"This is it, the comic book Holy Grail, the one that introduced the world to Superman. The cover bears the famous – if somewhat crude – drawing of Superman smashing a car against a rock. Written and drawn by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster, the comic introduced Superman as "Champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need!" The last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton (duh), Superman could "leap 1/8th of a mile; hurdle a 20-story building … raise tremendous weights … run faster than an express train … and nothing less than a bursting shell could penetrate his skin!" Superman was so popular, he became the first character to get his very own comic book. Superman #1 hit newsstands in the summer of 1939. The Man of Steel has held up pretty well, you could say.
Action Comics #1
Cover price in 1938: 10¢
Estimated top value today: $350,000
Superman #1
Cover price in 1939: 10¢
Estimated top value today: $210,000"
"Drunk at the matinee" is a collection of candid poetry about stupid shit that we all experience from day to day.
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