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Excellent letter by Jerry Siegel, creator of ''Superman'', thanking comic pioneer Sheldon Mayer for promoting the comic before it was published in ''Action Comics #1'' in 1938. Dated 18 September 1941, letter reads in part, ''Dear Sheldon: I may be coming to New York inside a few weeks and I hope we can get together at that time and curse the comic business to our heart's content.
Again I want to thank you for all you've done to help make SUPERMAN what it is. I'm very much afraid that if it weren't for a chap named Sheldon Mayer, as far as syndication is concerned SUPERMAN might still be gathering dust, and Joe [Shuster] and I would be working for a living...[signed] Jerry''.
Sheldon Mayer was one of the first employees of the McClure Syndicate, headed by comics pioneer Maxwell Gaines. Although many have taken credit for discovering ''Superman'', this letter serves as ultimate confirmation that it was Mayer's championing of the comic which led to its inclusion in ''Action Comics #1''. Letter measures 8.5'' x 11''. Uniform toning and chip at right edge along fold, overall in very good plus condition. From the Sheldon Mayer estate.
Fantastic 1941 Letter Signed by Jerry Siegel, Thanking Sheldon Mayer for Promoting ''Superman'' -- ''...if it weren't for a chap named Sheldon Mayer...SUPERMAN might still be gathering dust...''
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