"SUPERMAN - ACTION COMICS" 1939 NEWSSTAND PROMOTIONAL FLYER.
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Item Description
Single-sided 8-3/8x10-3/8" 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 Every Month In Action Comics" promotional text at top w/ "Superman Sales Demand Front Display For Action Comics" text at bottom. Illustration features comic books on rack, including "All-American Comics" (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 has small insect hole at left w/some faint moisture staining across top margin edge. Sheet is evenly aged and has faint, slightly diagonal horizontal crease just below red "'Action Comics'" text at top. Right margin has two small margin tears; not distracting. VG/Fine overall. Rare, and one of just a few we've offered in our 57 years; our last example (in similar condition) sold for $2,066 in our March 2019 auction. Historic and a must-have for Superman collectors to display along w/their Golden Age Superman comics. Danny Fuchs Collection.
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