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SOLD ON: Monday, 05/18/2020 9:35 PM
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs
Leo O'Mealia gorilla cover; 1st Jimmy Olsen (11/38)
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ow/white pgs
Leo O'Mealia gorilla cover; 1st Jimmy Olsen (11/38)The colorful, detailed cover, rendered with great skill by Golden Age pioneer Leo O'Mealia, is atypical of most comics from the era, which were generally crude and amateurish, making this book one of the most sought after from the dawn of comics. Even better, this issue features the very first appearance of Jimmy Olsen, although not named in the issue, Jimmy makes his debut in the Superman feature as a lowly office clerk and not the photojournalist he is known as today.
This is a very striking mid-grade copy of this classic non-Superman Action cover, these rare pulp issues of Action straddle the line between the past and the future an era where mere mortals still vied for attention as superbeings were on the rise. The lush flora surrounding the figures exhibit bold bright colors, and the fur of the menacing gorilla features subtle shades of brown. The overall look of this comic is very attractive and solid considering its vintage.
Overstreet Guide 2019 FN- (5.5) value = $10,450
Artist 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.