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Superman (1939 1st Series) comic books 1951-1953

  • Issue #68
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 68
    • INCOMPLETE. Heavy chew through back cover and last half of book, affects art and story.
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    • Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split with splitting throughout interior.
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    1st Lex Luthor cover in this title. Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Six Elements of Crime starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane's Royal Romance starring Superman and King Harrup II, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Santa Claus Was a Thin Man text story. Peg humor page by Boltinoff. Superman, Hotel Manager, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves" by Bill Schreiber. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 69

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Prankster's Apprentice starring Superman, The Prankster, The Trickster [Al Fresco], and Porky, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Sandor Sandor, Genius starring Superman and Sandor Sandor, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Peril At the Peak text story. The Man Who Didn't Know He Was Superman starring inspector Erskine Hawkins, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $500 Superman #69 (Mar/Apr 1951, D.C Comics) CGC 4.0 VG | 4376106007

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  • Issue #73
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 73
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    • Oxidation.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hank Garvin, Man of Steel starring Superman, Hank Garvin, Honest Jack Dugan, Friendly Al Piper, and Harry Dane, script by Bill Finger. The Mighty Mite starring Superman, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Jeremy Kendall, Henrietta Kendall, Horace Preson, and Cynthia Preston, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Boxing's Forgotten Man text story by Frank Minton. Perry White Vs. Clark Kent, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark Kent briefly becomes Planet editor; Planet combines with rival Dispatch. Superman is also featured in a one-page public service announcement, "The World is Our Schoolroom! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $95 Superman #73 1951 Cover Detached But COMPLETE

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  • Issue #74
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 74
    • INCOMPLETE. Strip torn from last two pages, slightly affects art and story. Staples added (not manufacturing), severe spine damage.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer; 2nd Lex Luthor cover for this series. The Lost Secrets of Krypton starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's Masters starring Superman, Ernest Gadden, Kid Kole, and Miss Swift, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. Super Ships text story by David King. The Secret of Superman's Home starring Superman and Hatchet Kaims, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Share With Others! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $275 Superman #74 - DC Comics DCU 1-2/1952 Luther Off-White to White Pages CGC 3.5
    6 days left Auction Superman #74 - DC Comics 1-2/1952 "Luther" White Pages *CGC 4.0*

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  • Issue #75
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 75
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well; See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4121700005
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Tear seal. Water damage.

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Prankster's Star Pupil starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman--Thrill Salesman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. So You Want To Be a G-Man? text story. The Man Who Stole Memories starring Superman, Moose Collins, and Professor Higgins, script by Bill Woolfolk; Lois Lane suffers temporary amnesia. Full-page ad for the feature film "Superman and the Mole Men." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $149 SUPERMAN # 75 DC 1952 PRANKSTER APPEARANCE

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  • Issue #76
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 76
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing cover and first two wraps with reproduction copies attached. RESTORATION. Staples replaced and reinforced with tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Mightiest Team in the World!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye (pages 1-8) and John Fischetti (pages 9-12); Superman and Batman learn each other's secret identities [for the first time] when they meet on a cruise while trying to find a diamond thief. The Misfit Manhunter starring Superman, Joe Harris, and Frosty Ferris, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Gatling Gun text story by Ben Galloway. Mrs. Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Happy Hobby Time! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $300 Superman #76 Poor (detached front cover/no back cover) DC Comics 1952
    $800 SUPERMAN #76 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE 1952 CGC 3.5 GRADED BATMAN X OVER
    $975 SUPERMAN # 76 DC 1952 CGC 2.0 BATMAN APP SUPERMAN & BATMAN LEARN IDENTITIES
    3 hours left Auction Superman #76 (DC, 1954) Batman and Superman learn IDs. GA key

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  • Issue #77
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 77
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #1418191008

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Went To Krypton starring Superman and Happy Murrel, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman's origin retold. The Greatest Pitcher In the World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star. P.T. Barnum bio. Superman Meets Pocahontas, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; time travel story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #78
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 78
    • Water damage.

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Beast From Krypton starring Superman, Jor-El, and a snagriff (a Kryptonian dragon), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Outwitted Outlaws western story. Henry Bergh bio (founder of ASPCA). The Girls In Superman's Life starring Superman, Lana Lang (1st app. in SUPERMAN as an adult), Mrs. Lewis Lang, Superboy (flashback), and Lens Lewis, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #79
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 79
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4040667004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover oxidation. Miscut.
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    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Citadel of Doom starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The End of the Planet! starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When newspaper mogul John Wilton buys the Daily Planet and immediately shuts it down, the former employees start their own paper, gathering scoops in the new jobs they have taken to pay the bills. Can Everybody Speak the Same? article by Dick Keene. The Revenge That Took Three Hundred Years starring Superman, Inspector Erskine Hawkins, and "Guy Fawkes" [Roddy Greene], script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $165 Superman #79 CGC 3.0 Off-White to White Pages DC Comics 1952
    $175 Superman #79 Pre-Code Golden Age Superhero Vintage DC Comic 1952 GD+
    $200 SUPERMAN #79 CGC 3.5 RESTORED CREAM TO OFF-WHITE PAGES DC COMICS 1952
    $425 Superman #79 DC Comics GD/VG RAW Golden Age 1952

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  • Issue #80
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 80
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1462815026

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman's Big Brother, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When Halk Kar crashes on Earth, the note he carries in Jor-El's handwriting makes Superman suspect that Halk Kar is his older brother. The Big Noise of Metropolis! starring Superman and Big-Noise Nelson, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Last Days of Daniel Boone bio. The Men of Fire starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport! 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $200 DC Comics Superman #80 CGC 2.0 GD 1953 CR/OW Pages 1st Appearance Halk Kar
    $325 SUPERMAN #80 CGC 6.0 RESTORED WHITE PAGES DC COMICS 1953
    $400 SUPERMAN #80 1953 ORIGINAL DC COMIC BOOK VERY FINE WHITE PAGES

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  • Issue #81
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 81
    • 1.5" Spine split from bottom. 3" Cover tear.
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: tear seals to cover.
    • Label #4365848017
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    • Cover coming loose at staples, 1" spine split from top, soiling.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Secret Workshop starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea With Superman starring Superman and Little Dan Wheeler, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino. Mysterious Moving Islands text story by Capt. Jeb Manton. The Superwoman From Space starring Superman, Tharka (Intro, the Superwoman), and Bowtie Barris, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $400 Superman #81 (Mar/Apr 1953, D.C Comics) CGC 4.5 VG/FN | 0239569005
    $400 SUPERMAN #81 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE 1953 CGC 4.5 GRADED LUTHOR APP

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  • Issue #84
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 84
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case
    • Label #1970377003
    • Water spotting.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4358958005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $240 Superman #84 VG- 3.5 1953
    $290 SUPERMAN #84 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE CGC 4.0 GRADED! WAYNE BORING ART!

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  • Issue #85
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 85

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Luthor, Hero starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Clark Kent, Gentleman Journalist starring Superman, Harvey Grey (intro, latest Planet publisher), Griselda Grey, and Egbert Smills, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. U.S.S.? text story by E. C. Jeffrey. The Weakling Who Became a Superman, art by Al Plastino; Prof. Caspar Snelling gains super powers. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.