Superman 1939-1942

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Andrew Madura, 1265 Fran Mar Ct, Clermont, FL 34711

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Superman by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster  (1370-) 1st Daily January 16, 1939,  1st Sunday November 5, 1939 - For the Comic Book medium, Superman is the ultimate cultural icon that it has ever produced.   The newspaper version was created as a support vehicle, but in fact was the content of many of the early comic book collections.   Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster the Superman newspaper version stuck to the formula of the comic books,  continuity stories with plenty of cliffhangers sprinkled in between.  Siegel and Shuster teamed on the newspaper strips (both daily and Sunday) through mid-1942.  Their epic artwork and exciting pulp-ish stories were the epitome of Golden Age Comics.  Excellent cartoonists would follow, but the steel-jawed Superman of Siegel & Shuster is by far the most special of all versions.  The strip was offered exclusively as halves and tabs or smaller.  The market for these is strong.   The most asked-for strips are the origin strips which were produced every few years and /show the baby Superman blasting off from the exploding planet Krypton.   Other premium strips include the first appearance of Lex Luthor, Superman's arch-enemy, and the the famous Giant Robot episode which was prominently re-created in the greatest of Max Fleischer's film cartoons.  Luckily for the collector, recognition of quality came early and many of these were hoarded.    The ample supply has the effect of depressing prices significantly.    Where the first Superman appearance in Comic Books can breach a quarter-million dollars or more, the first sunday paper appearance can be had for under a thousand.   Dailies are actually a little rarer and sell faster that the sundays. (724/54)
Newspaper Comics Links ---> Superman 1939-1942 Superman 1942 Superman 1942-43
Superman to 1944-47 Superman to 1947-49 Superman to 1949-up Superman Dailies

