ACTION COMICS (1938-2011) #3
CGC F/VF: 7.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Monday, 06/12/2017 3:26 PM
$55,010
Sold For
40
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: white pgs; 1 of 1!
Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily art; 3rd app. of Superman (8/38)
Jon Berk Collection
Highest Graded
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Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily art; 3rd app. of Superman (8/38)
Jon Berk Collection
Highest Graded
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white pgs; 1 of 1!
Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily art; 3rd app. of Superman (8/38)
Jon Berk Collection
Highest GradedLeo O'Mealia is remembered chiefly for his baseball cartooning in the 1940s and 1950s; his art hangs in a place of honor in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Comic collectors, however, know him for his rousing, cinematic covers on Adventure, Action, and other anthology titles in the pre-Superman period of DC's history. In an age when pulp was king and testosterone-filled exploits were guaranteed newsstand smashes, O'Mealia's punchy style proved perfect for the times. While this might not be his best-known cover, it's one of his most accomplished. The cover to Action #3 is a dazzling and daring work that feels almost like a frame from a film, with rising action caught at just the right moment, and with a startlingly off-center design featuring deliberately skewed composition that grabs the viewer and refuses to let go. One of the last great "pulp" covers before the hero boom, and a justifiably revered image.A book hard enough to find in any grade, let alone the highest-graded copy on the census. Dramatic and finely detailed, this evocative imagery was wiped off the stands by the caped copycats soon to follow in the wake of Superman's shocking and unprecedented success. This early appearance of the Man of Steel is insanely rare. Don't get too excited and forget to confirm your bid, because, like its namesake, there will be plenty of action around this book.
Overstreet Guide 2016 F/VF (7.0) value = $35,000.
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Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
American comic book artist, Baily co created DC characters the Spectre and Hourman.
Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily art; 3rd app. of Superman (8/38)
Jon Berk Collection
Highest GradedLeo O'Mealia is remembered chiefly for his baseball cartooning in the 1940s and 1950s; his art hangs in a place of honor in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Comic collectors, however, know him for his rousing, cinematic covers on Adventure, Action, and other anthology titles in the pre-Superman period of DC's history. In an age when pulp was king and testosterone-filled exploits were guaranteed newsstand smashes, O'Mealia's punchy style proved perfect for the times. While this might not be his best-known cover, it's one of his most accomplished. The cover to Action #3 is a dazzling and daring work that feels almost like a frame from a film, with rising action caught at just the right moment, and with a startlingly off-center design featuring deliberately skewed composition that grabs the viewer and refuses to let go. One of the last great "pulp" covers before the hero boom, and a justifiably revered image.A book hard enough to find in any grade, let alone the highest-graded copy on the census. Dramatic and finely detailed, this evocative imagery was wiped off the stands by the caped copycats soon to follow in the wake of Superman's shocking and unprecedented success. This early appearance of the Man of Steel is insanely rare. Don't get too excited and forget to confirm your bid, because, like its namesake, there will be plenty of action around this book.
Overstreet Guide 2016 F/VF (7.0) value = $35,000.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
American comic book artist, Baily co created DC characters the Spectre and Hourman.