Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books in grade FN or better

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $325.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4543854007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "Zha-Vam the Invincible!", script by Otto Binder, art by Wayne Boring; Zha-Vam, who has the powers of several Greek and Roman gods and heroes, joins forces with a major crime syndicate and shows them that he can take on Superman. The Flash and the Spectre ad. Presenting the Man of the Hour - Clark Kent! ad. "Jimmy Olsen Marries Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy Olsen meets Linda Danvers and gives her a piece of Red Kryptonite, which wipes out her super-powers and her memory of being Supergirl. Aquaman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Victory of Zha-Vam!", script by Otto Binder, art by Wayne Boring; Superman engages Zha-Vam in battle several times but cannot overcome the powers of the ancient gods. "Jimmy Olsen's Two Brides," script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Now married to Jimmy, Linda tries to make Jimmy fall in love with Supergirl as well. Batman ad. The Atom ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Kryptonite Rumble!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Wayne Boring; The Annihilator's sidekick, Pocketbook Pete, swallows Kryptonian explosives, gains super-explosive power and appoints himself President, you squares! The Adventures of Jerry Lewis ad. "Supergirl's Secret Marriage!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; A jealous alien female, disguised as a male, fakes a marriage with Supergirl (who has temporary amnesia from green kryptonite) so that her monitoring boyfriend will get over his obsession with Supergirl. Superman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $72.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0162783003

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Superman... Guilty of Homicide!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Ron Noble, the secret head of the International Crime Exchange, plots to frame Superman for accidental homicide in a boxing exhibition, but his colleague Dr. Frost arranges it so that Noble is truly killed so that Frost can take over. "Superboy in Argo City," script by Cary Bates, art by Jim Mooney; Superboy is accidentally swept up by a space-probe belonging to his uncle Zor-El; He is taken to Argo City where he meets young Kara, his cousin. Batman ad. Superman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $525.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0163571005

Cover by Neal Adams. "The Case of the People Against Superman!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman stands trial for the accidental killing of Ron Noble. Half-page ad reproducing Neal Adams pencils to the cover of Lois Lane #81. Letters to the editor from comic writers Mark Evanier, Martin Pasko, and Tony Isabella, and from comics artist Dave Cocrkum. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership - average print run 720,000; average paid circulation 420,900. Superman ad. "The Super-Initiation of Supergirl!", script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When Supergirl finds out that the Xi-Pi-Hi-Fi sorority is engaged in brutal hazing, she applies to join and turns the tables on the bullies. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $99.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0988459001

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Untouchable of Metropolis!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The world's scientists are unable to develop a cure for Virus X and other possibilities also come to nothing; Superman decides to launch himself in a rocket into a faraway sun which will serve as his funeral pyre. Superman ad. "The Kiss of Death!", script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Supergirl investigates the mystery of two women who die after a mysterious man marries and kisses them. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $225.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0163571008

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. "Superman's Greatest Blunder!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; Superman decides to return to Earth and defeat the Sentinels, believing that some other mastermind must be behind their efforts to eliminate crime on Earth. Batman and Robin ad. "The Boy Who Broke Supergirl's Heart!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Linda decides to use her super-powers to teach a lesson to Gary Sparks, the campus Casanova, but instead she falls for him herself. Justice League of America ad. Jack Davis art on one-page bike tires ad "The Adventures of Tigerboy". 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $25.50 View scan Cover oxidation.

Cover by Neal Adams. "Alias Super-Thief!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; The amnesiac Superman now believes that he is a criminal called Super-Thief and even leads his gang in crimes. One-page Super-Turtle story by Henry Boltinoff. "No Mercy for Supergirl!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Avenger, an alien from the planet Sarkon, sentences Supergirl to death for killing a plant and a butterfly during her college studies as Linda Danvers. Zeroids toy ad. The letters page contains a statement of ownership - average print run 695,000; average paid circulation 423,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $15.00 Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Carmine Infantino. "The Big Forget!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; Superman accidentally stumbles on his true secret identity, Clark Kent, and captures the spy who had assumed Clark's identity; Batman tells him the location of his Fortress of Solitude. "The Woman Who Hated Supergirl!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Supergirl helps Dr. Alexander advance her career in astronomy by taking her into outer space to observe a distant nebula, but a cosmic accident changes everything. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. Batman/Teen Titans ad. Sargon the Sorcerer character profile. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

