Action Comics (1938 DC) Canadian Price Variant comic books 1980 or later
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Issue #536
$4.20
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Battle Beneath the Earth!", script by Paul Kupperberg (script) and Marv Wolfman (plot), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Sal Trapani; The Omega Men, Lois Lane, and Cave Carson go in search of Superman , who lies bound to a post by the Mole before a large group of super-villains, one of whom will get the opportunity to kill him. "I Talk to the Seas, But They Don't Listen to Me!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Aquaman has a dream of Mera calling to him for help; After he awakens, he keeps an appointment to see Dr. Todd Carmel and Admiral Murphy at a S.T.A.R. sea station; They hope to learn how Aquaman telepathically "talks" to sea creatures, so that normal men will be able to do the same, by using a "brain-print" machine on Aquaman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #537
$5.00
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #539
$6.70
$4.40
$3.30
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #540
$8.00
$3.80
$3.80
$3.49
$2.80
$2.80
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #541
$8.00
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Once Again--Superman starring Superman, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Superman battles Lord Satanis. Story continued from Action Comics #540. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #542
$8.00
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #543
$4.20
$4.20
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #547
$4.49
$4.20
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #548
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #550
$5.60
$4.40
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Alex Saviuk and Mike DeCarlo. The Day the Earth Exploded starring Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Sal Trapani; Superman must prevent aliens from rearranging continents to solve puzzle. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #551
$5.00
$5.00
$4.60
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. Superman: Friend or Foe? Superman must race to deliver an antidote to two dying children, battling global emergencies along the way. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #552
$5.40
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. Another Time! Another Death starring Superman; Immortal Man tells The Forgotten Heroes that they must kill Superman to destroy giant vines. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #553
$5.40
$5.40
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. The World At Time's End starring Superman; Superman and The Forgotten Heroes go back in time to stop Vandal Savage from harnessing the powers of creation. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #554
$9.60
$5.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. If Superman Didn't Exist..., in the wake of Superman creating an alternate timeline in which he doesn't exist, two kids imagine Superman coming to life to protect them. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #555
$6.70
$5.60
$4.40
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Written by Paul Kupperberg. Art by Curt Swan. "Reunion!" Superman and Supergirl battle that power-sapping purple pariah -- the Parasite! Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #557
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Artistic Thefts of Terra-Man starring Superman, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Terra-Man steals three Rembrandt paintings. Yesterday Once More starring Superman, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Dave Hunt. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #558
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The All-Searing Eyes starring Superman, script by Bob Rozakis, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Loretta Grant transforms into the Yellow Peri and attacks Superman. Hoax Night starring Superman, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Dennis Jensen. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #560
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner. Meet John Doe, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman fights an escaped convict named John Doe and gets amnesia. Police Blotter starring Ambush Bug, script by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #563
$2.65
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner. Black Beauty, script by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner; Ambush Bug tells Superman the origin of his costume, which is similar to his own. Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star! starring Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dennis Jensen. Jimmy Olsen -- Blob starring Superman, script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Pablo Marcos. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #567
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. The Yellow Peri's magic goes awry in Paradise! Written by Bob Rozakis, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus, "The League of Superman Watchers!" Cover by Pat Broderick and Jerry Ordway. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #570
$3.49
$2.65
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Jimmy Olsen has such a big ego it decides to split away and menace him! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: A back-up tale by Craig Boldman, Howard Bender and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #571
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. An alien comes to Earth to find the means to save his race, but winds up causing a world of trouble for Clark Kent in "Mission To Earth!" Script by Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Alex Saviuk & Dave Hunt. Letter to the editor from T.M. Maple. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #573
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. J. Wilbur Wolfingham - con man supreme - sells Earth to an alien! What's the price? A fantastic, wild story by Craig Boldman, with par excellence art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Bob Oksner. Cover by Howard Bender and Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #575
$8.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Great Brain Robbery starring Superman, script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. Rodent on a Rampage starring Superman, script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Dave Hunt. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #576
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Superman discovers "Earth's Sister Planet," and it's ruled by highly evolved dinosaurs! Scripted by Bill Woolfolk, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Also: What is "The Monumental Menace of Metropolis"? Only Mark Waid, Paris Cullins and Mike DeCarlo know! Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #578
$5.40
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. What could possibly cause the public to turn on Superman and idolize a nobody? Craig Boldman's script and Kurt Schaffenberger's art hold the answer. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #581
$5.60
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cary Bates and Kurt Schaffenberger's unique story allows you to observe a day through Superman's eyes in "Superman for a Day!" Plus: Michael J. Wolff, Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt reveal that "Even a Superman Needs a Lawyer!" Cover by Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #582
$3.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Strange Rebirth of Jor-El and Lara," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman discovers that the intellects of his parents Jor-El and Lara were transferred into his brain before he left Krypton. He is able to find a way to extract them and place them into new bodies, essentially bringing them back to life. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #584
$4.20
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Squatter starring Superman and the Teen Titans, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; David Gunderson uses a machine to control Superman's mind, making him destructive. Action Comics: In the Beginning... article by John Byrne. Postcard insert for contest to win The Man of Steel trade paperback, art by Byrne. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #585
$4.20
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. And the Graves Give up Their Dead..., script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Superman and The Phantom Strangers team to destroy a creature created by the Serabite Stone. Meanwhile… Superman's Other Creators article by Dick Giordano about Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway. 36 pgs Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #589
$5.20
$4.90
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Green on Green, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Arisia finds Superman 400,000 light years from Earth, Superman then teams up with the Green Lantern Coprs. to stop a mighty foe. Gardner Fox memoriam by John Byrne. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #590
$4.49
$4.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Better Dying Through Chemistry starring Superman and the Metal Men, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Clark Kent falls into a vat of chemicals, resulting in the birth of a new chemo. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #594
$6.80
$6.30
$5.70
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. All that Glisters starring Superman and Booster Gold, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by John Byrne and Keith Williams; Booster, mad at Superman for invading Qurac, picks a fight with him. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #596
$4.90
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Hell is Where the Heart Is... starring Superman and the Spectre, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by John Byrne and Keith Williams; in this Millenium crossover, Superman and the Spectre team to free the people of Smallville from apparent death. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #599
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Element 126" What do the Metal Men have to do with Luthor's newly created Kryptonoid Man? Story & figure inks by John Byrne, pencils by Ross Andru, background inks by Keith Williams. Bonus 16-page tale: Superman & Jimmy Olsen in "The Karma Baggers" by Joe Calchi, Britt Wisenbaker & James Scott. Cover by Byrne. Cover price $1.00.
