Superman 1947-49

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Superman by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster  (1370-) 1st Daily January 16, 1939,  1st Sunday November 5, 1939 - For the Comic Book medium, Superman is the ultimate cultural icon that it has ever produced.   The newspaper version was created as a support vehicle, but in fact was the content of many of the early comic book collections.   Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster the Superman newspaper version stuck to the formula of the comic books,  continuity stories with plenty of cliffhangers sprinkled in between.  Siegel and Shuster teamed on the newspaper strips (both daily and Sunday) through mid-1942.  Their epic artwork and exciting pulp-ish stories were the epitome of Golden Age Comics.  Excellent cartoonists would follow, but the steel-jawed Superman of Siegel & Shuster is by far the most special of all versions.  The strip was offered exclusively as halves and tabs or smaller.  The market for these is strong.   The most asked-for strips are the origin strips which were produced every few years and show the baby Superman blasting off from the exploding planet Krypton.   Other premium strips include the first appearance of Lex Luthor, Superman's arch-enemy, and the the famous Giant Robot episode which was prominently re-created in the greatest of Max Fleischer's film cartoons.  Luckily for the collector, recognition of quality came early and many of these were hoarded.    The ample supply has the effect of depressing prices significantly.    Where the first Superman appearance in Comic Books can breach a quarter-million dollars or more, the first sunday paper appearance can be had for under a thousand.   Dailies are actually a little rarer and sell faster that the sundays.         
Newspaper Comics Links ---> Superman 1939-1941 Superman 1942 Superman 1942-43
Superman to 1944-47 Superman to 1947-49 Superman to 1949-up Superman Dailies

