For This Is the Day… That a Superman Died
Superman: The Legacy of Superman 1

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Superman: The Legacy of Superman #1 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 1248661002
Owner: Iconic1s

SET DETAILS

Winning Set:

For This Is the Day… That a Superman Died
Date Added: 6/7/2018
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

<i>"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." William James</i>

This is a pretty cool cover! It feels like Superman is watching everyone trying to do good in his absence.

The second picture is of my 1939 wooden Superman doll that it took eight years to find before the days of eBay. It was the last day of SDCC and we were leaving the Convention Center. There was a seller with a very small booth with only one display case. As we walked past, my Wife noticed out of the corner or her eye, two little red feet barely visible on the bottom shelf of the case. The seller wasn't trying very hard to sell it but there it was! After some bargaining, and a little luck that the booth next to him was willing to process a credit card transaction, I walked away with this figure carefully packed in a box from the hall straight to our car. It was so much fun finding this guy! I had some very minor restoration done to it by Randy's Toy Shop in Indiana to bring it to the condition you see here. The original cape is still attached which was very important to me when we found him.

I paid $79.95 for this book on eBay and quite a bit more than that for the doll, I mean <i>action figure!</i>

The second printing of this book was the last book from this set that I was able to physically find (in any grade, or raw), and it was about as hard to find as the doll I have included here. Please read about the journey to find the second printing in that slot.
  
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