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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books graded by CGC

  • Item #60683847
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    Published Apr 1948 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 119 CGC 0.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Coupon Missing From Page 15.

    Label #4374206005

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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman for a Day!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Win Mortimer. Treasure Trove! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Concert for Crime! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Cabbie Casey story, script and art by Jack Farr. The Birthday That Backfired! starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60696132
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    Published Jan 1957 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 224 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4376221001

    Starts May 6

    Cover by Al Plastino. "The Secret of Superman Island," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman creates an island in his image, but refuses to let anyone land on it. "The Golden Gorilla," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill meets a golden gorilla that seems to be intelligent and has to protect it from hunters. "Seven Disappearing Wonders of Space!" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. Little Pete one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59778713
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    Published Jan 1960 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 260 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Light tan to off white

    Label #3917051003

    Starts Apr 29

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Mighty Maid!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; To foil an alien race bent on destroying Earth, Superman has Supergirl become Mighty Maid and then they fake Superman marrying Mighty Maid and leaving Earth. "The Girl Superbaby!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; While trying to help an old man, Supergirl is exposed to the Fountain of Youth and becomes a baby; As a baby she helps the police capture two jewel thieves. "The Gladiator of the Jungle" starring Congorilla, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60696131
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    Action Comics (1938 DC) 273 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4376221002

    Starts May 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; After yet another round of pranks from Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman travels to the fifth dimensional world where Mxyzptlk lives to perform pranks on him. Hawkman ad. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. Pick a New Hair Style for Linda (Supergirl) Lee! Supergirl stars in "The Supergirl of Two Worlds!" Statement of ownership - average paid circulation 458,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60696129
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    Published Oct 1962 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 293 CGC 5.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4376221003

    Starts May 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!", script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Red Kryptonite causes Clark and Superman to be split into two separate beings, but Superman tries to take steps to prevent them from being reunited when the effect wears off. Ad for the Atom. One-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Secret Origin of Supergirl's Super-Horse!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; Comet telepathically tells Supergirl how he was originally human, and loved by the sorceress Circe, until a jealous rival caused him to be changed into a horse. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #60596742
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    Published Dec 1963 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 307 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4376220002

    Starts May 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "Clark Kent - Target for Murder!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Clark Kent writes a series of articles that anger crime boss King Kobra, so he hires assassins to murder Clark. The Untold Stories of Superman ad. Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases ad. "Supergirl's Wedding Day!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; The Kryptonian criminal Tor-An escapes from the Phantom Zone and attempts to humiliate Superman's family by marrying Supergirl, but is foiled when Supergirl's telepathic friends enlist the aid of Saturn Girl. Supermen of America ad. Action Comics ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #60596741
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    Published Oct 1965 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 329 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4376220004

    Starts May 6

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Ultimate Enemy!", script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; Superman fights a silent enemy clad in indestructible armor, which turns out to be made of Kryptonian metal. "Drang, the Destroyer!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl is kidnapped and taken to the planet Gotha, where the Circle of Evil enlists her to fight the evil conqueror Drang. Superman and Batman with Robin for the First Time ad. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #60730667
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    Action Comics (1938 DC) 714 CGC 9.2

    Paper: White

    Label #3708331013

    Starts May 6

    The Joker returns to Metropolis when a sleazy manufacturer creates a toy line based upon the Clown Prince of Crime. Written by David Michelinie, with art by Kieron Dwyer and Denis Rodier. Cover by Dwyer and Rodier. Miraweb Format. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.