Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on january 16, 1939, and a. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, mervyn leroy. Summer 1939, the characters jonathan and martha kent were debuted by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. It is also mentioned that clark kent was raised by a kindly, elderly couple.
First self titled series for a comic book superhero ever. Action comics reprints, but it does contain new background information about superman and a few new stories. Hitler invades czechoslovakia adolf hitler meets with czech president emil hacha. The librarys vast trove of comic books exposes a unique and revealing history of american popular culture. Germans ride into prague as people watch silently in the street. Superman at the worlds fair ad for new york worlds fair comics, 1939 edition. What happened in 1939 including pop culture, significant. After being told of the impending invasion by germany, hacha suffered a heart attack at the meeting. Dorothy gale is swept away from a farm in kansas to a magical land of oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the wizard who can help her return home to kansas and help her friends as well. This goldenage key was the first time any comic book was devoted to a single. Superman 1939 comic book by dc 488 issues, 590 covers jun 1939 to oct 2011. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. Golden, silver and bronze age comic books dc superman.
What are some of the best batman comic book storylines. President roosevelt remained focused on the problems at home as he declared american neutrality. Stories include the superprisoner of amazon island, supermans new face. Superman comics values and price guide heritage auctions. The wizard of oz 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Batman first appeared in a comic book in may of 1939 in detective comics. Superman 1939 1st series annual comic books mycomicshop. With wonderful, crisp dialogue, beautiful costumes designed by adrian and a stellar cast, you can see the sparks fly in this alltime classic comedy of 1939. Several short stories about superman are printed in this issue including him.
Superman sales figures for 19601987 at the comics chronicles. My favorite scenes were the fight scene with goddard and russell, bath scene with crawford, and last scene when all the women go at it at the ball. With judy garland, frank morgan, ray bolger, bert lahr. Sixty years of the worlds favorite comic book heroes little, brown, 1995 series. Jan 15 gestapo leader reinhard heydrich sets up the reich bureau for jewish emigration to speed up the expulsion of jews. Browse certified superman comic books for sale at auction. Learn about 433 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1939 or search by date or keyword. The first are undoubtedly the new york worlds fair comics of 1939 and 1940. The united states also hosted the worlds fair in new york early in the year. Lets talk about the very first superman comic issue in 1938.
As for the stories in the superman strips, jerry siegel originally wrote them until he was drafted in 1943. Various shots of king george vi accompanied by queen elizabeth. Series of annuals for the 1939 superman title the first 8 annuals were 80 pages and were an all reprint issues that were produced from 1960 to 1964. Celebrate superman month with a historical timeline. The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year considered as a percentage of the population in the united states, canada, and the united kingdom at that time. Well also make a cash offer for your superman comic books, should you wish to sell.
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