A replica of Superman #1 that you have never seen before 2 2

[Cpt Kirk]

Attached are some images of a replica of Superman #1 that you have probably never seen before. It was supposedly made for the movie Superman Returns, but I don't have proof positive of that.  I was also told that only 4 of these were made.  I'm curious to see if anyone else has ever seen this.   

The interior feels thick (probably 64 pages or so) like a Golden Age comic book from the era of Superman #1.  The interior story (and make believe ads) just repeat themselves until the end of the comic book.  There are no artist or writer credits, and no indicia to indicate when or where it was made.  I would love it if someone could identify the artist and ask them if they recall what they drew this story for. 

Front Cover:

 

Inside Front Cover:

 

Examples of the Story Pages:

 

Inside Back Cover:

 

Back Cover:

[sfcityduck]

There have been topics on prop comics on this site.  There are some cool ones.  Can't recall if this one has been discussed previously.

[Cpt Kirk]

On 6/20/2022 at 6:16 PM, sfcityduck said:

There have been topics on prop comics on this site.  There are some cool ones.  Can't recall if this one has been discussed previously.

yes, Wings 67 (with Adventures of Superman 432 inside most of it) is one of my favorites  I have it and it was made (and can be seen) in the movie "Empire of the Sun". 

[telerites]

On 6/20/2022 at 3:30 PM, Cpt Kirk said:

Attached are some images of a replica of Superman #1 that you have probably never seen before. It was supposedly made for the movie Superman Returns, but I don't have proof positive of that.  I was also told that only 4 of these were made.  I'm curious to see if anyone else has ever seen this.   

The interior feels thick (probably 64 pages or so) like a Golden Age comic book from the era of Superman #1.  The interior story (and make believe ads) just repeat themselves until the end of the comic book.  There are no artist or writer credits, and no indicia to indicate when or where it was made.  I would love it if someone could identify the artist and ask them if they recall what they drew this story for. 

Front Cover:

 

Inside Front Cover:

 

Examples of the Story Pages:

 

Inside Back Cover:

 

Back Cover:

I started a thread back in 2017 about a Profiles in History Auction where a cast signed copy was auctioned.  Somewhere, I probably have the catalog or could find it online.

Here is the copy and the link to the thread.  Thought it was pretty cool.

 

Edited June 20, 2022 by telerites

[Cpt Kirk]

On 6/20/2022 at 7:22 PM, telerites said:

I started a thread back in 2017 about a Profiles in History Auction where a cast signed copy was auctioned.  Somewhere, I probably have the catalog or could find it online.

Here is the copy and the link to the thread.  Thought it was pretty cool.

 

well done!   Thanks for finding the back story!!

[telerites]

On 6/21/2022 at 5:51 AM, Cpt Kirk said:

well done!   Thanks for finding the back story!!

I did find the link to the auction catalog if interested.  

The Action 1 prop is listed on page 13.

https://profilesinhistory.com/flipbooks/A97Superman/mobile/index.html#p=2

Edited June 21, 2022 by telerites

[Cpt Kirk]

On 6/21/2022 at 6:54 AM, telerites said:

I did find the link to the auction catalog if interested.  

The Action 1 prop is listed on page 13.

https://profilesinhistory.com/flipbooks/A97Superman/mobile/index.html#p=2

Thanks. And I see the signed copy sold in Nov 2020 on Heritage Auctions for $896.   I suspect it will be very hard to find others in the future.