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Last 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Only Way to Kill Superman!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; The Anti-Superman Gang tries several different scientific weapons against Superman until one left him caught in a Kryptonite trap. Superboy ad. Hawkman ad. Nightmaster ad. Last Supergirl story in Action Comics, "The Hated Girl of Steel," art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Scientists attending a conference at Stanhope College are kidnapped by aliens from the planet Rancor who want to steak their collective knowledge; Supergirl learns that they were also responsible for the blinding of Dr. Alexander. Legion of Super-Heroes ad. One-page "DC Stars of Stage, Screen, Radio, and Television" article on media adaptations of Superman, Batman, and other DC characters. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $12.25

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Forbidden Costume!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Roussos; Two alien uniforms travel to Earth, one taking over Superman and the other taking over Perry White. Batman ad. Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes back-up, "Lament for a Legionnaire!", script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; When Dream Girl dreams of the death of Mon-El, the Legionnaires and even the planet of Daxam try to protect him; A descendant of his brother, Eltro Gand, takes his place, but Mon dies as a result of lead poisoning; Appearances by Dream Girl, Element Lad, the Karate Kid, Mon-El, Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass, Superboy, and Untra-Boy. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $14.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Midas of Metropolis!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; When Superman meets billionaire Cyrus Brand, he begins to compete with the tycoon, inexplicably trying to amass an even larger fortune. Biographies of Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson with self-portraits. "Requiem for a Hot Rod!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Clark defeats a bullying drag racer at his own game. Super Science Super Sorcery ad. 2-page Dexter story by Henry Boltinoff. Letter to the editor from comics writer/artist Stan Timmons. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino (layouts) and Curt Swan, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Secrets of Superman's Fortress," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman meets and falls in love with Althera, a space Amazon; brief origin of the Fortress of Solitude. DC Takes Top Honors at Comic Art Convention ad. "The Credit Card of Catastrophe," script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman goes to a fortune teller who gives him a card granting him three wishes. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. Letter to the editor from comics artist/writer Stan Timmons. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $12.00 Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Clark Kent becomes a TV reporter in "The Pied Piper of Steel," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Rock promoter Cy Harkin develops a method of mind control that is transmitted through the music of the concerts he runs so that he can order the teenage fans to tear down the college that once fired him; Bottle city of Kandor appearance. Untold Tales of the Fortress back-up, "Spawn of the Unknown," script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman encounters a strange species of plant that alters its appearance to that of animals and humans nearby; Supergirl and Anubis appearances. Statement of ownership - average print run 621,030; average paid circulation 329,925. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $72.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0959813006

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $85.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4651600001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman is brought to the 24th century with other heroes from the past as part of a future history lesson, but he learns that he may really be the second duplicate Superman created after the first one from Krypton, died; Appearances by George Custer, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington. Untold Story of Superman's Childhood back-up, "Superbaby's Lost World!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Kents' happy day at an amusement park is disrupted when two jewel thieves stumble on super-powered baby Clark. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $135.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4598460007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "My Son... Is He Man or Beast?", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman becomes the guardian of Gregor, a teenage boy, when the boy's scientist father dies; However, Gregor hates Superman for accidentally causing him to become a genetic freak who changes into animals without warning. The Viking Prince ad. Superboy ad. Supergirl guest stars in an Untold Tale of Kandor, "Duel of Doom!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Browne), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Two students at the University of Kandor receive top honors when they learn to work together. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.15 Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $11.25

Add to cart FN 6.0 $11.25

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of Miracles!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A charismatic person called The Master intends to take a commune of scientists to a new world where he can rule them, but Superman exposes him as a renegade Kandorian. Classic reprint, "The Challenge of the Expanding World," script by Bob Haney, art by Alex Toth; The Flash and The Atom vs. Attila-5. "The Ghost That Haunted Clark Kent," script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Browne), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; In the Tower of London, Superman learns of Dr. Troy Magnus, a 300-year-old man who cannot die. ACBA Awards announcement page with portraits of Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli, and Jack Adler by Adams. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.

