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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 03/20/2018 12:05 PM
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: off white pgs; vry sm amt of dried glue on spn of cvr
Joe Shuster cover/art; 1st app. of Lex Luthor; 1st mention of Daily Planet
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off white pgs; vry sm amt of dried glue on spn of cvr
Joe Shuster cover/art; 1st app. of Lex Luthor; 1st mention of Daily PlanetJust 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.
Overstreet Guide 2017 G+ (2.5) value = $4,375.
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.