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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1958

  • Issue #238
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 238
    Published Mar 1958 by DC.
    Auction opens June 24
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2011397002
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3747215001

    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.

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    $1,296 Action Comics #238 D.C. Comics 1958 Ft King Krypton The Super Gorilla CGC 9.0

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  • Issue #239
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 239
    Published Apr 1958 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1240886012
    • 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and adhered to first wrap with tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Face," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and afterwards must bandage his face, or wear a lead mask, to keep anyone from seeing what happened to him. One-page Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid!" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. Untitled Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Toys That Stopped Space Crime" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $34 ACTION COMICS #239 1.0 // CURT SWAN & STAN KAYE COVER 1958 DC COMICS
    $120 ACTION COMICS #239 1958 VG - EARLY SILVER AGE, SUPERMAN'S NEW FACE, KRYPTONITE
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  • Issue #240
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 240
    Published May 1958 by DC.
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Cover detached at one staple. Near full length spine split. Brittle pages.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch application to spine.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Superman Sphinx," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois discovers a Clark Kent robot in a closet at the Daily Planet, and a strange Sphinx with a Superman head and kryptonite vision goes into orbit around the Earth. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Trial of Tommy Tomorrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy is on trial for the murder of Brent Wood. One-page Animal Wonderland cartoon by Martin Naydel. "Trapped in the Insect World" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $62 ACTION COMICS #240 2.0 // DC COMICS 1958
    $200 Action Comics 240 Silver Age dc Superman wayne boring The Superman Sphinx 1958

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  • Issue #242
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 242
    Published Jul 1958 by DC.
    Auction opens July 6
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Writing and drawing on interior cover and pages. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other.

    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.

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    $840 Action Comics #242 CGC 1.8 DC 1958 1st Brainiac! Key Silver age. 
    $1,320 ACTION COMICS #242 CGC 2.0 CR/OW PAGES // 1ST APP OF BRAINIAC DC COMICS 1958
    $4,400 Action Comics #242, CGC 5.5, 1958 DC Comics
    $7,150 Action Comics #242 CGC 6.0 Origin & 1st App of Brainiac 1st Kandor Superman 1958
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    1 day left Auction Action Comics 242 CGC 1.8 (cbcs Pgx) 1st Brainac

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  • Issue #244
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 244
    Published Sep 1958 by DC.
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Merman of the Sea," script by Otto Binder, art by Curt Swan; Superman pretends to join forces with underwater-dwelling aliens in order to trick them into believing Earth's seas are too salty for them. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Riddle of the Roc" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman; When an explorer finds the roc, a giant mythical bird, he uses the creature to help him steal diamonds. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Three Space Rookies" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $62 ACTION COMICS #244 3.5 // DC COMICS 1958
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  • Issue #245
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 245
    Published Oct 1958 by DC.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Shrinking Superman!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois accidentally releases from Kandor the criminal Zak-Kul, who traps Superman in Kandor and takes over his life; Lois marries Zak-Kul thinking him Kal-El, but he tries to kill Lois because she keeps asking him Kal-El's secret id. "The Interplanetary Scarecrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Secret of the Super Animals," script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    1 day left Auction Action Comics #245, VG-, Oct. 1958
    3 days left Auction Action #245

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