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52-page giant. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Satanic Son of Superman," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman learns that his son, Krys, has caused many disasters over his 10 year lifetime. "Healing Hands from Beyond!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Murphy Anderson; An ancient Indian magic allows Dr. Navarro to perform a complicated surgery. Classic Teen Titans reprint, "The Secret Olympic Heroes," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; Speedy and the Titans locate a missing Olympic athlete. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership - average print run 585,000; average print run 325,618. 52 Pages, Full Color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Fine $9.30

52-page giant. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Secret of the First Metropolis!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A strangely advanced man is rescued in the subway by Superman, who returns him 60 million years into the past. "The Menace of the Sky-Scorchers," script by Cary Bates, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman discovers that something is causing satellites to fall from the sky. Two-page article, "The Superman Legend." Classic reprint, "Duel of the Divided Man," script by Bob Haney, art by Lee Elias; Bruce Gordon and Professor Bennett go into orbit in an experimental space capsule; When it looks like Eclipso could take over Gordon permanently, Gordon tries to sacrifice himself. 52 Pages, Full Color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $190.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0771276004

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.00

First 20-cent cover price. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Superman vs Superstar!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Gregory Reed, the actor who plays Superman, uses black magic to transfer his mind into Superman's body to take revenge on Superman. "Fadeout for a Freak," script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Metamorpho, with the help of Simon Stagg, defeats Ulysses Bronson. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Add to cart CGC 9.4 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4651764001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Conspiracy of the Crime-Lords!", script by Leo Dorfman (as David George), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Four of Supermans deadliest foes sue for peace, and convince him that his recent visit to the Phantom Planet is creating phantom doubles of himself, which then destroy places he has recently been; To protect Earth, which the villains still value as a prize, they ask him to team with them to defeat the super-phantoms, and Superman agrees. "The Kid and the Corruptors!", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; On Christmas Eve, Simon Stagg invites his nephew Randall into the Stagg household, not knowing that the boy has been brainwashed by spies to turn over secret projects found in his house. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Attack of the Phantom Super-Foes!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman signs a peace accord with his four foes, not knowing the three phantom Supermen have secretly been created by the Marauder; Lex Luthor believes that all four of them are tricking Superman into a trap, not knowing the other three have plans for him, as well. "The Fountain of Death!", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Simon Stagg fakes his own death in order to cause Metamorpho, thru a clause in Staggs will, to bring back a rare element which he thinks will restore his lost youth. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $699.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0700478012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Murphy Anderson, fumetti photo by Jack Adler. "The Most Dangerous Man on Earth!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Moe Malloy fishes a strange glowing gun and pair of shoes out of Metropolis harbor which give him super powers. First Appearance of the Human Target in "The Assassin-Express Contract!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Carmine Infantino and Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano; The Human Target poses as a businessman on a train to stop an assassination. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. Towbee the Minstrel of Space in "The Made-to-Order Menace!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A space-travelling bard who has the power to create what he sings about comes to Earth and creates a super-menace for Superman to battle. "The King of the Jungle Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance is hired by famous hunter Gunther King, who believes that his rival Ernest Holoway is trying to kill him; The Human Target travels around disguised as King on safari in Kenya, dealing with traps that have been set for him; After fighting a lion and a buffalo, he gets into a gunfight with the hidden Holoway. Letter to the editor from comics writer David (Dave) Micheline. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $200.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0910379015

