COMICS MAGAZINE, THE #1
CBCS G-: 1.8
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 03/15/2023 7:52 PM
$8,000
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PUBLISHER: Centaur
COMMENTS: crm/ow pages; cvr split, dtchd
1st Dr. Mystic by Siegel/Shuster; 1st Superman prototype; very rare!! (May 1936)
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1st Dr. Mystic by Siegel/Shuster; 1st Superman prototype; very rare!! (May 1936)
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crm/ow pages; cvr split, dtchd
1st Dr. Mystic by Siegel/Shuster; 1st Superman prototype; very rare!! (May 1936)You can't really get much closer to the moment when comic books climbed out of the primordial ooze of newspaper strip art than this book. Basically serving as a textbook on how to compile an anthology comic book, the Comics Magazine #1 is a treat to behold. Every turn of the page offers an interesting window on the sensibilities of the American mind in 1936. Covering every genre, with color pages as well as black and white, this book is more a historical record than a simple comic book. The inclusion of Siegel and Shuster's Dr. Mystic is the real prize here, hinting at the monumental cultural impact of the medium that was awaiting just a few years down the road. This is definitely a piece of comics' rich history that any serious collector should have in their library.
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.
Walt Kelly is an American animator/ cartoonist who began his career working at Walt Disney studios contributing to animated films like Pinnochio, Fantasia and Dumbo. Walt later went on to work for Dell comics where he is most famous for creating the comic strip Pogo, which became his platform for social and philosophical commentary.
1st Dr. Mystic by Siegel/Shuster; 1st Superman prototype; very rare!! (May 1936)You can't really get much closer to the moment when comic books climbed out of the primordial ooze of newspaper strip art than this book. Basically serving as a textbook on how to compile an anthology comic book, the Comics Magazine #1 is a treat to behold. Every turn of the page offers an interesting window on the sensibilities of the American mind in 1936. Covering every genre, with color pages as well as black and white, this book is more a historical record than a simple comic book. The inclusion of Siegel and Shuster's Dr. Mystic is the real prize here, hinting at the monumental cultural impact of the medium that was awaiting just a few years down the road. This is definitely a piece of comics' rich history that any serious collector should have in their library.
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.
Walt Kelly is an American animator/ cartoonist who began his career working at Walt Disney studios contributing to animated films like Pinnochio, Fantasia and Dumbo. Walt later went on to work for Dell comics where he is most famous for creating the comic strip Pogo, which became his platform for social and philosophical commentary.