Sunday Comics
Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
S1370-0427 1947/04/06 - T VG/G-VG/VG $10.00 #388, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0429 1947/04/13 - T VG/VG/VG $10.00 #389, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0724 1947/04/13 - H VG/VG/VG $15.00 #389, Framed in Cardboard, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, reverse unknown
S1370-0432 1947/04/20 - T FR-G/FR-G/VG $7.50 #390, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0434 1947/04/20 - H VG/VG/VG $7.50 #390, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0435 1947/04/27 - T FR-G/FR-G/VG $7.50 #391, Dinosaur Falls in Love with Superman, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0437 1947/05/04 - T VG/VG/VG $8.00 #392, On reverse Tarzan by Reuben Moreira
S1370-0439 1947/05/11 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #393, Print-Date: 03/14/1948, On reverse Boots w/Paper Doll
S1370-0440 1947/05/18 - T VG/VG/VG $8.00 #394, On reverse Out out Way by JR Williams
S1370-0443 1947/05/25 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #395, Print-Date: 03/28/1948, On reverse Boots w/Paper Doll
S1370-0444 1947/06/01 - T VG/VG/VG $8.00 #396, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0447 1947/06/08 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #397, Print-Date: 04/11/1948, On reverse Boots w/Paper Doll
S1370-0448 1947/06/22 - T G/G/VG $8.00 #399, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0451 1947/06/29 - T G/G/G $8.00 #400, On reverse Cranberry Boggs(HT), Captain Easy(HT)
S1370-0738 1947/07/06 - T FR-G/FR-G/FR-G $5.00 #401, Print-Date: 05/09/1948, On reverse Boots w/Paper Doll
S1370-0454 1947/07/20 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #403, On reverse Cranberry Boggs(HT), Captain Easy(HT)
S1370-0455 1947/08/03 - T G/G/G $8.00 #405, On reverse Cranberry Boggs(HT), Captain Easy(HT)
S1370-0456 1947/08/10 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #406, On reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner(T)
S1370-0457 1947/08/31 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #409, On reverse Cranberry Boggs(HT), Captain Easy(HT)
S1370-0458 1947/09/14 - T G/G/VG $8.00 #411, On reverse Jane Arden(HT), Rinso ad(HT)
S1370-0459 1947/09/21 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #412, Print-Date: 07/25/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0460 1947/09/28 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #413, Print-Date: 08/01/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0461 1947/10/05 - T G/FR-G/G $6.00 #414, On reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner(T)
S1370-0463 1947/10/12 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #415, Print-Date: 08/15/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0464 1947/10/19 - T FR/G/FR $3.00 #416, Print-Date: 08/22/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0465 1947/10/26 - T G/G/VG $8.00 #417, On reverse Cranberry Boggs(HT), Captain Easy(HT)
S1370-0466 1947/11/02 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #418, Print-Date: 09/05/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0467 1947/11/09 - T G/FR-G/G $6.00 #419, On reverse Out Our Way(HT), Our Boarding House(HT)
S1370-0468 1947/11/23 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #421, Print-Date: 09/26/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0469 1947/12/28 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #426, Print-Date: 10/31/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0470 1948/01/04 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #427, Print-Date: 11/07/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0471 1948/01/11 - T G/G/G $7.00 #428, On reverse Our Boarding House by Gene Ahern
S1370-0473 1948/01/18 - T G/G/G $7.00 #429, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0475 1948/01/25 - T G/G/G $7.00 #430, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0477 1948/02/01 - T FR/G/FR $3.00 #431, Print-Date: 12/05/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0478 1948/02/08 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #432, Print-Date: 12/12/1948, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0479 1948/02/15 - T G/G/G $7.00 #433, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0481 1948/02/22 - T G/G/G $7.00 #434, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0483 1948/02/29 - T G/G/G $7.00 #435, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0485 1948/02/29 - TH VG/VG/VG $3.00 #435, No reverse
S1370-0486 1948/03/07 - T G/G/G $7.00 #436, On reverse Boots w/ Paper Doll
S1370-0488 1948/03/14 - T G/G/G $7.00 #437, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0491 1948/03/14 - TH VG/VG/VG $3.00 #437, No reverse
S1370-0492 1948/03/21 - T G/G/G $7.00 #438, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0494 1948/04/04 - T G/G/VG $7.00 #440, on reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner
S1370-0496 1948/04/18 - T G/G/G $7.00 #442, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0498 1948/04/25 - T G/G/G $7.00 #443, On reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner
S1370-0499 1948/05/02 - T G/G/G $7.00 #444, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0501 1948/05/09 - HT G/G/VG $5.00 #445, On reverse Barnaby by Jack Morley
S1370-0502 1948/05/16 - T G/G/G $7.00 #446, On reverse Our Boarding Hosue by Gene Ahern
S1370-0504 1948/05/30 - T G/G/G $7.00 #448, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0506 1948/06/06 - T G/G/G $7.00 #449, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0508 1948/06/13 - T G/G/G $7.00 #450, On reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
S1370-0510 1948/06/20 - T G/G/G $7.00 #451, On reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner
S1370-0512 1948/06/27 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #452, Print-Date: 05/01/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0513 1948/07/04 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #453, Print-Date: 05/08/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0514 1948/07/11 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #454, Print-Date: 05/15/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0515 1948/07/25 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #456, Print-Date: 05/29/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0516 1948/08/08 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #458, Print-Date: 06/12/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0517 1948/08/15 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #459, Print-Date: 06/19/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0518 1948/08/29 - T FR-G/FR-G/FR-G $4.00 #461, Print-Date: 07/03/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0519 1948/09/19 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #464, Print-Date: 07/24/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0520 1948/09/26 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #465, Print-Date: 07/31/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0521 1948/10/03 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #466, Print-Date: 08/07/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0522 1948/10/10 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #467, Print-Date: 08/14/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0523 1948/10/17 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #468, Print-Date: 08/21/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0524 1948/10/24 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #469, Print-Date: 08/28/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0525 1948/10/31 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #470, Print-Date: 09/04/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0526 1948/11/07 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #471, Print-Date: 09/11/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0527 1948/11/14 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #472, Print-Date: 09/18/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0528 1948/11/21 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #473, Print-Date: 09/25/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0529 1948/11/28 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #474, Print-Date: 10/02/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0530 1948/12/05 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #475, Print-Date: 10/09/1949, On reverse Capt. Easy by Leslie Turner
S1370-0531 1948/12/12 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #476, Print-Date: 10/16/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0532 1948/12/19 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #477, Print-Date: 10/23/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0533 1948/12/26 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #478, Print-Date: 10/30/1949, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0534 1949/01/16 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #481, On reverse Out Our Way(HT), Our Boarding House(HT)
S1370-0535 1949/01/23 - T FR/FR/G $3.00 #482, No reverse
S1370-0536 1949/02/20 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #486, On reverse Out Our Way(HT), Our Boarding House(HT)
S1370-0537 1949/03/06 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #488, Print-Date: 01/08/1950, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0538 1949/03/13 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #489, Print-Date: 01/15/1950, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0539 1949/03/20 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #490, On reverse Out Our Way(HT), Our Boarding House(HT)
S1370-0540 1949/03/27 - T G/G/G $7.00 #491, On reverse Captain Easy by Leslie Turner
S1370-0542 1949/04/03 - T G/G/G $7.00 #492, On reverse Out our Way by JR Williams
S1370-0545 1949/04/10 - T G/G/G $7.00 #493, On reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth
S1370-0548 1949/04/17 - T FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 #494, Print-Date: 02/12/1950, On reverse Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
S1370-0549 1949/04/24 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 #495, On reverse Out Our Way(HT), Our Boarding House(HT)
Newspaper Comics Links ---> Superman 1939-1941 Superman 1942 Superman 1942-43
Superman to 1944-47 Superman to 1947-49 Superman to 1949-up Superman Dailies

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