Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books graded by CGC

Action Comics (1938 DC) 7 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

Coverless. 1st wrap missing. 1/2 of page 31 missing.

Label #4713475003

2nd Superman cover - Cover art by Joe Shuster. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Double Trouble [Part 2] starring Tex Thomson, art by Bernard Baily. Fact page art by Sheldon Moldoff. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter, art by Will Ely. Zulu Diamond Mine starring Zatara Master Magician, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 9 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

COVERLESS. 1st & 2 center wraps missing. Page 2-5 & 7 missing.

Label #4649144001

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. The Mad Lama starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Candid Comic Camera one-pager, art by Bob Kane. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 11 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

COVERLESS. 1st 2 & 2 center wraps missing. Page 4-7 Missing.

Label #4649144002

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Superman called the Man of Steel for the first time. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Sea Ghost starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 "1st time Superman uses his X-Ray Vision." - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 13 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

Coverless. 1st wrap missing. Large piece missing from page 2. Centerfold missing. Page 31 missing.

Label #4713475002

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Swamp of Satan starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 NOTE: 1st appearance of Ultra-Humanite (Superman's very first super powered foe). Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 17 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

Coverless: 1st wrap missing. Page 2,3 & 5-8 missing.

Label #4649144003

Superman, Pep Morgan, the Adventures of Marco Polo, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Chuck Dawson, and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ads for Superman # 2 and New York World's Fair Comics. Superman cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 23 CGC Page 6 Only

Paper: Off white to white

Page 6 Only.

Label #4731587001

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Treasure Tower starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 1st app of Lex Luthor (with red hair), 1st app of Black Pirate, 1st mention of Daily Planet instead of Daily Star, 1 panel ad for The Spectre in More Fun. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 46 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1252065001

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Devil's Playground starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy. Crimes in Color starring Vigilante, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.). Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Iron Giant starring Mr. America and Fatman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 46 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4350119016

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Devil's Playground starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy. Crimes in Color starring Vigilante, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.). Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Iron Giant starring Mr. America and Fatman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 168 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4719573005

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Happy Hobby Time! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Menace of Planet Z starring Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meteor Mystery starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Congo Bill's Last Fight, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. Outlaws For Sale starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cited in Parade of Pleasure. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 189 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4719573006

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Clark Kent's New Mother and Father starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Mail-Order Hunter starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Forbidden World starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The One-Armed Bandit starring Vigilante, art by Howard Sherman. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 202 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4719573007

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!", pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois Lane acquires a pair of specially-treated glasses that give her X-ray vision. "The Space Dragnet!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Jon Crane. Shorty one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. Peg one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Jungle Amusement Park!" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 228 CGC 4.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4719573008

Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman's Super-Skyscraper," art by Al Plastino; Superman constructs a skyscraper in Metropolis and turns it into a museum of his past cases. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gorilla King of the Jungle" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman; A former Hollywood animal star, Kongorilla is being returned to the jungle, but his former trainer tries to prove the ape has human intelligence. Two-page Lionel and His Lions story by Henry Boltinoff. "Space Dreams for Sale" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 246 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4719573009

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Krypton on Earth!", pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Real estate promoter Jonas Smith creates the planned community of Krypton Island, which opens with a pageant featuring a re-enactment of Jor-El and Lara sending Baby Kal-El to Earth; But Superman realizes Smith is a wanted criminal and stops him from smuggling off Krypton Island diamonds that Superman made from coal. "The King of Cages" starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. "Destination Unknown" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 425 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4668894003

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Last Moa on Earth!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Giacoia; The hunter Jon Halaway shoots the last of the moa birds and is guilt-ridden by this; Eventually he finds a moa egg and returns to Metropolis; The moa hatches and has gained super-powers. "13 Old Men Who Run the World!" starring the Atom, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia (as Phil Zupa); Jean Loring is defending Dr. Selzheim in a case where he is framed by a mafia boss for stealing gold bullion. "The Short-Walk-to-Disaster Contract!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Human Target is hired by his servant Luigi to pose as Luigi's cousin Antonio; He is a circus artist, and his act has been sabotaged a couple of times. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 429 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4719573001

