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Superman (1939 1st Series) comic books 1947

  • Issue #44
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 44
    • Centerfold detached at one staple, staple rust.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4004440004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Playthings of Peril starring Superman, The Toyman, and Lois Lane, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by George Roussos. The Men Who Didn't Die On Time starring Superman, Samuel C. Owens, Lois Lane, and Joe Swift, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. Sky Ride text story by Mel Terret. Shakespeare's Ghost Writer starring Superman, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough; Supes helps Shakespeare write MACBETH! Salesman Sam humor page by Phil Berube. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $85 Superman #44 Golden Age DC Comics 1947
    $500 SUPERMAN #44 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE CGC 5.0 GRADED! TOYMAN APPEARANCE!
    $695 Superman #44 | CGC 6.0 | Classic Toyman Cover | Wayne Boring | DC 1947

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  • Issue #45
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 45
    • Paper: Off white
    • The Bobby Blue Collection.
    • Label #4303661014
    • Label #1041686003

    Cover pencils by Jack Burnley. Lois Lane, Superwoman!, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos; Lois believes Hocus and Pocus have given her super powers. Showdown on the Showboat starring Superman, Hugh Rowland, Captain George Golden, and Gilda Golden, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by John Sikela. Royal Crown Cola ad by Creig Flessel. Crime Key text story by Tex Wade. Handy Andy humor two-pager by Jack Farr. The Case of the Living Trophies, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela. Daffy & Doodle humor page by Lit-Win. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $225 Superman #45 (Mar/Apr 1947, D.C Comics) CGC 1.5 FR/GD | 4259779024

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  • 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

    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.

  • Issue #49
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 49
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Thread stitching down entire spine of cover.
    • Label #1109961021
    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped at interior). Cover detached.

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Toyman and the Gadgets of Greed, script by Don Cameron, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos; Superman & Toyman team up to capture the man who is framing him. Clark Kent's Most Dangerous Assignment, pencils by John Sikela; Perry fires Clark for cowardice, so he goes on a dangerous expedtion to prove his worth. Trick Play text story by Pat Farris. Lois Lane, Globe-Trotter, script by Don Cameron, pencils by John Sikela; Lois tries to go around the world in 80 days. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Secret-Play Touchdown" (by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $499 Superman #49 CGC FN- 5.5 Boring/Kaye Cover! Jimmy Olsen! Lois Lane! DC Comics
    $600 DC Superman #49 CGC 5.5 Off-White to White Pages 1947 - Golden Age, Toyman
    $700 SUPERMAN #49 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE CGC 5.5 GRADED! TOYMAN APPEARANCE!

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