Officially Licensed New York World's Fair Comics 1940 Issue
date: label: date made
content: 1940
name: label: maker
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Comic book published by DC Comics in conjunction with the1939-1940 World's Fair, held in Queens, New York. The book's covers features the first published picture of the ground-breaking super heroes Superman, Batman and Robin together, as well as representations of the Fairs' architectual landmarks, the Trylon and Persiphere.
label: Description
content: The comic's cover was illustrated by Jack Burnley. In addition to the three cover heroes, the comic features stories starring Red, White and Blue, Slam Bradley, Zatara, Hourman, Sandman and Johnny Thunderbolt.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: Subject
content: Superman
label: Subject
content: Batman
label: related event
content: New York World's Fair (1939)
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0156.01
label: accession number
content: 2010.0156
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0156.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 19.05 cm