DCRaw
Action Comics
#167 · 1952
FR/GD
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Golden Age (1938–1956)
Golden Age comics from 1938 to 1956: the first superheroes, wartime covers and the pre-Code horror and crime books that started the hobby.
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UnknownRaw
Classics Illustrated
#110 · 1953
VG
DellRaw
Four Color
#631 · 1955
FN
DCCGC
Flash Comics
#58 · 1944
5.0
UnknownCGC
Catman Comics
#26 · 1944
2.0
DCRaw
Detective
#123 · 1947
Not graded
DCCGC
Sensation Comics
#30 · 1944
4.0
DCCGC
Green Lantern
#19 · 1946
3.5
DCCGC
All-Star Comics
#54 · 1950
5.5
UnknownRaw
Blackhawk
#9 · 1944
VG-
MarvelRaw
Kid Colt Outlaw
#1 · 1948
Not graded
AtlasRaw
Sub-Mariner
#38 · 1955
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Captain Flight
#5 · 1945
Not graded
MLJRaw
Archie
#14 · 1945
FN+
DCRaw
All-Flash Quarterly
#1 · 1941
FN
HarveyCGC
War Battles
#2 · 1952
6.0
UnknownRaw
Catman Vol.3
#2 · 1944
Not graded
AvonCGC
Undersea Fighting Commandos
#1 · 1952
6.5
Last copy
Avon Periodicals · Golden Age
Undersea Fighting Commandos #1
CGC 6.5 · Universal Blue
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$281.25
CentaurRaw
Funny Pages
#37 · 1940
Not graded
FictionRaw
Planet Stories
#1 · 1939
Not graded
UnknownCGC
Attack
#1 · 1952
6.5
CentaurRaw
Arrow
#1 · 1940
Not graded
UnknownRaw
The Scorpion Pulp
#1 · 1939
Not graded
MLJRaw
SHIELD Wizard
#1 · 1940
FN-
UnknownRaw
Tim Holt
#11 · 1949
Not graded
DCCGC
Batman
#64 · 1951
4.0
DCCGC
Action Comics
#57 · 1943
6.5
DCRaw
World's Best
#1 · 1942
Not graded
LevRaw
Tops
#1 · 1949
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Police Comics
#49 · 1945
NM
UnknownRaw
To the Rocket Moon
#1 · 1951
GD
UnknownRaw
All Great Comics
#1 · 1946
VF-
UnknownRaw
Jungle Stories Pulp
#1 · 1938
Not graded
FictionRaw
Ghost
#10 · 1954
Not graded
UnknownCGC
Junior Miss
#35 · 1949
5.5
DellCGC
Four Color
#495 · 1953
9.0
UnknownRaw
Fighting Yank
#23 · 1948
Not graded
MarvelRaw
Nellie the Nurse
#10 · 1947
VG
UnknownRaw
Classic Comics
#9 · 1943
VF/NM
UnknownCGC
Haunted Thrills
#1 · 1952
5.0
UnknownRaw
Spook Comics
#30 · 1954
VG-
UnknownRaw
Zago
#2 · 1948
VF
UnknownRaw
National Comics
#9 · 1941
VG
UnknownCGC
Science Comics
#6 · 1940
3.0
UnknownRaw
Four Color Comics
#147 · 1947
Not graded
UnknownCGC
Lovelorn
#53 · 1954
4.0
DellRaw
Four Color
#318 · 1951
FN+
FictionRaw
Ghost
#7 · 1953
Not graded
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Golden Age guides
Key issues
When Was Wonder Woman Created? All Star Comics #8, 1941
Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and artist H. G. Peter and first appeared in All Star Comics #8, published by DC Comics with a cover date of December 1941 – January 1942. That issue is the original Wonder Woman comic that collectors mean by her first appearance.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Values
Wonder Woman #1 Release Date: Summer 1942 and What Sets the Price
Wonder Woman #1, her first solo title from DC Comics, began in Summer 1942, after her debut in All Star Comics #8 and her first cover and regular feature in Sensation Comics #1. Its price depends mainly on grade, page quality and label type, so check recent sold prices for the exact grade you are considering.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Key issues
Superman Comic Books: Which Issues Collectors Chase and Why Grade Matters
The Superman comic books collectors want most are Action Comics #1 (1938), his first appearance, and the early issues of his own title, Superman #1 and #2. On any of them, the CGC or CBCS grade is the biggest single factor in price.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Collecting
What are the ages of comic books? Golden, Silver, Bronze, Copper and Modern explained
Collectors divide American comics into eras: the Golden Age (1938 to the mid-1950s), the Silver Age (1956 to about 1970), the Bronze Age (about 1970 to 1985), the Copper Age (about 1985 to 1991) and the Modern Age (1991 to today). The boundaries are conventions rather than official dates, but each era has its own print runs, survival rates, paper and pricing, which is why listings and price guides always state one.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
About Golden Age comics
The Golden Age runs from Action Comics #1 in 1938 to the arrival of the Comics Code in the mid-1950s. Print runs were huge but survival rates were tiny — paper drives, cheap newsprint and decades in attics mean that even mid-grade copies of major keys are scarce, and the census for many books is measured in dozens rather than thousands.
Because so few copies survive, condition works differently here than in later eras. A 4.0 Golden Age key is a serious book, page quality matters as much as the numeric grade, and restoration is common enough that we treat a blue Universal label as the baseline. Every Golden Age slab we list is checked against the grader's census, and raw copies are examined for colour touch, tear seals and trimming before they go on sale.
Every book ships double-boxed, signature-required and insured to full value, and you have 14 days from delivery to inspect it. Undisclosed restoration is refundable with no time limit under our authenticity guarantee. Have Golden Age books of your own to grade or sell? Start a grading submission or request an appraisal.