Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books in grade VG or lower

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Superman in "The Mystery of the Mild-Mannered Superman!" written by Cary Bates with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and inks by Jow Giella. It's happened before and it happens here again--Superman and Clatk Kent trade personalities! Profile of artist Joe Staton. Julius Schwartz, editor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Superman and Supergirl in "Fall and Rise of the Star-Child!" written by Cary Bates with art by Curt Swan and inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Julius Schwartz, editor. When an alien baby arrives on earth in a space ship much as Superman did, the Man of Steel and Supergirl join forces to prepare him for his new life. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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"A Save in Time!" Written by Cary Bates. Pencils by Curt Swan. Inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Starring Superman and The Astounding Kolzer. Superman tries to prevent a woman from being kidnapped "right out of this world." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Power and the Choice," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; An evil woman hypnotizes Tobias Williams into infusing her with his prana-powers so that she can run rampant as the Mystery Marauder, and Williams appeals to Superman for help. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. The Creature That Charmed Children starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; a harry beast named Jorlan charms children, but makes trouble for Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. The Children's Exodus from Earth! starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; the harry beast named Jorlan continues making trouble for Superman. Superboy cameo. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Clark's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent, has apparently returned from the grave. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. The Secret World of Jonathan Kent starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Pa Kent has apparently returned from the grave; Superman is defeated, his identity revealed. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Great Space-Travel Hoax," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman tangles with an energy-being created from the subconscious of five aliens masquerading as Earth people. "The Computers That Saved Metropolis!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dick Giordano; Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control. 68 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Luthor's Last Stand starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman apparently leaves Lex Luthor to face sudden death. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Luthor Fights for Good!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Lex Luthor appears to confirm his change of heart by deactivating all nuclear weapons on Earth, repairing the ozone layer, and helping Superman fight Terra-Man and other alien criminals. "A New Costume for Air-Wave!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; After Air Waves costume gets ripped apart by his two young cousins, Karen Peterson has to secretly make him a new one. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Luthor's Day of Reckoning!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Lex Luthor marries Angela Blake, but it turns out to be part of a plot to trap Superman. "Sinister Spectacle of Sunspotter," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Vince Colletta; Air Wave tangles with a solar-powered villain, Sunspotter. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Return of Superman Island," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman deals with the return of Superman Island and the secret inside, as well as the H.I.V.E., a new organization that wants the secret inside that island. "The Red Dart's Deadly Arts," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Kim DeMulder; Subbing for Green Arrow, Atom faces the Red Dart and his explosive darts, and gets a little help from Air Wave. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "Countdown of the Killer Computer," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman is confronted by Brainiac again, who manipulates the contents of the Fortress of Solitude against him. "Sunspotter's Crime Collection," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Kim DeMulder; The Atom and Air Wave are individually trapped by Sunspotter, who is bent on robbing wealthy hobbyists. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "This Is My World, and You're Welcome to It!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Earth has been transformed into a world in which Vandal Savage rules and Superman is his servant, but Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen convince the Man of Steel to turn on his master. The Flash Meets the Bureauc-Rat ad. "Sorry - Wrong Powers!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; The Atom must track down the kidnappers of Professor Hyatt, despite the fact that meddling by a cosmic being has given him the powers of the Atom of Earth-Two. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "Time and Time Again," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman learns that the worlds history has been distorted by "time bombs" planted through history by Vandal Savage; But Lex Luthor, in getting the Man of Steel to defuse the bombs, hopes to make himself master of the alternate Earth. "The Clueless Capers of Chronos," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; Chronos returns to trap the Atom in a blender full of pancake syrup. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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First 60-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "If I Can't Be Clark Kent... Nobody Can," script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; A clone of Superman that was created by Lex Luthor tries to take the place of Clark Kent. "Lights... Camera... Crime!" Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. "Catastrophe By Calculation!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; The Atom seeks Air Wave's assistance to stop the Calculator. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Man Who Murdered Metropolis!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman must discover where Neutron has planted an atomic bomb which, if and when it goes off, will destroy Metropolis. "Air Wave Tunes In!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; After receiving an electrical shock, Air Wave learns that he has the power to read minds. "Penguins on Parade" Hostess Fruit Pies ad with The Penguin. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike DeCarlo. "Sorcery Over Stonehenge!