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $229.99 View scans Paper: White Label #4634579012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Nick Cardy. First appearance of Captain Strong (he looks like Popeye!) in "The Fantastic Feats of Captain Strong!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman encounters Captain Strong, who becomes super-powerful by eating seaweed grown from alien spores. "The Headline Maker!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Sal Amendola, inks by Dick Giordano; After saving patrons from a burning theater and trading bon mots with a press agent, Green Arrow switches to Oliver Queen and helps Dinah Lance open her new flower shop in Star City; Since he needs a job, he is inspired to become a press agent, and promises to get Dinah's shop in the headlines; Not long afterward, he spies hitman Lucas Branson, learns he is about to perform a killing, and phones the city newspapers saying that Green Arrow will take down Branson in front of Dinah's shop. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "The TV Show That Menaced Metropolis!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Woody Nescott has had to live in one room for all his life due to a strange blood disease, but his path crosses Superman's when he produces white cells that grow to giant size and begin devouring things. "The Shadows-of-Yesterday Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance takes on Hyram Walsh as his client, a man who is being pursued by a ruthless killer with ties to Chance's past; The assassin is the same man who killed his father; He takes on the case for nothing because the man can't pay, and reflects on his origins; Christopher Chance becomes the Human Target. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Luthor's Hammer of Hate!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Lex Luthor finds a means of transferring his hatred for Superman - and a loss of control and judgment - into Superman himself via an energized hammer. "The Deadly Dancer Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance poses as a man named Hyram Walsh, an accountant informing on the mob, to draw out a hitman named Dancer who killed his father; He takes out two thugs who try to collect the price on his head and leaves them both knocked out in an alleyway. Tracking the killer down to an abandoned movie theater, he confronts Dancer and the two men fight against each other. It is an intensely physical struggle, with a single gun between them, and after a number of blows are exchanged, Chance grabs the weapon. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $180.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0900701003

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Gorilla Grodd's Grandstand Play!", script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Gorilla Grodd escapes his prison in Gorilla City and destroys the force-field that hides the city from humans; Solovar, the gorilla chieftain decides to focus his efforts on the bigger problem of Gorilla Citys exposure instead of pursuing Grodd; Superman battles Grodd. "The Candy Kitchen Caper!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; After failing to stop two jewel thieves, Green Arrow changes into his Oliver Queen identity, goes by Ye Olde Candy House on an impulse, tries some of confectioner Evelyn Woodhouses fudge, and is quite pleased; The jewel thieves are using the shop as a front for their diamond-stealing operation, and are encasing the gems in fudge and smuggling them out. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $210.00 View scans Paper: White ("David Toth Copy" handwritten in pen on top edge label) Label #0910560011

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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.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $110.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0911252011

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Man Who Never Lived!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A programmed assassin of the 21st Century sets in motion a plan for an ancestor of his to encounter Superman and prevent his future existence. "The Time Thief Strikes But Once!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; Chronos breaks jail and issues a challenge to the Atom to try and stop his next crime before he can commit murder. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $49.40 or Best Offer View scan Paper: Off white to white Label #4555458002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

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.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $105.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0066047015

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Monster Who Unmasked Superman!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Clark Kent is forced to reveal his Superman identity to the others on the bus when the Quakerer unmasks himself as Jonathan Slaughter; But, after he defeats the villain and gets himself and his friends back to the 20th Century, Batman helps Superman conceal his identity again, along with some help from a hypnotic device. "The Case of the Runaway Shoebox!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; Oliver Queen has his pocket picked on the way to paying his rent, and, retracing his steps to try and find it, runs into a robbery scene in front of a museum; He switches to his Green Arrow identity and takes down a ring of thieves before they can steal the rare and valuable fragments of an ancient Greek amphora. Letter from Guy Lillian III. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $90.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0079655014

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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.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Krypton Connection!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; The Kryptonians Dr. Xadu and Zeda trick Clark Kent into a dentist chair where they reveal that they have returned to Earth and have placed Superman under their control. "Zatanna's Double Identity!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Zatanna accidentally gives herself the powers and personality of Black Canary, causing Green Arrow problems when the real Black Canary becomes jealous. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $71.00 View scan Paper: White Label #0073396017

