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Famous first edition
Title
Famous first edition.
Published
New York, N.Y. : National Periodical Publications, 1974-1979.
Physical Description
9 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 38 cm
Former Frequency
Bimonthly, -Aug./Sept. 1975
Extent
Began with: C-26; ceased with: Vol. 8, no. C-61.
Numbering Peculiarities
Some issues bear only the numbering of the larger Limited collectors' edition and All new collectors' edition series.
Local Notes
BEIN 2021 S202: From the Library of Samuel R. Delany: C-30.
Notes
Some issues published both in paperback and in hardcover.
Description based on: C-26, published in 1974; title from indicia.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 8, no. C-61 (1979).
Summary
Large-format reprints of classic DC Comics issues. Issues published include: C-26: Action Comics no. 1 (June 1938); C-28: Detective Comics no. 27 (May 1939); C-30: Sensation Comics no. 1 (January 1942); F-4: Whiz Comics no. 2 (February 1940); F-5: Batman no. 1 (spring 1940); F-6: Wonder Woman no. 1 (summer 1942); F-7: All-Star Comics no. 3 (winter 1940); F-8: Flash Comics no. 1 (January 1940); C-61: Superman no. 1 (1939).
Variant and related titles
Famous 1st edition
Action comics.
Detective comics.
Sensation comics.
Whiz comics.
Batman.
Wonder Woman.
All star comics.
Flash comics.
Superman.
Format
Journals & Newspapers
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 05, 2021
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Comics (Graphic works)
Superhero comics.
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