1940 Superman #6 CGC VF+ 8.5

A superb Very Fine+ 8.5 copy of an early Superman issue from 1940, the first cover to carry the classic Superman logo.

Superman #6, dated September–October 1940, comes from the second year of the Man of Steel's own title. The cover is by Joe Shuster, inked by Paul Cassidy.

The issue contains four Superman stories by co-creator Jerry Siegel, with art by Paul Cassidy and Paul Lauretta. In the first, Lois Lane is arrested for the murder of a jewel collector, and in the last, Clark Kent gives Lois a blood transfusion after she is badly hurt at the collapse of a new stadium. Jack Burnley contributed two one-page features, including an exercise page in which Superman explains the benefits of chin-ups, deep breathing and swimming.

All Star Comics, advertised here, would introduce the Justice Society of America, the first superhero team in comics, in its third issue later that year.

Three examples have achieved Very Fine+ 8.5 at CGC, with one graded higher, placing this copy among the finest graded.

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