First appearance
First appearances of popular heroes, villains and teams
Columns: 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 | $918 | Wolverine | The Incredible Hulk #180 | October 1974 | Marvel Comics | $350