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His marker would read my beloved son superman george besselo reeves, jan. Original superman comic sells for record sum cbs news. In 1999, following siegels death, the siegel family successfully won a court case, granting the family fifty percent ownership of the superman character. Nietzsches superman is elitist, germanic, and believes that what the world most needs is a better class of human being. I cannot remember the plot, nor the means by which i obtained the comic book. Adventures of superman is an american television series based on. This comic book is also the first featuring a superhero, and is considered to be the most valuable comic in the world.
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He received the academy award for best adapted screenplay for the first film in 1972 and part ii in 1974. Comic index lists complete index of superman comics since 1986. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. When it comes to the popular series supermanbatman, it doesnt matter. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. An opened version would depend on the condition of the actual comic book. The character was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933.
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