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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books

  • Item #62184003
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    Published Jul 1941 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 38 GD/VG 3.0

    Writing on interior page. Cover oxidation. Double cover. Outer cover is 2.5, inner cover is 3.0.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Novak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treacherous Ministers of Atlantis starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Mines of Ophir starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62184004
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    Published Aug 1941 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 39 GD 2.0

    Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation. Interior chipping.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Shuster Shop. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. 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, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62159798
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    Published May 1951 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 156 CGC 2.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Cover re-attached with tape. Tape on cover, interior cover & interior.

    Label #0296034001

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl of Steel starring Superman and Lex Luthor, art by Al Plastino. World of the Metal Men starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Pipeline Peril starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Riddle of the Rainbow Man starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Full-page ad for Mystery in Space # 1/Strange Adventures # 7. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61264567
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    Published Jun 1953 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 181 GD 2.0

    Cover detached. Water spotting. Includes certificate of authenticity for Jerome Wenker Collection.

    Starts Later today

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The New Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Congo Bill – Coward, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Space-Mail Mystery starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Jerry Jitterbug, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. The Forgotten Men of Ghost Town starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Carelessness is No Joke! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277535
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    Published Jun 1959 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 253 GD- 1.8

    3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Coloring on front cover.

    Starts Feb 3

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman!", script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; A criminal from Kandor switches places with Jimmy Olsen and forces Superman to reveal the location of his Fortress of Solitude, so he can destroy the bottled city; But scientists in Kandor reverse the switch just in time. 2/3-page Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Secret of the Super-Orphan!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl helps Timmy get adopted by assisting with his magic show using her super powers. "The Destroyer of Congo Bill!", script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62239320
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    Published Aug 1966 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 340 GD/VG 3.0

    1st app. Parasite

    Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

    Starts Later today

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Origin and 1st appearance of Parasite in "Power of the Parasite!", script by Jim Shooter, art by Al Plastino; Exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Jensen becomes the Parasite, who has the ability to absorb energy from all living beings, including Superman. Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen ad. "The Supergirl Identity Hunt!", art by Jim Mooney; The Fact Finder, a professional blackmailer, has deduced that Supergirl was once associated with the Midvale Orphanago, and he uses the opportunity of a reunion there to try and figure out her secret identity. Superman centerspread pin-up by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #61355443
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    Published Mar 1973 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 422 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4429895020

    Starts Later today

    Cover by Nick Cardy. "The TV Show That Menaced Metropolis!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Woody Nescott has had to live in one room for all his life due to a strange blood disease, but his path crosses Supermans when he produces white cells that grow to giant size and begin devouring things. "The Shadows-of-Yesterday Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance takes on Hyram Walsh as his client, a man who is being pursued by a ruthless killer with ties to Chance's past; The assassin is the same man who killed his father; He takes on the case for nothing because the man can't pay, and reflects on his origins; Christopher Chance becomes the Human Target. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.