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NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS [1939] Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: DC Comics. April, 1939. CGC certified: Fair/Good (1.5). Small amount of dried glue on cover. Cover detached. Staples removed. Tape on interior cover and interior. Off-white to white pages. Jerry Siegel story. Joe Shuster Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane & Creig Flessel art. Vincent Sullivan cover. 1st published appearance of the Sandman. Blond haired Superman on cover. 25 cent cover price. First appearance of the Sandman, pre-dating Adventure Comics #40 (July, 1939). When this comic was released at the 1939 New York World's Fair the cover price was an optimistic 25 cents. Sales were sluggish, so the remaining issues had 15 cent price stickers slapped on them to try and boost sales. Some copies remained 25 cents but were bundled with Superman #1, a two-for-one deal that represents the second best bang-for-your-buck bargain in New York history, after the original purchase of Manhattan for 24 bucks worth of tchotchkes. A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 322199