$45
Jack Burnley Superman lithograph; marked "Golden Age Superman!" to top left, signed and dated in plate "Jack Burnley '90 Superman-Batman Artist 1940-47" to bottom right, and inscribed, dated, and signed "To Peggy, all best wishes, Jack Burnley '00" to bottom left corner; double matted in blue and red and framed under glass; features artist's obituary to back of frame; measures approximately 20" x 16-3/4" with gilded frame and has a sight image of approximately 13-1/2" x 10-1/2"; in Good condition with small tear to top. Jack Burnley (January 11, 1911-December 19, 2006)was the pen name of Hardin J. Burnley, an American comic book artist and illustrator. Burnley was the first artist, after co-creator Joe Shuster, to draw Superman in comic books. Burnley's work was often credited to other artists. In the 1945 Batman newspaper strips which Burnley penciled, the stylized Bob Kane signature logo appears, although Kane had not worked on the sequence. The version of Superman he created was noted for its carefully drawn musculature, which set the style of superheroes for years to come. Burnley and his wife, former cabaret dancer
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-12-12
