Joe Schuster Sold at Auction Prices

Pencil Drawing after Joe Shuster, Superman

Signature in lower left corner reads Joe Schuster, attributed to comic book artist Joe Shuster (American-Canadian, 1914-1992). Colored pencil and ink drawing on paper depicts Superman. Handwriting in lower right corner reads ‘copyright DC Comics Inc.’ Stamp on verso reads ‘Autor: Milton S. Fox, Redactor Jefe de las Ediciones de Arte Abrams, Nueva York.’ Paper measures approx 11.3 inches in height by 8.25 inches in width. Unframed. There is toning and surface wear like blemishes of paper consistent with exposure and age. All lots that do not carry established documented provenance nor any past record of auction history record are described in the catalog as attributed. ‘Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.‘ (info from Wikipedia) 7b