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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1950-1959

  • Item #60761452
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    Published Jan 1951 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 152 PR 0.5

    REMAINDERED COPY.

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    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Sleep That Laster 1000 Years starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Ark of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Secret of the Invisible Map starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Craig Flessel. City of the Chiefs starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61136107
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    Published Jan 1958 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 236 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4427483002

    Starts Jul 22

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Uniform," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor disguises himself and approaches Superman; He tricks Superman into surrendering his costume to him for experimental purposes; As a substitute, he provides Superman with a bright yellow and purple replacement costume. The costume is fitted with an anti-Kryptonite belt; While Superman fights crime in his new costume, Luthor sheds his disguise and dons Superman's original red and blue garb. "The Man Who Talked to Animals" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Space Chump #1," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61121033
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    Published Mar 1958 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 238 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2011397002

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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane. Supermen of America ad. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Marooned in the Fourth Dimension," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow checks out Prof. Jaxon's dimension cabinet, a gateway to the 4th dimension; Since Tommy suspects the cabinet is a hoax, he volunteers to test the device and is sent to the 4th dimension. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Tenderfoot Hunter" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60836382
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    Published Jul 1958 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 242 FR 1.0

    1st app. and origin Braniac, Kandor

    1" cumulative spine split. Writing and drawing on interior cover and pages. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other.

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Origin and first appearance of Brainiac, and the first mention of the shrunken city of Kandor in "The Super-Duel in Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet; Superman gets inside Brainiacs ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. Untitled Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D." starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Safari From Space," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. Xov. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61038703
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    Published Mar 1959 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 250 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4419733017

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Al Plastino. "The Eye of Metropolis!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; John Bates has Clark Kent appear on his TV show "The Eye of Metropolis" in order to expose his double life as Superman. "The Boy Planeteer" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; 5 1/2 year old Dikky Hale joins the Planeteers and demonstrate a "sixth sense," knowing when disasters are going to strike before the Planeteers do; But Tommy quickly realizes Dikky is not who he appears. Superman of America ad. "The Dunce of the Jungle" starring Congorilla, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61121039
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    Published Oct 1959 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 257 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4297611009

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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Reporter of Steel!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Luthor creates a ray that gives super-powers and uses it on Clark Kent; But Clark convinces Luthor it also compels him to be super-generous, and Luthor destroys the device. 2/3-page Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man-Ape Skin Diver!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; Foreign agents kidnap Janu to force Congorilla to retrieve an experimental nuclear tank which they have sunk into a river. "The Three Magic Wishes!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; When Tommy Baxter doesn't believe in fairy tales, Supergirl decides to prove him wrong. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.