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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1941-1943, graded by CGC

  • Item #59582230
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    Published Apr 1941 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4225297002

    Cover art by Joe Shuster. Script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Clip Carson story, art by George Papp. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60755718
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    Published Jun 1941 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #2707969001
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    Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. The Lost City of Atlantis starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, 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. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60360499
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    Published Oct 1941 by DC.
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    • Label #4358090007

    Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster). Tuerto the Bandit starring Pep Morgan, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Jungle Drums starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60111538
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    Published Mar 1942 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4333957002

    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. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61023323
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    Published Nov 1942 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1158418002
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Pirate of Pleasure Island starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Rookie who Fought a Ghost starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Destination Berlin starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Idol of Doom starring Congo Bill. Recipe for Robbery starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60486826
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    Published Nov 1942 by DC.
    $1,275.00
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.
    • Label #4247467002
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Pirate of Pleasure Island starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Rookie who Fought a Ghost starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Destination Berlin starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Idol of Doom starring Congo Bill. Recipe for Robbery starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61087496
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    Published Mar 1943 by DC.

    Action Comics (1938 DC) 58 CGC 0.5 Restored

    Restored: A1

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Restoration includes: pieces added to cover, spine sealed, cover reinforced. Centerfold missing.

    Label #4417380001

    Starts Jul 6

    Superman stars in "The Face of Adonis!" Also the Vigilante in "The Dummy and the Dumbbell" (pencils by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton Jr," inks by Paris), 3 Aces in "Double-X for the Axis," Americommando in "The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit" (art by Bernard Baily), Congo Bill in "The Full-Dress Rebellion," and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Seven Year Itch!" Full-page ad for Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for Superman # 21 and World's Finest Comics # 9. Full-page combined ad for Batman # 15, Wonder Woman # 3, All-Star Comics # 15, All-Flash Comics # 9, Comic Cavalcade # 1, Leading Comics # 5, Green Lantern # 6, and Mutt & Jeff # 8. "Slap a Jap" cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60111456
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    Published Jun 1943 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Small amount of dried glue on cover.
    • Label #4333901001

    Historic Atomic Radiation cover by Jack Burnley. The Man They Wouldn't Believe starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster). The Cat and the Fiddler starring The Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by Charles Paris. One Arabian Night starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Dikes of Death starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. A Blowout in Istanbul starring Congo Bill. The Man who Stole Magic starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60894605
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    Published Jul 1943 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0133224002

    Cover art by Jack Burnley. There'll Always Be a Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), art by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster). The Crime Carnival starring The Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, art by Mort Meskin. The Loyal Traitor starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Blitz Barge starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Island of Peril starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Money Buyer starring Zatara, script by8 Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60352252
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    Published Nov 1943 by DC.
    $2,299.95
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    Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Boy Who Came Back starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by George Roussos. The Sword of Destiny starring Vigilante, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Joe Kubert. The Talking Trees starring Congo Bill, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. Burma Remembers starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Circus Daze starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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