![]() ![]() ![]() Amassed over decades of hunting, Levine’s collection embodies the passion and fandom that has defined comics culture for generations, which today is best encapsulated not through printed issues but popular superhero films that regularly break box office records. Richard Austin, head of Sotheby’s Books & Manuscripts Department in New York, commented: “The Ian Levine Collection is the holy grail for comics collectors. From New Fun #1, the very first DC comic book published in 1934, to complete collections of Superman and Batman, the collections also includes first appearances of Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man and more superhero teams such as the Justice League of America and the Teen Titans and supervillains Lex Luthor, the Joker, Two Face, the Penguin, General Zod, and more. The Ian Levine Collection of DC Comics-the most comprehensive in the 80 year span-was amassed over half a century that spans the birth and development of superhero comics as cheap forms of entertainment to pop culture juggernauts. For a comprehensive overview of the collection or to inquire about its purchase, click here. Available now and on view on, the sale marks the 81st anniversary of the release of Detective Comics #27 on March 30, 1939, which featured the debut of The Batman. The more than 40,000 comics in the collection also features superhero icons Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Hornet and Aquaman, as well as the Justice League series. NEW YORK – Sotheby’s will offer the Ian Levine Collection of DE Comics, an exclusive private sale offering of every comic book released by American publisher DC Comics from 1935 – 2016, including complete runs of Superman, Batman, Action Comics and Detective Comics. 1, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, January 1942. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938 Sensation Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939 Action Comics No. That’s when the industry’s main distribution company, Diamond Comic Distributors, said that it would stop shipping new comics to stores.From left: Detective Comics No. Jim Lee, the publisher and chief creative officer of DC, said in a podcast interview with the filmmaker Kevin Smith that this first batch of new comics represented a “subsection” of its titles that were supposed to be released on April 1. ![]() DC also plans to release new installments of The Flash, Hawkman, Justice League and Harley Quinn in May. 89, which introduces the villain Punchline. 20, which concludes a long-running story set in the Sandman universe and a reprint of Batman No. Those new DC titles include The Dreaming No. Only five DC comics were initially announced for publication on April 28, a considerable reduction from the period before the coronavirus pandemic effectively shuttered the industry, when publishers like DC and Marvel were releasing dozens of new titles to stores each week. After an absence of nearly a month, some costumed superheroes are planning to return to the pages of comic books and to the stores that can still sell them.ĭC, the publishing home of Superman, Batman and the Justice League, said that it would resume selling some new comics to retail stores on April 28, and has set publishing schedules for the weeks of May 5 and May 12.
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