“CHILDREN AND COMIC MAGAZINES” W/SUPERMAN AS EDUCATIONAL AID “DC ” COMICS PROMO BOOKLET.
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$392.15 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #214 - Part II
Item numbers 1008 through 2793 in auction 214
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Item Description
c. 1942. 5.75x8.75” softcover w/16 pages subtitled “The Answers To Many Questions Parents And Teachers Are Asking”. Authors and articles include: Josette Frank “These Children’s Comics”, Lauretta Bender excerpt from “The Effects Of Comic Books On The Ideology Of Children”, Mary R. Lucas “Superman Says: Read A Good Book Every Week”… And He Gets Results!” w/image of special Superman poster for librarians w/Superman saying “Don’t Miss These Swell Books!”, Dr. Robert L. Thorndike “Comic Magazines As An Aid To Vocabulary Building”, Harold Downes “Superman Turns Teacher” w/image of “Superman Work Book” w/same cover art as “Superman” #14 superimposed over positive newspaper articles from schools about Superman helping teach students. Last page lists “Editorial Advisory Board Superman DC Publications” members along w/"DC” logo and list of published titles. Inside back cover has DC publishers “A Policy And A Pledge”. Covers have trace of lt. dust soil w/lt. age toning at margin edges, otherwise VF. Historic, early publication promoting “Superman” comics in pre-censorship days. Extremely limited distribution. First we’ve seen in our 48 years.
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