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Auction History Result 4w464 SUPERMAN'S PERIL linen 1sh '54 great full-length art of superhero George Reeves in costume! Date Sold 9/13/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 25 1/4" x 39") (Learn More) the international theatrical release of Superman's Peril, the 1954 George Blair and Thomas Carr comic book superhero action adventure thriller (a compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" TV series: episode #47 "The Golden Vulture", #44 "The Semi-Private Eye", and #32 "The Defeat of Superman") starring George Reeves (in the title role as Superman/Clark Kent), Noel Neill (as Lois Lane), Jack Larson (as Jimmy Olsen), John Hamilton (as Perry White), Robert Shayne (as Inspector Henderson), and Peter Whitney. Note that this was one of five compilation movies created out of episodes of this classic TV series. They were apparently solely shown outside the U.S. (which makes sense, since the episodes had been shown on TV in the U.S.), and we know that it is likely that one-sheets and lobby card sets were created for all five compilation features, but one-sheets from them are quite rare, and lobby cards are even more rare (which also makes sense, since lobby cards would have been far less likely to have been used in other countries). The other four titles were Superman and the Jungle Devil, Superman Flies Again, Superman in Exile, and Superman in Scotland Yard. The only reason we know so much about these titles is because a pressbook was created for all five features, and we once auctioned it, and it sold for $412! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 25 1/4" x 39". What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. Someone had trimmed off most of the left, top, and right blank borders, and the entire poster had darkened. The poster had an oval area of paper loss at the top crossfold (approximately 1" x 2", extending into the back of Superman's hair), and tears and small areas of paper loss in the left half of the top foldline. There was a 1/2" x 12" area of paper loss in the left half of the middle foldline and creases, tears, and areas of paper loss in the other foldlines. Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. The poster had many defects, and under the circumstances the restorer did the best he/she could do, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects, and the restorer did not address the darkening or the three trimmed borders. Learn More about condition grades 
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