Famous First Edition, Vol. 8 No. C-61 (DC, 1978) page 26 production art featuring Lois Lane by Albert DeGuzman, et. al.
Artists: Albert DeGuzman (All) , Joe Shuster (Layouts) , Jerry Siegel (Writer)
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DescriptionThis piece has an interesting history. In the 1970s, DC published a series of tabloids (remember those?) under the title 'Famous First Edition'. These are reprints of famous DC comics, starting with 'Action Comics' No. 1. The last, the origin of this page, was a reprint of 'Superman' No. 1.Evidently, DC had no decent copies of the art, so tried reproducing it by cutting up an actual copy of the comic and blowing up the art. Ultimately, Albert DeGuzman was brought in to clean it all up and wound up basically redrawing the entire issue. The eBay seller who sold the art (and spun this tale) had and has numerous pieces from the production of this issue of Famous First Edition. I bought this "mechanical" (a full page stat with minimal touch-up) and one page of original art. But among their items are horrible looking stats that are obviously blown up comics pages (you can see the dots) that someone tried to clean up. They must have realized how bad this looked, which led to the decision to essentially redraw the comic. I can find no independent confirmation of this story, but it seems to fit what I've seen. So, this is *mostly* stat, but there is a bit here and there, including fixing the numbers and extending the art at the bottom of the page that are inked directly, not a stat. Below, find the full text from the eBay auction... "Collectors will never be able to own any of the original art from Action Comics #1 or Superman #1. In the 1970s and 80s Mr. Albert DeGuzman was tasked by DC to painstakingly recreate the original art. The story goes, DC purchased a near-mint copy of Action 1 and sliced it up for refecence use, they really did that! Inked recreations, color guides, and mechanicals make up this collection of production items. Each of these pieces depicts the memorable panels that brought the comic legend to life. From these production pieces, DC was able to produce the reprints that so many of us had the opportunity to cherish, just as the youth of 1938 once did." Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/2/2021
Got to get that movie money and put out some souvenir issue in large format that can be sold in book stores and supermarkets while the property is hot.
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