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman becomes the pawn of two sorcerers from the future who wish to use him to obtain a mystic Runestone. "Air Wave Under the Waves," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dennis Jensen; After defeating a couple of crooked students, Air Wave is suddenly hit by a transporter beam that teleports him into an undersea realm; There he rescues a six-armed octopus-like creature who is being attacked by costumed humanoids; Air Wave abruptly phases back to Earth, but finds a small version of the "hexapus" creature has been caught in his cap; He places it in his aquarium and, when Hal Jordan comes calling, gets Green Lantern to contact Aquaman. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Devil... and the Daily Planet!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank McLaughlin; The Daily Planet is in danger of being turned into a tabloid by a publisher who wishes to take it over, but a ghost of a printers devil will not allow it. "No Time Off for Heroes!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; While Ray and Jean Palmer are in Curaçao, Venezuela, for a physicists convention, the Atom comes across a nuclear bomb which must be deactivated, at a time in which his body is giving off inexplicable mini-nuclear reactions. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia. "H.I.V.E. and Go Seek!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; When the H.I.V.E. strike in Metropolis again, Lois Lane masquerades as one of their female members whom she has captured, and finds herself part of a squad assigned to kill Superman with Kryptonite ray-guns. "Carnival of Catastrophe!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Atom becomes Ray Palmer to deactivate the nuclear bomb, but inadvertently gives away his secret identity to two crooks, who die soon afterward. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "Trackdown!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman tries to stop the H.I.V.E. from threatening the world with a cloud of nuclear waste, while the criminal cabal targets Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane for murder. "Ground Zero - Where?", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Atom joins Air Wave and D.A. Larry Jordan to uncover a Dallas oilmans plot to blow up the nuclear physicists convention. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "Half a Superman!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by John Calnan; Superman finds he is unable to go back in time and rescue his trapped past-half; Meanwhile, the Mole reveals to the world that Superman has only half of his powers, and a new villain, the Jackhammer, challenges the Man of Steel and defeats him. Masters of the Universe cover preview by Ross Andru. "Fate Is The Killer" Masters Of Universe preview insert, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt. "Something Fishy!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Joe Giella; Mera tells Aquaman that she is Lt. Miriam Bridgeman, and Adm. Murphy explains that Lt. Bridgeman joined them several weeks ago; Aquaman kisses her to find out if she is really his wife, and is satisfied by the response that she is, though she has no memory of being Mera; Mera mistakenly encases most of Aquamans body in hard water. 52 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Measure of a Superman!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by John Calnan; As Jackhammer runs rampant over Metropolis, Superman struggles to get the confidence to tackle him in his weakened state. "Mera, Mera, on the Wave - Who's the One You've Got to Save?", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Aquaman and Mera are beset by the attacking dolphins, and Meras continued attempts to communicate telepathically with them electrify the porpoises like electric eels; Aquaman manages to get three of the dolphins to smash into his hard-water block, freeing him. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Dick Giordano. "Past Imperfect!", script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Superman A is unable to go to the past either through the Time Pool or on the Flashs time-treadmill; Syrene draws the energy of the Runestone through Superman Bs body and kills both Supermen in the process; Lord Satanis inhabits Superman Bs body and continues the fight against Syrene, while, in the present, the autopsy on Clark Kents body has just begun. "Help! I'm a Prisoner in My Own Body!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dan Adkins; Even though Aquaman cannot bring himself to hit Mera, he has swordfish swim about them at such a speed it creates a whirlpool, dizzying Mera and enabling him to break her grip; She passes out and is thus able to override her captor V'Lanas dominance and send Aquaman telepathic messages. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Gil Kane. "World Enough and Time," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Clark Kent comes back to life on the autopsy table as a result of his past-half being reanimated by Lord Satanis; Superman goes to Rip Hunter and finally succeeds in using Hunters time-sphere to return to the era in which Satanis and Syrene are battling, at the point in which Satanis has apparently destroyed Syrene. "Water-War One," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Joe Giella; Mera and Vlana engage in a vicious hand-to-hand fight, though Vlana cheats by using members of her fish "army" to attack her rival; Aquaman breaks through the hard-water sphere that trapped him. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Savage Awakening!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Vandal Savage plays mind games with Superman by creating Superman robots to perform good deeds for Metropolis and then tricking the Man of Steel into destroying them. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Mike DeCarlo. Within These Hands--Power! starring Superman and Vandal Savage, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman battles Neutron, the man with a nuclear punch. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Gil Kane. "Showdown!", script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Brainiac and his hordes attack the Earth, and Superman calls upon the Justice League and the New Teen Titans to help him repel them. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Gil Kane. The Reincarnation of Alexander the Great! starring Superman, script by Bob Rozakis and Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta and Pablos Macros; Superman must stop the Planeteer, who wants to rule the Earth. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Gil Kane. Escape from the Phantom Zone starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta and Pablo Marcos; Superman must face the Phantom Zone villains and jewel Kryptonite. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Gil Kane. Superman Meets the Zod Squad, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta and Pablos Macros; Superman must face the winner of the battle between the Vrangs and the Phantom Zone villains. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.