Action Comics #1, published in 1938, introduced a new character to the world and heralded in the era
of Superheroes as we know them today. His name was Superman!
There was soon a whole comic book industry creating men, women and even animals who possessed an unimaginable array of superpowers.
They were riding and flying high.
Coinciding with the end of World War II, superhero comics suffered a dip in sales.
Other genres became popular. Crime, horror and romance became the biggest sellers.
But over time, the superhero has recovered to yet again be the biggest comic book genre. Plus, as we all know
superheroes have recently featured in a multitude of blockbusting films.
Unfortunately for this site, Superman, Spiderman and Batman are very much copyrighted.
However, our massive collection of public domain superheroes are even more interesting
and even Kryptonite cannot keep them from our grasp.
We have 225 titles and 5,311 issues in our 'Superhero Category' for you to enjoy.
Superhero Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| The Adventures of Superman |
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| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Man of Steel first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938. The following year, the newspaper comic strip began and four audition radio programs were prepared to sell Superman as a radio series. When Superman was first ... |
| Amazing Man |
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| Section: | Superhero Compilations |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | Amazing-Man (John Aman) is an American Comic Book Superhero whose adventures were published by Centaur Publications during the 1930s and 1940s. Bill Everett is credited with his creation. Amazing-Man first appeared in Amazing-Man Comics #5 (Sept. 1939).
John ... |
| America's Best Comics |
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| Available: | 36 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 31 |
| From: | Jan 1942 |
| To: | Jul 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - 31 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Mixed Bag | Superhero |
| Description: | (1942 series)
February 1942 - July 1949
Issues #1-31
Notes: Publishing gap between #1 (February 1942) and #2 (September 1942). Publisher in indicia: Better, 1-2; Nedor, 3-17; Visual Editions, 18-31 (Per Keltner Index), Standard imprint on cover of #31.
Artists ... |
| America's Greatest Comics |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | 1941 |
| To: | 1943 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS (Fawcett) 1941 Series.
No. 1, [Spring] 1941 - no. 8, Summer 1943. |
| The Avenger |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | Feb 1955 |
| To: | Aug 1955 |
| Seq: | 1 - 4 |
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| Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises |
| Categories: | Superhero | Masked / Mystery Men |
| Description: | (1955 Series)
February/March 1955-August/September 1955
Issues : #1-4
Notes: Also listed as A-1 Comics #129, 131, 133 and 138.
Artists on this series include Dick Ayers and Bob Powell. |
| Banner Comics |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | Sep 1941 |
| To: | Jan 1942 |
| Seq: | 3 - 5 |
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| Publisher: | Ace Magazines |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | BANNER COMICS, 1941 Series.
No. 3, Sept 1941 - No. 5, Jan 1942.
Formerly (?),
Continues as CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS COMICS (Ace) 1942 Series. |
| Big 3 |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | 1940 |
| To: | Jan 1942 |
| Seq: | 1 - 7 |
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| Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | BIG 3 (Fox) 1940 Series.
No. 1, Fall 1940 - no. 7, Jan 1942.
Note: title carried three features, all of whom had their own concurrent titles: Samson, The Flame, and Blue Beetle. |
| Black Cobra |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | Oct 1954 |
| To: | Mar 1955 |
| Seq: | 1 - 3 |
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| Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell |
| Categories: | Superhero | Masked / Mystery Men |
| Description: | BLACK COBRA (Ajax-Farrell) 1954 Series.
No. 1, Oct-Nov 1954 - no. 3, Mar 1955.
Note: numbering was erratic. The second issue carried issue no. 6 on the cover, and the indicia stated that it was a continuation of BILLY BUNNY (A-F) 1954 Series. |
| Black Hood |
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| Available: | 11 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 11 |
| From: | 1943 |
| To: | 1946 |
| Seq: | 9 - 19 |
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| Publisher: | Archie / MLJ |
| Categories: | Masked / Mystery Men | Superhero |
| Description: | (1943 series)
Winter 1943 - Summer 1946
Issues: 11 (#9 - 19)
(SERIES COMPLETE)
Tracking: Numbering continued from THE HANGMAN/ Numbering continued into LAUGH COMICS.