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Super-Cigars of Perry White!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; Chief editor Perry White receives a special present and suddenly appears to have superpowers; He soon faces the accompanying difficulties and dangerous enemies. "Young Man With A Drum!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Green Arrow is tracking down a stolen goods ring and discovers that Roy is on the same case; Black Canary cameo. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. Superman promo ad with Pat Broderick art. "A Monster Named Lois Lane!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; A jewel from space turns Lois Lane into a super-powered beast-woman. Superman pretends to develop similar monster-like symptoms in order to trap and subdue her but she sees through his disguise; Finally Superman realizes that Lois developed the condition only because she had a cold which lowered her immunity to the space jewel. "The Man Who Tape-Recorded the Atom!", script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Jean Loring is kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Myles Adrian who wishes to force Ray Palmer to show him how to reverse the side-effects of a shrinking experiment which threatens to shrink him to infinitesimal size; When the Atom travels through the phone wires after receiving a distress call from Jean, Professor Adrian traps the Atom in an answering machine and threatens to erase him forever unless he reveals the secret of his shrinking reversal powers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Weather War Over Metropolis!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; The Weather Wizard tricks Superman and Flash into visiting him in prison so he can attack Superman with a unique Kryptonian style of lightning that will make him a killer. "The Mystery of the Wandering Dog," script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell; Green Arrow and Black Canary stop a smuggling ring with the help of Krypto. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Last 20-cent cover price. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Midnight Murder Show!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman enacts a desperate plan to save the life of kidnapped TV host Johnny Nevada. "The Little Man from Mars!", script by Martin Pasko, art by Mike Grell; To find the missing page to an important diary, the Atom goes back in time to Grovers Mill, New Jersey on October 30, 1938, the date of the "War of the Worlds" broadcast by Orson Welles. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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First 25-cent cover price. "Beware the Hero-Killers!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Sinestro hires two alien assassins to kill Green Lantern, using Superman as their weapon. "The Black Canary is Dead!", script by Elliot S! Maggin (script) and Mike Grell (plot), art by Mike Grell; At the behest of the boys father, Green Arrow tries to talk Tommy Genetta out of hanging around with a crowd of juvenile delinquents and junkies, who have indirectly caused the death of Tommys big brother Frankie through an overdose; Black Canary guest-stars. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Count Ten, Superman... and Die!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger; After helping blast through a mountain on a construction project 2200 miles west of Metropolis, Superman quickly flies to the Metropolis Civic Center for a lecture given by actor Gregory Reed dressed in a Superman costume; Reed recounts his disfigurement and miracle surgery performed by Superman where the actor now resembles the hero he portrayed on television After the lecture, Reed takes questions from the media in the Civic Center garden and is struck by a puls-bolt from a spaceship of the Superman Revenge Squad. "Find Black Canary, Dead... or Alive!", script by Elliot S! Maggin (script) and Mike Grell (plot), art by Mike Grell; As Cherry Noller leaves an underground casino, she is confronted by Green Arrow who asks for her help in finding Black Canary; The Emerald Archer tells Noller how his partner came to be captured and possibly killed by Max Lucker. Letter from comics writer and editor Robert Greenberger. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "Batman and the Mummy" ad for Hostess Twinkies. "Clark Kent Calling Superman... Clark Kent Calling Superman!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Communist spies try to discover the secret of how Clark Kent summons Superman. "Billion-Dollar Bust!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell; Black Canary utters her Canary Cry and enables herself and Green Arrow to escape; Then both heroes have a showdown with Lucker and Noller and their gang at a point where a drug boat is being unloaded, and, with the help of the police, the crooks are caught and a billion-dollar drug raid is accomplished. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Man Who Created Superman!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; An island hermit with second sight helps Superman defuse a deadly solar energy bomb. "The Girl With The 24-Karat Dreams!", script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Klaus Janson; Enrichetta Negrini finds she has the apparent power to turn whatever or whoever she dreams of into solid gold, including her fiancé, and the Atom takes a hand... only to find that his hand has also turned into gold. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "The Spy" Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. "Don't Get Off On the 13th Floor!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; The secret to the mysterious aliens that keep arriving in Metropolis is found on the 13th floor of the Daily Planet. "Nightmare in Gold," script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; Criminals are using Enrichetta's subconscious mind to turn Ray Palmer into solid gold. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "My Best Friend - The Super-Spy!