Edward's Copy of The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther

Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938. His first appearance in a novel followed just four years later in 1942. The Adventures of Superman was written by George Lowther and illustrated by Joe Shuster, who created the iconic superhero with his friend Jerry Siegel. A first edition signed and inscribed by the author to one Edward is currently offered on AbeBooks. It is no doubt a rarity and is priced at $4000.

George Lowther
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved November 12, 2019

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Drew Friedman's Heroes of the Comics

On Thursday evening, I attended the opening of the  exhibition Drew Friedman's "Heroes of the Comics" at the Society of Illustrators. About half of the artist's originals portraits of comic book giants are on display in the narrow second floor gallery.

Drew Friedman just keeps getting better and better. He originally came on the scene with darkly-satirical comics of Hollywood B-listers rendered in painstakingly-stippled india ink. Now he displays mastery of a sumptuous color palette that somehow recalls the Golden Age of comic books—and there's not a stipple in sight. Friedman clearly adores the figures in his Old Jewish Comedians series, but with the comic book artists his adulation, even reverence, is now front and center. That's only fair. Unlike the comedians, many of these artists never achieved the public recognition or financial success they deserved, but they fired up the imagination of millions of young readers. The show continues through June 3.

Wally Wood

Jack Liebowitz and Harry Donenfeld

Jack Kirby

Dave Berg

Joe Simon
Chic Stone

Chic Stone

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Mort Drucker

William M. Gaines, top right

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Action Comics #1

In June 1938, this was the book to buy: Action Comics No. 1!  Surely you know this comic book! Take a look at this listing from Heritage Auctions. Action Comics No. 1 is by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It was the very first Superman comic book, and indeed, it told the story of the very first superhero, the Man of Steel

Sure I agree with Mr. Overstreet that this is "the most important comic book ever published." Here's my reasoning: without Action Comics No. 1, we don't have Superman. Without Superman, we don't have the modern superhero. Without the modern superhero, we have nothing to make movies about. Seriously, consider what I'm saying. Without the likes of Superman, Thor, the Green Lantern, the Avengers, Batman, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man what on earth would we be making movies about today? Relationships?

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