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SOLD ON: Wednesday, 06/04/2014 12:10 PM
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: crm/ow pgs
Joe Shuster cover/art; 1st app. of Lex Luthor; 1st mention of Daily Planet
Toronto Riverdale Collection
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crm/ow pgs
Joe Shuster cover/art; 1st app. of Lex Luthor; 1st mention of Daily Planet
Toronto Riverdale CollectionJust as Sherlock had Moriarty, so does Superman have his Alexei "Lex" Luthor, the template for all super-nemeses to follow, and arguably one of the best-known literary creations of the 20th Century in his own right. Initially, a standard evil-genius-with-a-death-ray stereotype developed by Siegel and Shuster for one of the anti-war potboilers for which the series was first known, Luthor quickly gained a style all his own, with a subsequent fan following, and flourished into one of the all-time great baddies. This comic features the first appearance of the character and is among the rarest of Golden Age keys.
This sturdy and colorful copy comes from the Toronto Riverdale collection, and, as with so many of the books from that collection, hits the sweet spot -- an attractive, desirable copy that still is within the realm of affordability for collectors looking for the most bang for the buck.
Overstreet Guide 2013 FN (6.0) value = $3,600
Artists Information
Moldoff is best known for his early work on DC's Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and was one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on Batman. He co-created the Batman villains Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.
American comic book artist, Baily co created DC characters the Spectre and Hourman.