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Superman (1939 1st Series) comic books 1942

  • Issue #14
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 14
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0768313001
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    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing, most of front cover included (possibly married, cannot confirm original cover). Facsimile cover included (unattached).
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    • Paper:
    • Cover only.
    • Label #4438530014
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    Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When people who attend a concert at Monmouth Hall are robbed, seemingly without their knowledge, Clark and Lois attend the next evening's concert to see if lightning strikes twice. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When young Chet Farnsworth's invention, a fire extinguishing powder, is successfully used to put out a tenement fire, the young man hastily signs a contract with an unscrupulous man. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Jinx Job text story by Norman Goss. Marked Man text story by Edgar Weston. Clancy the Cop two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $4,500 Superman #14 Classic Cover Golden Age Superhero Vintage DC Comic 1942 CGC 3.0
    $6,950 Superman #14 CGC 3.5 Brazilian Variant "Only International Edition World Wide!"

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  • Issue #15
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 15

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    Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; Lois and Clark stand by and seek to assist Sgt. Branigan, who was blinded during a tussel with mobsters as well as being dismissed from the Police force for accidently killing a woman. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Superman discovers that Battleship Y-92 had been sabotaged by agents of the war-like nation of Napkan upon launching. Rattlebrain text story by Norman Goss. Chief Hot Foot two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Evolution King, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Superman must battle the Evolution King, a man who has developed a way to advance or revert the ages of prominent athletes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 16

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    Cover art by Fred Ray. The World's Meanest Man!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (pages 1-6) and John Sikela (pages 7-13) [as Joe Shuster], inks by Leo Nowak (pages 1-6) and Ed Dobrotka (pages 7-13) [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois and Clark take slum kids out into the country for a day, editor White decides to have the Planet sponsor a fund-raising campaign to build a resort for the underprivileged children out in the country. Case of the Runaway Skyscrapers!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring (layouts) and John Sikela (finishes), inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Superman has to respond the to threats made by a Mr. Sinister, who uses a special ray-cannon to transport buildings, including the Daily Planet, into the Fourth Dimension. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara. Omission of Guilt text story by Edgar Weston. Racket On Delivery!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois and Clark's lives are nearly forfeit when they bear down in their newspaper articles about local racketeers who are demanding fees from every truck that unloads in Metropolis. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 17
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #16-2BAA072-190
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    • Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Small hole in spine.
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    Cover art by Fred Ray, features Hitler and Hirohito. Man Or Superman?, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. The Human Bomb, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police. G-Man humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Muscles For Sale, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. When Titans Clash, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful. Full-page ad for Action Comics # 43/World's Finest # 6. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $3,200 1942 D.C. Comics Superman 17 CGC 1.8. Hitler Cover. 1st Fortress of Solitude
    $6,900 1942 Superman #17 CGC 4.0 ** LOW POP **
    $7,900 Superman #17 1942 CGC 6.0 Classic Hitler Cover WW2 Greatness

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  • Issue #18
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 18
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • TRIMMED. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Unattached reproduction cover included.
    • INCOMPLETE. First 2 wraps missing (affects "The Conquest of a City" and "The Snake" stories). Full length spine split, back cover removed.
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    • Stories complete but heavily damaged. Heavy mold. Cover and centerfold detached. Brittle.
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    Cover art by Fred Ray. The Conquest of a City, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger. The Heat Horror, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When an astronomer discovers the existence of a strange meteorite, Superman correctly guesses that it has something to do with the terrible heat wave engulfing Metropolis. The Man With the Cane, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]. The Pen Is Mightier text story by Eric Carter. The Snake starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,818 SUPERMAN #18 CGC 4.5 RARE WHITE PAGES PEDIGREE BOOK WORLD WAR 2 COVER GOLDEN AGE

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  • Issue #19
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 19

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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. Case of the Funny Paper Crimes, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ed Dobrotka, inks by John Sikela; Superman must battle a new villain who has invented a machine that can materialize two-dimensional figures out of the comics to rob for him. Superman, Matinee Idol, script by Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel], pencils by Joe Shuster (pencil layouts) and Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (finished pencils), inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Clark and Lois decide to go to the movies, but when Clark discovers that it's the the latest Fleisher Superman cartoon, he has to think fast to keep Lois from discovering that he is Superman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $530 1942 D.C. Superman 19 CGC 1.0. Classic Cover
    $899 Superman #19 CGC 3.0 WHITE PAGES 1942 Golden Age

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