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  • Item #35771537
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    Published May 1956 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 216 CGC 1.0

    Paper: Light tan to off white

    Label #0269720001

    Ended Feb 15 2016
    Winning Bid $30

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Menace of Metropolis," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When Metropolis is attacked by alien weapons, Superman discovers they were built long ago by Jor-El. "The Jungle of Doom" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Mystery of the Ghost Bomb article by Jack Miller (as John MacKenzie), art by Raymond Perry. "Space Safari" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Treasury of Books!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 1.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)