1938 comic book found in walls

Although the comic art phenomenon found its large audience in europe and japan, it is the american comics that have had the biggest influence on popular culture. May 25, 20 whilst renovating a house built in 1938, a contractor finds an old comic used as insulation. The 14 fortunes found in attics the family handyman. So this comic book has been in that wall for over 75 years. Superman comic found in wall could fetch record price bbc news. The complete history, the idea, and title for this sequence came from m. A 1938 comic book featuring the debut of superman that was discovered in the wall of an abandoned house could set a. Jun 30, 2016 where has this amazing comic book art been all my life. John glenn creates ballyscunnion, which will run until 1968. Whilst renovating a house built in 1938, a contractor finds an old comic used as insulation. Times people found hidden things in their homes insider. Now to give you some idea, this comic is from 1938, this house was built in the late 30s. Rare 1938 superman comic retrieved from a wall auctions at. 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.

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The product of two teenage boys from cleveland, ohio, jerry siegel and joe shuster, superman was an overnight sensation and forever transformed the fledgling comic book industry. Superman comic found in wall could fetch record price bbc. In three decades of police work, hrycyk had never investigated a comic book caper. A minnesota man discovered what is being called the most valuable comic book of all time inside the walls of a. Nov, 2018 the ages of comic book art america and its superheroes. The minneapolis star tribune reports that while demolishing a wall, david gonzalez struck gold amid newspapers from the 1930s that had been used for insulation. Comic book art from a cultural phenomenon to collectable. Because they were so beloved, their history in the new continent had to be divided into entire eras. In fact, after finding the comic, david put it up for auction on comicconnect, a new york citybased online auction house. May 23, 20 smart news keeping you current man finds firstedition superman comic hidden in his wall a man finds a copy of the most important comic book in the history of comic books stuffed in the wall. Coles output climbed from about 50 comic book pages in 1938 and 66 pages in 1939 to around 200 pages in 1940. Man finds firstedition superman comic hidden in his wall. A couple found archaeological treasures and turned their home into a. He came across a 1938 comic book featuring a new hero.

The specific comic that he found features the very first appearance of superman. David gonzalez, a construction worker, was taking down the walls of a house he had just bought in minnesota when he stumbled upon a stash of papers inside one of them. Found among a slew of old newspapers used to insulate the wall, the comic book is now up for auction online at comic connect. These, then, are the formative years when jack cole developed from a struggling gag cartoonist into a professional visual storyteller destined to become a master of the form. First edition of action comics featuring superman found in. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for auction. The collectible marked the first appearance of superman, and was originally published in 1938. First edition of action comics featuring superman found in a wall.

Of the,000 copies of the comic sold on the newsstand in 1938, only about 100 remain. Where has this amazing comic book art been all my life. Rare superman comic found in a house wall goes up for. May 24, 20 superman comic found in wall could fetch record price. Rare superman comic discovered in wall of abandoned house. Though the comic was a huge hit right from the get go, its clear that not everyone saw it that way. Rare superman comic found behind wall by david gonzales in. It wasnt just any skull either, it belonged to frances king.

A minnesota remodeler said the comic book supermans first appearance he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for. It had probably been sitting inside those walls of that abandoned house for more than 70 years. And one of the comic books he finds and the most valuable comic books he found is this comic book, action comics number one. A man remodeling a 1938 house in elbow lake, minnesota, demolished a wall and found buried treasure. It was a contractor, david gonzales, who along with his crew found the book among other newspaper debris that was being used in the walls as an insulation.

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