Shortly after he was introduced in the pages of Action Comics in 1938, the "Man of Steel" crossed over to the trading card realm. Go up, up and away, with this 1940 Gum Inc. Superman card lot of (16). Likely the earliest super-hero set ever produced, this venerable non-sport card series laid the groundwork for a proliferation of costumed hero memorabilia to follow. Now eighty years old, this series enjoys greater demand than ever and cards from the #49 to #72 high number range are especially prized. Boasting (14) of the super-tough high number cards, this selection is entirely graded by either PSA or GAI, with:

PSA VG 3: (1) card with #51

PSA GD 2: (7) cards with #50, #57, #58, #61, #62, #69, #70

PSA FR 1.5: (1) card with #56

PSA PR 1.0: (2) cards with #49, #55

GAI VG-EX 4: (1) card with #49

GAI VG+ 3.5: (3) cards with #41, #53, #58

GAI VG 3: (1) card with #43