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Auction History Result 2s0007 SUPERMAN 15x21 newspaper comic page November 12, 1939 he threatens bank owner, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/7/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Newspaper Comic Page (measures 15" x 21" [38 x 53 cm]) (Learn More) Superman is the D.C. Comics comic book superhero created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster who first appeared in Action comics #1 in 1938. The Superman franchise has spread to almost all forms of media including books, television shows and several films. Considering his popularity, it took a surprisingly long time for a live-action film to be made about Superman. In 1940, Republic Pictures approached DC Comics about doing a serial based on Superman but the negotiations broke down and, after they lost the rights due to legal issues, Republic ended up making a serial based on Captain Marvel in 1941. In 1948, Columbia Pictures finally made the first live-action Superman serial, called "Superman", and two years later, they made a sequel called "Atom Man vs. Superman". Although Superman was not the first superhero character, he popularized the superhero archetype and defined its conventions. Superheroes are often judged by how closely they resemble the standard established by Superman. Artist: Joe Shuster Important Added Info: Note that everyone who is interested in the history of comics knows that although he was not the first comic book superhero, Superman was the first massively successful one (in 1938), and that led to a world filled with superheroes that we know today. And many fans know that he first appeared in Action Comics, and that almost exactly one year later, he received his own comic book, Superman #1. But few people know that a few months before Superman #1 was published, in January 1939, a daily newspaper comic strip featuring Superman began. Then, in November 1939, a few months after Superman #1 was published, a Sunday newspaper comic strip featuring Superman was added as well. Any example of Action Comics #1 has sold for over $3 million and the best condition example of Superman #1 has sold for over $5 million. What is offered in this auction is an example of the second full-color Superman Sunday page from November 12, 1939. It appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch edition on Sunday, November 12, ten days after a special page appeared on Thursday, November 2, 1939, saying that in three days Superman would be added to their Sunday comic section, which he was on November 5! This second Superman Sunday color page shows Superman helping a businessman get a "measly" $5,000 loan (in 1939 dollars!), and the only reason the bank gives the man the loan is because Superman threatens to destroy the bank if they don't give it (see our image)! We searched the Internet and could not find other examples of this newspaper page, and while we would think that one or more examples exist, we would also think that there is an excellent chance that it is significantly more rare than either Action Comics #1 or Superman #1! We are also currently auctioning the November 2, 1939 special page, as well as the first and third Superman Sunday pages, from November 5 and November 19, in three separate auctions! Note that because this newspaper page is fragile, it will need to be sent in a large flat package that measures 18" x 24". Please bear this in mind before bidding. Condition: good to very good. The newspaper page has slightly darkened in the top and bottom. It was trimmed down the left edge unevenly, and it extremely slightly cuts into the very edge of the panels, but fortunately it is the Believe it or Not panel that was slightly trimmed into and really not the Superman panels. There are small areas of paper loss scattered across the bottom blank border and only blank white paper was affected. Depending on how the new owner feels about restoration, they can either frame and enjoy this page exactly as it is, or of course, or of course the slight amounts of missing paper could be restored, but that will be up to the new owner of this incredibly rare newspaper page. Learn More about condition grades 
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