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Man Who Wrote Superman's Obituary!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; After Superman defeats Oxymaxias, a monster from ancient Earth, he learns that the Daily Planets morgue keeper has learned his secret identity thanks to an accidental link between his teletype and the diary-writing device at the Fortress of Solitude; Cameos by Supergirl, Flash, Batman, and Green Lantern. "The Rodeo Riddle Contract!" starring the Human Target, script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 430 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4719573002

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Bus-Ride to Nowhere!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman is warned about a lizard-being from the 420th Century, the Quakerer, who has the power to change his own appearance or that of other beings or objects, and who has come back to the 20th Century to find a weapon that will destroy the humans of the future; The Quakerer is disguised as one of Clarks neighbors, but he does not know who. "Up Pops The Atom" starring Atom, Hawkman, Batman, the Flash, and Green Lantern, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; While taking Jeans nephew to an amusement park, Ray Palmer has to become the Atom to trap two spies. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 433 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4719573003

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Man Who Was Buried on Page 64!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman is abducted by three minions of Noam Sythe, who plans to use the combined unused brainpower of them and the Man of Steel to terraform the moon; But Superman realizes the power will cause the moon to explode. "Affair of the Bouncing Chair!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; The Atom deals with an intelligent insect from a micro-world which is accidentally enlarged in a students experiment. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 435 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4719573004

Cover by Nick Cardy. "I Want to Wreck the World!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; Superman tries to resist Dr. Xadus mental orders to destroy the Earth. "The Unmasking of the Atom!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin; Just as Ray Palmer decides to give up his Atom identity, patent his shrinking device, and make a fortune, the Atom has to defend Jean Lorings life from gangsters. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 486 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4590972003

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Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. "Superman's Time-Killing Trip!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta; Superman travels to the future where he finds the Earth population at war with the Halflings and the sun has turned red, robbing him of his ability to travel home. "Hero for a Day," script by Elizabeth Smith and Thomas E. Smith, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Lex Luthor escapes prison to deliver a birthday present for his nephew. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 583N CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4512504001

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Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts) and Curt Swan (as Swanderson), inks by Murphy Anderson (as Swanderson). "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", script by Alan Moore, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger and Murphy Anderson (uncredited); Lois continues to relate how when Superman was holed up in the Fortress with his closest friends, being attacked by Brainiac (having taken over Luthor's body), the Kryptonite Man, and the Legion of Super-Villains, he realized who the mastermind behind it all was, and called on Mr. Mxyzptlk to show himself; Just as Superman sent Mxyzptlk into the Phantom Zone, Mxy fled to his own dimension, tearing himself apart; Having taken a life, Superman exposed himself to gold kryptonite and retired. Legendary story continued from Superman #423. Superman in Action article by E. Nelson Bridwell; The history of Superman in Action Comics. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 687N CGC 9.8 Gammill Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Label #4642669003

Cover by Kerry Gammill and Jackson Guice. Beginning the 'Reign of the Supermen,' continued from Adventures of Superman (1939) #500. The Last Son of Krypton returns to action, and this Superman has no qualms about taking a human life...so long as it's the right thing to do! Also, Pa Kent reacts to Superman's tougher techniques. Bound into the center of this issue is a double-page miniposter of Superman, printed on cover stock. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. 40 pages, Full Color, $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 807 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4397673002

WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART BY PASCUAL FERRY AND CAM SMITH; COVER BY FERRY. The "Supergirls" story arc continues! Mia, the Supergirl from the pages of SUPERMAN, joins the fight along with Natasha Irons and Girl 13. The trio sets out to stop a mysterious assailant who has delivered a near-fatal blow to Superman. And in the middle of it all, a blackout hits Metropolis! 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.