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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1955 or before

  • Item #61939782
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    Published Feb 1940 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 21 PR 0.5

    Interior complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Three Aces story, art by Bert Christman (as Christopher). The Deaths on the Moor starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. 2 ads for More Fun #52 (1st Spectre). Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61939783
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    Published Mar 1940 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 22 0.3

    INCOMPLETE. Missing first two wraps (affects Superman and Zatara stories).

    Starts Jan 4

    Superman, Pep Morgan, Chuck Dawson, Clip Carson, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Three Aces, and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ad for Superman # 15. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62167752
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    Published Dec 1941 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 43 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4015108001

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Vigilante story, art by Mort Meskin. The Adventure of the Ancient Airplane starring Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60738193
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    Published Dec 1945 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 91 CGC 5.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4367053001

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Ghost Drum starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Sunshine Swindle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Underground School starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Fiddler's Jam Session starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). One Man Show starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61467131
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    Published May 1947 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 108 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #0186801001

    Starts Jan 4

    Classic molten metal cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Great Crasher! starring Superman, art by John Sikela. The Fight That Couldn't Be Won! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Baker and the Jailbird! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Triumph of Taffy! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Town That Roared Again! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60884227
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    Published Oct 1949 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 137 GD+ 2.5

    Cover and interior oxidation.

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Man with the Charmed Life starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Tommy Tomorrow's Trip to Today, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Banquet of Sun Liu starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Headless Horseman Rides Again starring Vigilante, script by France Herron, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60884229
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    Published Dec 1949 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 139 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent... Daredevil starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. Badmen of Mars starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Weapons of Ghengis Khan starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Ring Out the Old! Ring In the New! starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.