DC · Golden Age · 1939
Superman #1
DC · 1939
Noted for: First Superman solo title
KEY ISSUENo graded sales recorded for this item yet.
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Historical graded comic sales on eBay. Newest recorded sale: 2026-08-23. These records do not reflect current asking prices.
| Date | Grade | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | CGC 3 | $4,000Set aside: probable reprint |
The Superman #1 in context
Why collectors care
The first Superman solo title, cover-dated Summer 1939: the first comic book devoted to a single superhero, published barely a year after the character debuted. It is one of the most historically significant books in the medium.
How to identify it
Superman #1, Summer 1939. This is NOT Superman's first appearance, which is Action Comics #1 (1938), also in this catalog. It reprints his origin from Action Comics #1 with additional pages.
Common mistakes
Confusing it with Action Comics #1. Both are enormously valuable but they are different books with different markets. Restoration is also widespread at this level.
Grade considerations
At Golden Age scarcity the practical questions are authenticity, restoration status, and page quality rather than grade tier. Only certified copies should be considered.
No verified value yet
The one recorded eBay sale for this issue was set aside as a probable reprint or facsimile. It sold for under 10% of a documented sale of a real copy: a CGC 1.0 copy sold for $141,450 at ComicConnect on Mar 18, 2022 (source). Mint Condition shows no value for this issue until sales of real copies are recorded. The set-aside sale is still listed below, marked.
How we compile comps →Recorded sales by grade · how this summary is built+
Newest recorded sale: 2026-08-23. This summary describes stored history.
Inclusion
All 1 recorded eBay sold (completed) listings in this historical sample, grouped by grader and grade. Asking prices and active listings are never counted.
Outlier handling
Within any grade that has four or more sales, a price below one-third of, or above three times, the within-grade median is set aside before the median is taken. No sales were set aside on this rule for this item.
A comic sale that sold for under a third of the median of this issue's lower-grade sales is also set aside as a probable reprint, facsimile, later printing or restored copy, since a higher grade of the same book should not sell for less. No sales were set aside on this rule for this item.
This issue also has a documented sale of a real copy: a CGC 1.0 copy sold for $141,450 at ComicConnect on Mar 18, 2022 (source). A sale at that grade or higher for under 10% of that price is set aside as a probable reprint or facsimile. For this item, 1 of 1 sale was set aside on this rule.
Probable reprints stay in the sales table below, marked.
| Grade | Sales | Included | Set aside |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGC 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shipping and fees
Figures are the sale prices as recorded by the marketplace. They are not adjusted for shipping, taxes, or seller fees, so treat them as sale-price reference points, not net-to-seller or all-in buyer costs.
Provenance
Every sale in this summary was a completed eBay sale, listed by date, grade and price in the sales table lower on this page. Individual listings are not linked. Methodology version 2026.4. Read the full methodology.
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