Artists on this title include Al Fagaly, Bob Fujitani, Burton Geller, Red Holmdale, Gil Kane, ... |
| The Black Terror |
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| Available: | 33 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 27 |
| From: | 1942 |
| To: | Jun 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - 27 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | (1942 Series)
1942 - June, 1949
Issues published: #1-27 (Issue V2 #1 is actually #4)
Notes: The Black Terror originally appeared in Exciting Comics #9, 1941.
Artists on this title include Stan Asch, Ken Battefield, Al Camy (Cammarata), Don Christiansen, ... |
| Blue Beetle |
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| Available: | 19 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | Feb 1955 |
| To: | Aug 1955 |
| Seq: | 18 - 21 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Blue Beetle |
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| Available: | 46 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 40 |
| From: | 1939 |
| To: | 1950 |
| Seq: | 1 - 60 |
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| Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | BLUE BEETLE (Fox)
1939 Series:
No. 1, Winter 1939 - no. 11, Feb 1942.
1944 Series:
No. 31, 1944 - no. 60, Aug 1950.
NoteS: Fox experienced financial hardship and lost the asset for a time to Holyoke, who published BLUE BEETLE issue nos 12 - 30, before Fox could ... |
| Blue Beetle |
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| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | The original Blue Beetle, Dan Garret, first appeared in Fox Comics' Mystery Men Comics #1 (cover-dated August 1939).
The Blue Beetle had a short career on the radio, between May and September 1940. Motion picture and radio actor Frank Lovejoy was the Blue ... |
| Blue Beetle Archives |
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| Section: | Superhero Compilations |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | The Golden Age Blue Beetle first appeared in Mystery Men Comics #01, published by Fox Comics. His alter ego was Dan Garrett, the son of a Police Officer killed in the line of duty, who himself became a cop.
He originally fought against the Underworld without ... |
| Blue Bolt |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 22 |
| From: | 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 22 |
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| Publisher: | Gerald G. Swan |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Masked / Mystery Men | Monsters |
| Description: | British reprint, published by Gerald G. Swan Ltd, London. Series of 22 comics ran from #1 to #22 and from 1952 - 1954. Although titled Blue Bolt, the character only appeared in #4,9,13,15,17,18,19,20,21,22. |
| Blue Bolt |
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| Available: | 108 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | Jun 1940 |
| To: | Sep 1949 |
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| Publisher: | Novelty Press |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | (1940 series)
June 1940 - September-October 1949
Issues: 101 (V1#1 - V10#2)
Tracking: Numbering continues in Blue Bolt Comics (Star Publications, 1949 series).
Notes: Although often referred to as BLUE BOLT COMICS the title is properly BLUE BOLT, as reflected ... |
| Boro-Kay |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Crime | Superhero |
| Description: | 1956. Ediciones Carsoto, Valencia. A run of 8 weekly landscape comics.
Creators - MacÃÂas Sampedro,José Luis. |
| Bulletman |
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| Available: | 17 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 15 |
| From: | 1941 |
| To: | 1946 |
| Seq: | 1 - 16 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | BULLETMAN (Fawcett) 1941 Series.
No. 1, Summer 1941 - no. 16, Fall 1946.
Note: it is unclear if Fawcett ever published issue no. 13. |
| Bulletman Archives |
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| Section: | Superhero Compilations |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Crime |
| Description: | Bulletman is a Golden Age Super Hero. He first appeared in Nickel Comics #01 (May 1940) published by Fawcett Comics.
Bulletman was Jim Barr, the son of a police officer, who was killed in the line of duty, and as a result of this, decided to fight crime. He tried ... |
| Capt. Marvel Archives |
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| Section: | Superhero Compilations |
| Categories: | Superhero |
| Description: | 'Captain Marvel' was a Golden Age Super-hero, who was arguably Superman's greatest comic book rival during the 1940's, even surpassing him in sales at one point. He first appeared in Whiz Comics #02 (1940), published by Fawcett Comics. He was created ... |
