Hi guys
I was curious about the car that Superman lifted in Action Comics issue 1. Does anyone know what it was?
Hi guys
I was curious about the car that Superman lifted in Action Comics issue 1. Does anyone know what it was?
Seems a pretty generic nondescript late 30's American sedan.Basic Image for " 1938 sedan" - https://www.google.com/search?q=1938...iw=962&bih=601
Last edited by Güicho; 10-01-2021 at 06:34 AM.
Just in case you're not asking about the model, it was some dirtbag who got fresh with Loiis and decided to follow her home after she slapped him.
Yeah, I don't think they bothered with that sort of thing back in that day, like they might today. Just a generic car of the time, whereas today it would have probably been a specific make and model.
Superman's first trophy in his Fortress of Solitude!
It was a damn fine vehicle until that caped menace made it kiss pavement. I tell ya, what's the world comin' to today!
As stated, however, it was just a generic sedan that Shuster probably looked at outside a window and drew. Not to speak poorly of the artists of the Golden Age, but those details weren't in high demand at the time. The visual fidelity was more important than the make of the car.
I’ve heard it was a 1938 Studebaker, but I’m not sure how accurate that is.
Or just as easily.
1938 Desoto seems pretty close. -
Could be, (although this model has the split Windshield)
Could be any of those, or just as well the Hudson model indicated above by Electricmastro(nice color and body match, Although also has the split windshield), or the Desoto above is another good match, or the Ford- https://www.the-blueprints.com/bluep...1938-67876.jpg , Dodge or Chevy that year, etc.
And the interior has the rear wheels covered more like this Plymoth model bellow
1938 Pymouth- https://i.etsystatic.com/10799903/r/...74925_ht92.jpg
As indicated it seems pretty much the most generic nondescript sedan look of the time.
I doubt they were trying to convey any one specifically.
Last edited by Güicho; 12-31-2019 at 05:16 PM.
It is also possible that Joe Shuster used an amalgam of different cars as the model for each part depending on which angle he was drawing from.
Heh, given how similar the Studebaker, Hudson, and Desoto models are, it's possible the artist simply didn't choose a model and drew what was to him a generic car.