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Original "Death of Superman" Cover Art Sells for $204K
Original "Death of Superman" trade paperback cover art from the personal collection of artist Jon Bogdanove has sold at the Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction for $204,000.
The "Death of Superman!" There is no more memorable image from the Earth-shattering event than that of Lois cradling the lifeless body of the world's greatest hero -- and the love of her life -- with his tattered cape bearing the iconic symbol of the Man of Steel in the background, after facing Doomsday, the Kryptonian killing machine.
When DC revealed that they planned to kill Superman, word spread worldwide and the event fostered unprecedented news coverage, causing Superman #75 to be the top selling book of 1992. This cover was created for the collected edition, which is one of the bestselling trade paperbacks of all time!
The cover art was signed by both Bogdanove and fellow artist Dennis Janke and was described by Heritage Auctions as being in excellent condition.
