Lot 537 - One-Sheet (27 x 41) Fine on Linen

Sold Stock #153973 | Sold May 25 2023

SUPERMAN (1948)

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Lot # 537 - One-Sheet (27" x 41"); Fine+ on Linen

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One-Sheet (27" x 41")
Fine+ on Linen
Columbia, 1948

This Chapter 13 one-sheet depicts Kirk Alyn as the iconic Man of Steel in his first-ever live-action film appearance.

Linen backing and restoration have corrected paper loss in the lower horizontal fold within the inset image, but not within anyone's face. There was a chip at the top of the vertical fold within the border and scattered chipping around the border, though not within the image. There are modest fold line touch-ups, but the poster colors remain vibrant.

Superman, the first superhero, was introduced to the world in 1938 in Action Comics #1. By the early 1940s, he was already a legend and a natural fit for the popular serials. Republic's The Adventures of Captain Marvel was supposed to be the first Superman serial, but due to legal complications, it had to be changed, and it wasn't until 1948 that the Man of Steel would make it to the big screen in a live-action format. Kirk Alyn took on the dual role of Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent, and Carol Forman took on the evil Queen of the Underworld, the Spider Lady.

Estimate: $2,500 - 5,000

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