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Minoru Toyoda handwritten color manuscript "Superman"

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Stains, marked slightly, back surface has tape marks discolorations on the back, discolored from glue traces on the back, small pieces of Tracing Paper stuck on the back

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450,000 yen

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2025/02/15 15:00:00

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2025/03/07 21:00:17

2025/03/07 04:00:17

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4214z126

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Item's Details

(item number) 4214
(title) Minoru Toyoda handwritten color manuscript "Superman"
(size) 258×354 mm
(Condition Rating) 7
(detailed) Stains, marked slightly, back surface has tape marks discolorations on the back, discolored from glue traces on the back, small pieces of Tracing Paper stuck on the back
(starting bid price) 450,000 yen

(comment) Based on the National Comics edition of the United States, 14 volumes of "Superman" were published by Shonen Gaho around 1960. And this is the 7th volume cover original drawing. The most notable feature of Shonen Gaho's version of "Superman" is that Japanese manga artists have made it possible to read from the right for Japan. An existing frame has been scraped, a new frame has been drawn, and a line has been drawn from scratch and rewritten. Considering that the previous version was a simple translation of the original comic book, in a sense it is the first American comic book created by a Japanese manga artist, or another "Superman" that has been slightly changed from the official history. The most important illustration depicts Superman with a sword and a black knight, but the reason for this is that the rewritten version of "The Super-Sword", which was released in the United States in 1958, is included at the beginning of the 7th volume under the title "Maken no Kuro Kishi (Black Knight of the Magic Sword)". It seems that an original Japanese cover illustration was drawn with that motif. In addition, Toyoda Minoru, who is known for his unique personality and outstanding expressiveness, was in charge of the illustrations and has worked on the covers of numerous rental manga. This product also features a dynamic Superman with powerful lines. Originally, it was an original painting that was valuable just because it was Toyota's cover illustration, but its title is Superman. Please also take notice of the quality of the finish that is appropriate for the class of the work (Yamaya)

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