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; The enemy agent inside Galaxy Communications uses androids against Superman. "The Mystery of the Giant Arrows," script by France Herron (possibly plotted by Jack Kirby), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Jack Kirby and Roz Kirby (backgrounds); Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky and are pulled into an alternate dimension where they meet Xeen Arrow. "Green Arrow's Amazing Arsenal!" two-page story. "The Atomic Flea!" starring the Atom, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "The Loser.. and New Champion!", script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Superman faces a crook who has been genetically altered to gain the power of anyone who fights him. "When Madmen Rule the World!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell; Green Arrow frees himself and his friends from their bonds and leads Davy and Black Canary in an assault on the Organization; But, once again, they find themselves outnumbered and make an escape... without Davy, who stays behind and blows up the Organization with a detonator from one of the nuclear bombs. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 30-cent cover price. Cover by Bob Oksner. "Superman, You're Not Clark Kent - and I Can Prove It!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Pete Rosss son is endangered by a disease and the lack of his will to live, so Superman tries to give Jon Ross what he most wants to know, the revelation of his secret identity; But Jon wont believe that the Man of Steel is really Clark Kent; Superman battles Whirlicane. "Flight of the Nutty Kid!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell; Black Canary stops a kidnapping of the Nutty Kid alias Lex Luthor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino (layout) and Ernie Chan, inks by Bob Oksner. "Twinkieless Gotham City" Hostess snack cakes ad, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Superman's Big Crack-Up!", script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Universal Broadcasting Company creates the superhero Blackrock, hoping to increase their ratings against rival WGBS. "Two for the Taxi!", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Clark Kent solves the mystery of a kidnapped boxer. Statement of ownership: Average 232,000 for the last year. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "Superman, You'll be the Death of Me Yet!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Karb-Brak, an alien from Andromeda who has assumed human form to live on Earth, the only world that can cure him of a fatal allergy, discovers that Superman's presence causes him to assume his alien form again; Thus, to save his life, he reasons that he must destroy the Man of Steel... whom he mistakenly believes to be Steve Lombard. "Welcome Home to Mxypolis," script by Elliot Maggin, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Mr. Mxyzptlk comes to Earth just as Superman leaves, and tries to impress Jon Ross with his powers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "Kill Me - or Leave Me," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Karb-Brak psychologically manipulates Earth people into thinking Clark Kent is a great hero, not Superman. "The Toughest Newsboy in Town!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Perry White regales his grandchildren with the story of how, as a newsboy, he saved a scientist from a kidnapper and thus apparently gained a cub reporters job with the Daily Planet. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "Superman, I'm Going to Re-Run Your Life!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Superman learns of two incidents which parallel the origins of the Flash and Batman, happening to other persons, then meets two people who purport to be Flash and Batman but are much younger than the two heroes. "See Metropolis With Clark Kent," script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Clark Kent takes an Australian broadcasting magnate on a tour of Metropolis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. 'Terra-Man at Nine O'Clock,' script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Terra-Man instigates a series of battles against Superman, which are broadcast by his alien technology through every network in the area. "My Son, the Orphan," script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Morgan Edge has been hiding his true Jewish name and roots until his mother, who has been working for many years as a cleaning lady, teaches him a lesson in being proud of his heritage. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Bob Oksner. "The Night Superman Was Buried in Boot Hill," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Terra-Man, forcing Superman to do televised battle or see Metropolis blown up by hidden bombs, appears to kill the Man of Steel in combat and bury him. "Clark Kent's Lonely Christmas," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Clark Kent feels lonely on Christmas Eve, until he sees the present-less state of orphans at Smallville Orphanage and secretly buys presents for them all at super-speed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. "The Phantom Touch of Death," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; After Jackson Porter brings her totally out of the Phantom Zone, Faora Hu-Ul attacks Superman with horu-kanu, the deadliest Kryptonian martial art, and forces him to flee into the Zone himself. "If I'm Here, What Am I Doing Over There?", script by Bill Kunkel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Steve Lombard is plagued with sightings of his lookalike, whom nobody else appears to see. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. "The Super-Hero Who Refused To Hang Up His Boots," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Vartox feels his powers waning and sees Karb-Brak, the Andromedan living on Earth as a human, as his salvation; Unfortunately, his power causes Karb-Brak to succumb to his allergy again, and to attack Clark Kent. "The Weak Link," script by Elizabeth Smith, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Lori Lemaris is accidentally caught by a trio of Russians illegally fishing inside Americas 200-mile limit. One-page text piece, "Swamp Thing From the Beginning." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. "Attack of the Anti-Super Hero," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Vince Colletta; Vartoxs alien biology cures Karb-Brak of his illness, but Karb-Braks virus causes Vartox to become a foe to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.