This incredible cover by the fantastic Fred Ray really drives home how amazing the idea of a man being able to fly really is. The image of Superman, calm and serene in his power, rising from the left corner to rescue the woman is a wonderful reminder that a man actually being able to fly was still an amazing concept. By 1941, (the year this book was published), most comic publishers were cramming their covers with action and excessive hyperbole. DC knew that with Superman, they had the best. In this instance, they trusted their artist enough to allow them to convey Superman’s power in a singularly beautiful image. Any other publisher would have had the artist add a word balloon with the woman screaming. Ray defines her peril by the image of the broken pull cord in her right hand. The book also features art by the man who would become one of the most important Superman artists ever, Wayne Boring. In addition, one of Superman’s creators, Jerry Siegel, contributed a story. The book features the very first appearance of the bald Lex Luthor. The pages are white. The book is CGC-certified NM- 9.2. There are only two books listed on the CGC census with a higher grade. One last note about how good Fred Ray was. Take a look at the little stick figures on the ground near the hanger. By having the second to last figure tilt into the last one and point to the sky, he created the idea that one is telling the other to look at Superman. It is a tiny detail that shows how committed Ray was to the cover’s concept. Anyone else would have just drawn little stick figures, whereas, Ray made them talk. This is one of the great, overlooked covers of early Superman.