1938 superman comic book found in walls

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Superman was created by american writer jerry siegel and canadianborn american artist joe shuster in 1933. Hes always been bigger than just one comic book, one tv show, or one film. In 20, while doing renovations in a house, contractor david gonzalez found the comic book among newspapers used as insulation in the walls of the house. The reign of the supermen is one of many storylines or works to have received a comics buyers guide fan award, winning the favorite comic book story category in 1993. Second vintage superman comic found by david gonzalez. June 1938 saw the first appearance of superman, the tightswearing. May 10, 2018 superman is known across the globe as a comic book icon, pop culture mainstay, and a beacon of courage and hope. Man finds first superman comic stuffed in wall its quality isnt as high as the one pictured here, but the action comics no. Superman comic found in wall could fetch record price bbc news. In minnesota, says upi, a man recently found a copy of the comic stuffed in the walls of his. Though the comic was a huge hit right from the get go, its clear that not everyone saw it that way. Jun 11, 20 when renovation began on the house, which was built in 1938, he and his crew started finding old newspapers from the 1930s used as insulation in the walls. The owner, a humble and hardworking contractor, named gonzales, has spent years tearing down old walls and putting up new ones for his homerenovation clients. Mar 19, 2009 comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today.

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