The Check That DC Comics Used To Buy Superman
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The Check That DC Comics Used To Buy Superman
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/10/24/deal-of-the-century-the-check-that-dc-comics-used-to-buy-superman/
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Interesting stuff.
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Deal Of The Century: The Check That DC Comics Used To Buy Superman
Submitted by Mark Seifert on October 24, 2011 – 7:52 pm (2) comments
It has long been part of the record of comic book history that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sold the rights for Superman to Detective Comics, Inc (the company which was to become DC Comics, of course) for $130.
Here is the March 1, 1938 check that DC Comics publisher and accountant Jack Liebowitz issued to Siegel and Shuster to complete that transaction:
Note the Superman line item next to the amount $130.
Also note the total $412, with other line items including “D.C”, ”Adv”, and “Fun”. This would probably correspond to payments for work in Detective Comics, New Adventure Comics, and More Fun Comics, where Siegel and Shuster had strips such as Doctor Occult, Federal Men, and Slam Bradley published just prior to the debut of Superman.
Interesting stuff.
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They wuz robbbbbeeeeeddddd, I tells ya!
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That is pretty cool to see the actual check from dc to the creators on sale of superman
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Nice little piece of history there. Good find!
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thecolorsblend wrote:Nice little piece of history there. Good find!
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