Pop culture icons pop up with this 1940 non-sport card lot of (28). Issued by Gum Inc., these classic cards feature two of the most famous fictional characters in the hero business. Fans were introduced to the Lone Ranger in 1933 and Superman in 1938. These righteous do-gooders quickly amassed legions of fans and a proliferation of related items ensued. Eighty years later, the flood of merchandise has reached incalculable proportions and demand for the earliest items is at the supernova level. Blessed with fantastic obverse artwork, riveting reverse side text and of course, major star appeal, these cards are truly heavyweight champions of the non-sport genre. 

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1940 R145 Superman Gum (8) cards average (FR to GD) unless noted, with numbers 6, 15, 16 (PR), 20, 25, 27 small stain on reverse, 31, 42 small bit of surface loss on reverse

1940 R83 Lone Ranger Chewing Gum (20) cards range (70% GD to GD+, 25% FR, 5% PR) with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24