Sunday Comics
Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
S1370-0002 1939/11/19 - H FR-G/FR-G/G $275.00 #3, On reverse Captain & the Kids by Rudolf Dirks
S1370-0715 1939/11/26 - H VG/VG/VG $400.00 #4, On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth
S1370-0716 1940/02/04 - H G-VG/G/VG $45.00 #14, On reverse BWBO Gene Autry Rides by Gereghty & Gooden
S1370-0717 1940/02/11 - H BWBO G-VG/G/VG $30.00 #15, No reverse
S1370-0718 1940/02/18 - H G-VG/G/VG $45.00 #16, On reverse Col. Potterby by Chic Young(TH)
S1370-0719 1940/02/25 - H G-VG/G/VG $45.00 #17, On reverse BWBO Mickey Finn by Lank Leonard
S1370-0004 1940/04/07 - F FR-G/FR/VG $24.00 #23, Half on Full w/Grin an' Bear it(H), On reverse Jane Arden w/Paper Doll(F)
S1370-0698 1940/06/09 - H G/G/VG $32.00 #32, On reverse Gasoline Alley by Frank King
S1370-0673 1940/07/14 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #37, On reverse BWGO Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S1370-0674 1940/07/21 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #38, On reverse Terry & the Pirates by Milton Caniff
S1370-0675 1940/07/28 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #39, On reverse BWBO Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S1370-0016 1940/08/18 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #42, On reverse Ella Cinders by Plumb & Conselman
S1370-0018 1940/09/08 - H VG/VG/VG $32.00 #45, On reverse Jane Arden by Barrett & Ross
S1370-0020 1940/09/22 - H G/G/VG $32.00 #47, On reverse Terry & the Pirates by Milton Caniff (bottom-cut)
S1370-0021 1940/09/29 - F G/G/VG $36.00 #48, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H). On reverse Alley Oop by VT Hamlin(F)
S1370-0022 1940/09/29 - T VG/G-VG/VG $32.00 #48, On reverse Skippy by Percy Crosby
S1370-0023 1940/09/29 - H VG/VG/VG $32.00 #48, No reverse
S1370-0025 1940/10/06 - H VG/VG/VG $32.00 #49, On reverse Squirrel Cage
S1370-0006 1940/10/20 - F G/FR-G/VG $36.00 #51, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H). On reverse Right around home by Dudley Fisher(F)
S1370-0720 1940/10/20 - H VG/VG/VG $32.00 #51, Framed in Cardboard, reverse unknown
S1370-0028 1940/10/27 - H G/G/G $65.00 #52, Robots Attack!, On reverse Dinglehoofer(TH)
S1370-0030 1940/11/10 - T FR-G/FR/G $30.00 #54, Robots Attack!, On reverse Napoleon by Clifford McBride
S1370-0032 1940/11/10 - H G/G/G $65.00 #54, Robots Attack!, On reverse Toots & Casper(1H)
S1370-0033 1940/11/24 - H VG/G-VG/VG $65.00 #56, Robots Attack!, On reverse Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S1370-0035 1940/11/24 - H G-VG/G/VG $65.00 #56, Robots Attack!, On reverse Squirrel Cage(H)
S1370-0037 1940/12/01 - H G-VG/G/VG $65.00 #57, Robots Attack!, On reverse Squirrel Cage(1H)
S1370-0699 1940/12/01 - H G-VG/G/VG $65.00 #57, Robots Attack!, On reverse Gasoline Alley(1H)
S1370-0700 1940/12/08 - H G/G/VG $65.00 #58, Robots Attack!, On reverse BWOR Gasoline Alley(H)
S1370-0701 1940/12/15 - T FR-G/FR/FR-G $30.00 #59, Robots Attack!, On reverse That's my Pop/Count Screwloose(T)
S1370-0702 1940/12/15 - H G/G/VG $65.00 #59, Robots Attack!, On reverse Gene Autry Rides(H)
S1370-0676 1940/12/22 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #60, On reverse Mr. & Mrs(H)
S1370-0677 1940/12/29 - H G-VG/G/VG $32.00 #61, On reverse BWBO Sappo(TH)
S1370-0041 1941/01/05 - F G/G/VG $28.00 #62, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H). On reverse Captain and the Kids(H), Hawkshaw(H)
S1370-0042 1941/01/12 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $18.00 #63, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H). On reverse Right Around Home by Dudley Fisher
S1370-0043 1941/01/26 - H G/G/VG $24.00 #65, On reverse Ella Cinders(H)
S1370-0044 1941/02/02 - H G/G/VG $24.00 #66, On reverse Ella Cinders(H)
S1370-0046 1941/02/16 - H G/FR-G/G $40.00 #68, Second Lex Luthor, On reverse Private Lives(H)
S1370-0047 1941/02/23 - H G/G/G $40.00 #69, Third Lex Luthor, On reverse L'il Abner(H)
S1370-0048 1941/03/09 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #71, On reverse Ella Cinders(H)
S1370-0049 1941/03/16 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #72, On reverse Gasoline Alley(H)
S1370-0051 1941/04/06 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #75, No reverse
S1370-0052 1941/04/13 - H BWBO G/G/VG $12.00 #76, On reverse BWO Terry & the Pirates by Milton Caniff
S1370-0703 1941/04/20 - H FR-G/FR-G/G $15.00 #77, Trimmed On reverse Ella Cinders by Plumb & Conselman(H)
S1370-0053 1941/04/27 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #78, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S1370-0056 1941/05/04 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #79, On reverse Yankee Doodle by Frank Tinsley
S1370-0057 1941/05/11 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #80, No reverse
S1370-0058 1941/05/18 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #81, No reverse
S1370-0059 1941/06/01 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #83, No reverse
S1370-0060 1941/06/08 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #84, On reverse Ella Cinders(H)
S1370-0061 1941/06/15 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #85, On reverse Captain & the Kids by Rudolf Dirks
S1370-0063 1941/07/06 - H FR-G/FR-G/G $15.00 #88, On reverse Camel ad(H)
S1370-0064 1941/07/13 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #89, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(F)
S1370-0066 1941/07/13 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #89, No reverse
S1370-0067 1941/07/20 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #90, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Blondie by Chic Young(F)
S1370-0721 1941/07/20 - H VG/VG/VG $24.00 #90, Framed in Cardboard, revense unknown
S1370-0068 1941/08/03 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #92, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(F)
S1370-0070 1941/08/03 - H G/G/VG $24.00 #92, On reverse Yankee Doodle by Frank Tinsley
S1370-0072 1941/08/10 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #93, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tillie the Toiler(H), Lifebuoy ad(H)
S1370-0073 1941/08/17 - H G/G/VG $24.00 #94, On reverse Captain & the Kids by Rudolf Dirks
S1370-0074 1941/08/24 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #95, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tillie the Toiler(H), Lifebuoy ad(H)
S1370-0075 1941/08/24 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #95, On reverse Ella Cinders by Plumb & Conselman
S1370-0076 1941/08/31 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #96, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Skippy(H), Gillete ad(H)
S1370-0077 1941/09/07 - H G/FR-G/G $24.00 #97, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S1370-0078 1941/09/14 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #98, On reverse Blondie by Chic Young(H)
S1370-0080 1941/09/21 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #99, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(F)
S1370-0081 1941/09/21 - T G/VG/FR-G $24.00 #99, On reverse Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond
S1370-0082 1941/09/21 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #99, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S1370-0084 1941/09/28 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #100, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S1370-0085 1941/10/05 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #101, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tillie the Toiler(H), Lifebuoy ad(H)
S1370-0086 1941/10/05 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #101, No reverse
S1370-0087 1941/10/12 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #102, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Toots & Casper(H), Skippy(H)
S1370-0091 1941/11/02 - H G/G/VG $24.00 #105, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S1370-0093 1941/11/09 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #106, On reverse Gasoline Alley by Frank King
S1370-0705 1941/11/16 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #107, On reverse Railroad Red by Marshall & Fairbank(H)
S1370-0096 1941/11/30 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #109, On reverse Gasoline Alley by Frank King(top-cut)
S1370-0097 1941/12/21 - F G-VG/G/VG $28.00 #112, Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(F)
S1370-0098 1941/12/21 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #112, On reverse Gasoline Alley by Frank King
S1370-0099 1941/12/28 - H G-VG/G/VG $24.00 #113, On reverse Gasoline Alley by Frank King(top-cut)
S1370-0100 1942/01/04 - F G/G/VG $25.00 #114 Half on Full w/Navy Bob Steele(H), On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(F)
Newspaper Comics Links ---> Superman 1939-1942 Superman 1942 Superman 1942-43
Superman to 1944-47 Superman to 1947-49 Superman to 1949-up Superman Dailies

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