1940 - Superman Krypto Raygun By Daisy Manufacturing Co. (revised)

[Joe K.]

See:

 

The cover:

 

http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/8b/46/22a9_1.JPG

 

And, specifically:

 

http://i12.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/8b/46/23b1_1.JPG

 

See Ray Gun, pages 26 & 27. Here, the Krypto-Raygun is dated to 1940, so there may be an even earlier catalog sighting to find!

[Joe K.]

And here's a step in that direction, a 1941 Montgomery Ward Christmas Book:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1941-Montgomery-Wards-...1QQcmdZViewItem

The dated cover:

http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserve...ds/DCP05295.JPG

This page, specifically:

http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserve...ds/DCP05297.JPG

[Fineas J. Whoopie]

And here's a step in that direction, a 1941 Montgomery Ward Christmas Book:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1941-Montgomery-Wards-...1QQcmdZViewItem

The dated cover:

This page, specifically:

[Brian..]

The Superman Krypto-Raygun Projector Pistol was advertised for the Christmas season in 1940. There was an ad in All Star Comics #3

Here's a Daisy ad from 1940: