Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books graded by CGC

Action Comics (1938 DC) 252 CGC 3.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4601589008

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Al Plastino. Origin and 1st appearance of Supergirl in "The Supergirl from Krypton!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl; She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning; Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth. Intro new Metallo "The Menace of Metallo!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium; When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. 2/3-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 302 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2573193019

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Amazing Confession of Perry White," art by Al Plastino; To protect Perry White from criminals who are trying to kill him, Superman pretends to be Perry, but things get complicated when Lois learns his "secret identity" and publishes the story, and when Perry gets impatient and starts to pretend that he's Superman. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Went Wild!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; After Supergirl and Comet save Lori Lemaris and Jerro from Vostar, an Atlantean criminal scientist, he plots revenge by telepathically commanding Comet to go on a destructive spree through time and space. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 "This is Part 4 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist. Cover price $0.12.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 444 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4641456001

First 25-cent cover price. "Beware the Hero-Killers!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Sinestro hires two alien assassins to kill Green Lantern, using Superman as their weapon. "The Black Canary is Dead!", script by Elliot S! Maggin (script) and Mike Grell (plot), art by Mike Grell; At the behest of the boys father, Green Arrow tries to talk Tommy Genetta out of hanging around with a crowd of juvenile delinquents and junkies, who have indirectly caused the death of Tommys big brother Frankie through an overdose; Black Canary guest-stars. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 466 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4641456002

Cover art by Neal Adams. You Can Take the Man Out of the Super, But You Can't Take the Super Out of the Boy, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Lex Luthor turns Superman, Batman, and Flash into kids. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 684REP.3RD CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Third Printing.

Label #4590648018

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This is a third printing of Action Comics 684. 36 pages, Full Color, $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 775A CGC 9.6 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4630917011

1ST PRINTING! WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY;ART BY DOUG MAHNKE, LEE BERMEJO AND MARLO ALQUIZA; COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET Extra-sized issue! Has Superman become outdated in our modern world? A new aggressive team of metahumans called the Elite certainly thinks so, and they're about to wreck the Man of Steel's truth, justice and American way! And if a lot of innocent bystanders get killed in the process, so be it! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.75.