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  • Item #54051982
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    Published Oct 1956 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 221 CBCS 5.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #16-1A7EC76-002

    Ended Oct 16 2021
    Winning Bid $138

    1st Silver Age issue. Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman's New Super-Power," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An encounter with a comet in space gives Superman magnetic powers. "Congo Bill - Witch Doctor," art by Howard Sherman. "The Sleeping Beauty of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CBCS 5.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)