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SUPERMAN PROOF SHEETS
Siegel and Shuster, 1940
Prior to creating a successful comic book, Siegel and Shuster had submitted their creation to every newspaper syndicate and were abruptly rejected. However, after unprecedented success in books, Superman was eagerly pursued by those same syndicates. Syndicates prepare a handful of color proof sheets for reference by the editors and the creators, of which few are known to exist. These are from the personal collection of Jerry Siegel and each page is signed him. Superman remains one of the only major features never to have been reprinted. These proof sheets, prepared from top quality coated paper and ink, are much superior to newspaper tear sheets. The Superman Sunday pages featured an independent adventure from the dailies and ran between 10 and 15 weeks. This lot features 8 pages which encompasss a great train sequence between weeks 40 and 48 of the first year--13 x 10 inches.
Fine (8)
Siegel and Shuster, 1940
Prior to creating a successful comic book, Siegel and Shuster had submitted their creation to every newspaper syndicate and were abruptly rejected. However, after unprecedented success in books, Superman was eagerly pursued by those same syndicates. Syndicates prepare a handful of color proof sheets for reference by the editors and the creators, of which few are known to exist. These are from the personal collection of Jerry Siegel and each page is signed him. Superman remains one of the only major features never to have been reprinted. These proof sheets, prepared from top quality coated paper and ink, are much superior to newspaper tear sheets. The Superman Sunday pages featured an independent adventure from the dailies and ran between 10 and 15 weeks. This lot features 8 pages which encompasss a great train sequence between weeks 40 and 48 of the first year--13 x 10 inches.
Fine (8)