THIS IS
IT!
The
greatest auction for Superman Sunday newspaper comic strips to come
down the eBay pike in a whole heck of a long time. (A similarly huge
collection of Superman Daily newspaper comic strips will be offered
shortly in another lot on eBay.)
WHAT IS BEING SOLD:
A large
collection of very early Superman newspaper comic strips, from the first few
years of the strip. Although originally conceived as a comic strip by
creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the early 1930's, Superman nonetheless
managed to make his first published appearance in the June 1938 issue of DC
Comics' Action Comics (No. 1). Making his way the long way around,
Superman finally debuted in the newspaper as a daily on January 16, 1939, and later,
on November 5, 1939, as a Sunday comic
strip.
SUNDAY STRIPS:
The collection of Sunday strips is nearly complete, from the
beginning of its run on November 5, 1939 (#1) through December 17, 1944
(#268), missing only numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 - A total
of 262 beautiful, full-color Superman Sundays, most of which are in very
nice to excellent condition, and most of which are in their full-sized
(Half Page) versions. Only a few are in the full-page Tabloid
format, and a handful are in the smaller third-page size, though
complete format. The Sunday collection consists of almost the
first five solid years of this classic series.
TERMS OF SALE: This sale is final. A high-resolution photograph
of each and every strip has been provided and is viewable by clicking on the
smaller photos on each of the gallery pages. (See the links at the
top of this page) Any major--and most minor--flaws which may be present in any strip can be seen
in the photos. View each lot. Ask any specific questions you may
have concerning the strips, or anything relating to their condition, before
you bid. This sale is final. That means "as is"--without the
privilege of return. This lot will not be broken up, nor will any
individual strips be sold from this lot.
SHIPPING: Shipping is by
U.S.P.S. Priority Mail, insured (see below). There is a flat shipping fee
of $30.00 for this lot--no exceptions. Your purchase will be shipped in super-secure
packaging.
INSURANCE: This lot will be insured at the full amount of the winning
bid including shipping costs--at no additional cost to the buyer.
PAYMENT: For this lot we will be accepting Paypal and
certified/cashier's checks only. No personal checks. No money
orders. (No cash--for crying out loud, does anybody actually
send cash in the mail?) Your lot will be shipped out within two (2) days
of the receipt of funds.
NOTES ABOUT THE PHOTO GALLERY:
The photo gallery contains high-resolution photographs of each and
every Sunday and Saily strip included in this auction. The gallery photo is a small
"thumbnail" which links to the larger version. While the thumbnails are
relatively small, the large versions are each between 300 and 700kb in size, and
shows plenty of detail. Simply click on the photo of the strip you wish to
inspect, and the full-size photo will be displayed. (If your browser
resizes the image to screen-size, simply "mouse-over" the lower-right hand
corner until the "expand size" icon appears, click, and the photo in its full
size will appear.) In some of the
photos you may see an unevenness in lighting, from one side to the other.
You may also see in some photos blurring of the image at the higher
resolution. These conditions are not a part of the strips themselves, and merely
elements of the photographs.
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