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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1951-1953

  • Issue #153
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 153
    Published Feb 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #1364707001

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The 100 Deaths of Clark Kent starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. Castaway World starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Diamond Doom starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Three Dead Letters starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. The World of Adventure in Books public service announcement starring Green Arrow, Tomahawk, and Shining Knight, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $227 ACTION COMICS #153 3.0 // DC COMICS 1951

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  • Issue #155
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 155
    Published Apr 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Plastic debris between case and inner well
    • Label #1225214004

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Cover Girl Mystery starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Two Tommy Tomorrows, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Sands of Death by Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Gun That Killed the Vigilante starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Human Rights for All public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #157
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 157
    Published Jun 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4022345013

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Superman Who Couldn't Fly, art by Al Plastino. Bodyguard to a Billion starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Interplanetary Baby-Sitter starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Impossible Escapes starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Know Your Country public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #159
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 159
    Published Aug 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4256478021
    • Cover and centerfold detached, book-width tear in one page.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Owned Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Showdown in Suez! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Planeteer from the Past! starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Trigger Trail of 'Wild' Eddie Meeks! starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #160
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 160
    Published Sep 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Cracking to lower back side of slab with chipping to corner bracket.
    • Label #2003765003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Aunt Minerva, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Mystery of the Little Worlds starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Crime Circus starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Capture of the Four Aces starring Vigilante, script by Dick Wood, art by Bob Brown. Old Folks are People, Too! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $281 ACTION COMICS #160 5.0 // DC COMICS 1951

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  • Issue #161
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 161
    Published Oct 1951 by DC.
    • INCOMPLETE. Heavy cover to cover chew that affects readability (see back cover scan).
    • Interior is complete. Large piece of front cover missing.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Exit – Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Pirate Planeteer starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Sabotage in Sarawak starring Congo Bill. The Duplicate Crimes starring Vigilante, script by Dick Wood, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #162
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 162
    Published Nov 1951 by DC.

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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. It starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Interplanetary Restaurant starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Mission of Mystery starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. A Horse for Vigilante starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #163
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 163
    Published Dec 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3695119001

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Girl of Tomorrow starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Junkman of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Bandit Ghost starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Strangest Posse in the World starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #165
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 165
    Published Feb 1952 by DC.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Conquered Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Bank of the Future starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Blind Man's Bluff starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Second Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #168
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 168
    Published May 1952 by DC.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Happy Hobby Time! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Menace of Planet Z starring Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meteor Mystery starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Congo Bill's Last Fight, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. Outlaws For Sale starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cited in Parade of Pleasure. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #169
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 169
    Published Jun 1952 by DC.
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Includes certificate of authenticity for Jerome Wenker collection.
    • Cover detached. Staple rust with migration. Water damage. Mold.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hop On the Welfare Wagon! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Caveman Clark Kent starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. Spaceman by Proxy starring Tommy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Pursuit of Congo Bill starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Phantom Sheriff starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $375 ACTION COMICS #169 CGC 6.0 FINE Single Grade GOLDEN AGE-1952 Superman

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  • Issue #173
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 173
    Published Oct 1952 by DC.
    • Water damage.

    Robot cover art by Win Mortimer. What do You Know about Other People? public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff. Superman's Invulnerable Foe!, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Crown of Ahagg! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Death Ships from the Past! starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Vigilante Museum!, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #175
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 175
    Published Dec 1952 by DC.
    • Water spotting. Pencil markings inside front cover.

    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. 5 Against Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Killer's Bodyguard starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Statue from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Sailor on Horseback starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #177
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 177
    Published Feb 1953 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4356436009
    • 2" cumulative spine split. 2 center wraps detached at one staple. Residue.

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #178
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 178
    Published Mar 1953 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2039271009

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Sandman of Crime starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Congorilla! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Good Neighbor Spirit starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Problem Pet from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Outlaw Stallion starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #183
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 183
    Published Aug 1953 by DC.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Perfect Plot to Kill Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Stamp of Doom starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art Ed Smalle. How to Spend a Summer Week! starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art Win Mortimer. The Showboat of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art Jim Mooney. The Jinx Saddle starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.