Superman color comic strip (#23) from the first year of publication...
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April 07, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 7, 1940
* Superman (color comic strip) - #23
* 1st year of publication
* Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
This is a first year printing of the "Superman" color comic strip (by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), which began in limited newspapers (through the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) on November 5, 1939 (a daily, black & white comic began on January 16). The weekly color Superman strip had a story-line continuity which was separate from the daily comic. At its peak the color comic appeared in 90 Sunday papers with a readership of over 90 million.
This is Superman strip #23 as noted in the first box with the artwork by Joe Shuster. Included is not just the Superman strip by the entire 16 page color comic section of the San Francisco Chronicle dated April. 7, 1940, containing many color comics.
Additionally, you get the entire 50+ page issue with inserts, has small binding holes at the blank spine, not close to any text or comics.
* Superman (color comic strip) - #23
* 1st year of publication
* Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
This is a first year printing of the "Superman" color comic strip (by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), which began in limited newspapers (through the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) on November 5, 1939 (a daily, black & white comic began on January 16). The weekly color Superman strip had a story-line continuity which was separate from the daily comic. At its peak the color comic appeared in 90 Sunday papers with a readership of over 90 million.
This is Superman strip #23 as noted in the first box with the artwork by Joe Shuster. Included is not just the Superman strip by the entire 16 page color comic section of the San Francisco Chronicle dated April. 7, 1940, containing many color comics.
Additionally, you get the entire 50+ page issue with inserts, has small binding holes at the blank spine, not close to any text or comics.
Category: The 20th Century
