First appearance
First appearances of popular heroes, villains and teams
Note: All values are according to Comics Price Guide. Prices given are for the best available editions.

First appearance

Section Title: First appearances of popular heroes, villains and teams
Table Section Text: Note: All values are according to Comics Price Guide. Prices given are for the best available editions.

Character(s)	First Appearance	Cover Date	Publisher	Estimated Value

Superman	Action Comics #1	June 1938	DC Comics	$2,100,000

Batman	Detective Comics #27	May 1939	DC Comics	$475,000

Sandman (Wesley Dodds)	Adventure Comics #40	July 1939	DC Comics	$60,000

Namor the Sub-Mariner	Marvel Comics #1	October 1939	Timely Comics	$400,000

Jay Garrick/Flash I; Hawkman	Flash Comics #1	January 1940	All-American Pubs.	$95,000

Captain Marvel	Whiz Comics #2	February 1940	Fawcett Comics	$90,000

Robin	Detective Comics #38	May 1940	DC Comics	$75,000

The Spectre	More Fun Comics #52	February 1940	DC Comics	$72,000

Lex Luthor	Action Comics #23	May 1940	DC Comics	$8,025

The Joker; Catwoman	Batman #1	Spring 1940	DC Comics	$160,500

Green Lantern	All-American Comics #16	July 1940	All-American Pubs.	$131,250

Captain America	Captain America Comics #1	March 1941	Timely Comics	$125,250

Aquaman; Green Arrow	More Fun Comics #73	November 1941	DC Comics	$10,050

Wonder Woman	All Star Comics #8	December 1941	All-American Pubs.	$60,000

Barry Allen/Flash II	Showcase #4	October 1956	DC Comics	$48,000

The Justice League of America	The Brave and the Bold #28	May 1960	DC Comics	$8,127

The Fantastic Four	The Fantastic Four #1	November 1961	Marvel Comics	$28,896

The Hulk	The Incredible Hulk #1	May 1962	Marvel Comics	$21,672

Dr. Doom	The Fantastic Four #5	June 1962	Marvel Comics	$4,154

Spider-Man	Amazing Fantasy #15	August 1962	Marvel Comics	$45,150

Iron Man	Tales of Suspense #39	March 1963	Marvel Comics	$3,837

Doctor Strange	Strange Tales #110	July 1963	Marvel Comics	$3,500

X-Men; Magneto	X-Men #1	September 1963	Marvel Comics	$13,545

The Avengers	The Avengers #1	September 1963	Marvel Comics	$5,148

Daredevil	Daredevil #1	April 1964	Marvel Comics	$3,160

Teen Titans	The Brave and the Bold #54	July 1964	DC Comics	$415

The Punisher	The Amazing Spider-Man #129	February 1974	Marvel Comics	$15,000

Wolverine	The Incredible Hulk #181	October 1974	Marvel Comics	$1600

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1	May 1984	Mirage Studios	$2,400

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