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Superman (1939 1st Series) 48

  • Issue #48
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 48
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0096136009
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
    • Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab.
    • Label #4305761002
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4320677013
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Stole the Sun!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela; Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth. Autograph, Please!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela; When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. Flip Flop the Clown humor page by Phil Berube. Comeback of a Clown text story by Tex Blane. The Rarest Secret in the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos. A Wheaties ad features baseball's George Kurowski (St. Louis Cardinals). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.