"SUPERMAN - ACTION COMICS" 1939 NEWSSTAND PROMOTIONAL FLYER.
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Winning Bid:
$853.88
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
Single-sided 8.5x10-3/8" sheet has wonderful art we believe to have been done by Whitney Ellsworth showing boy running up to newsstand saying "Say Mister! I Want To Buy The Magazine With Superman!" as the news dealer says "Then You Want A Copy Of Action Comics! Superman Appears In Action Comics Each And Every Month!" Lower left has Joe Shuster-inspired image of Superman and lower right has "Action Comics" comic book title logo. "Superman Is The Leading And Most Popular Comic Strip In The Country. This Feature Appears Each Month In Action Comics." promotional text at top w/"Superman Sales Demand Front Display For Action Comics." at bottom. Illustration features comic books on rack, including "All-American" (first published in April 1939) and ad does not show or mention the first issue of "Superman" which came out in Summer 1939, leading us to believe that this flier was published between those dates. Top margin/corners have streak of moisture staining w/tiny insect hole at upper left. Some scattered aging/age spotting w/tiny chip out of center left margin. VG. Rare and only the third example we've offered in our 49 years; the previous two examples (in much higher grade) both sold for about $1,500. Superb design and historic. Franco Toscanini Collection.
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