, yet no where near the market value of Action Comics #1.. yet still valuable and worthy early Superman appearances.. Might they be considered to be.. "The "Poor Man's Action Comics #1" ?? Hmmm.... I'll take this seriously. I'd say no. The reason Action 1 matters is not the cover image, its the first appearance and origin of Superman. Some people say Action 7 is the poor man's Action 1 (really upper middle class these days), but the only reason is that it is the second Superman cover. That's not a big enough tie to the true significance of Action 1 for me. After all, Action 2 is the second Superman story. No, I'd say what we should be looking for are Superman's origin story. And Superman 1 is not a poor man's anything. So I have two candidates: (1) is More Fun 101 (1945) - which fleshed out Superman's origin by telling us about his adventures when he was a boy (1st Superboy) and providing new details about Krypton: (2) is Superman 53 - the detailed origin story put out for a 10th anniversary issue: And both are affordable for normal income people. Buzzetta, Point Five, Robot Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
