Vintage​ ​Covers:​ ​The​ ​World​ ​of​ ​Superman​​

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Aug 19 2017 - Jan 7 2018

Superman​ ​comic​ ​books​ ​began​ ​officially​ ​in​ ​June​ ​1938​ ​with​ ​the​ ​publication​ ​of​ ​Action​ ​Comics,​ ​no. 1.​ ​They​ ​were​ ​instantly​ ​popular​ ​and​ ​launched​ ​the​ ​superhero​ ​phenomenon,​ ​where​ ​people​ ​dress​ ​in unique,​ ​often​ ​flamboyant​ ​costumes​ ​and​ ​perform​ ​impossible​ ​feats​ ​of​ ​heroism.​ ​Superhero​ ​comics peaked​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​World​ ​War​ ​II,​ ​then​ ​for​ ​some​ ​reason​ ​dwindled​ ​from​ ​hundreds​ ​of​ ​titles​ ​to​ ​just Superman​,​ ​​Batman​,​ ​and​ ​​Wonder​ ​Woman​,​ ​then​ ​resurged​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1960s.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Works on Paper
  • American
  • 20th Century
  • Fantasy / Comic
  • ​Al​ ​Plastino
  • and others

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