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Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books 1972-1974, graded by CGC

  • Item #59850315
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    Published Jan 1972 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0084443014

    52-page giant. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Hero Superman Doomed to Die!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman finds himself unable to rescue a stranded astronaut. "The Shocking Secret of Super-X!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman creates a new identity to prevent contaminating earth with a strain of artificial bacteria. Classic reprint, "The Atom's Phantom Double!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; A laboratory accident creates a ghostly duplicate of Ray Palmer, who wants to take the real Ray's place by destroying him. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #58587651
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • John G. Fantucchio
    • Label #0349853023

    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. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #60320190
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4046181014
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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. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #59902192
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    Published May 1972 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Pedigree: Rocky Mountain
    • Rocky Mountain
    • Label #0966752008

    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. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #58587733
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    Published May 1972 by DC.
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    • Label #0027396001

    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. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #58587719
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    Published Jul 1972 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0043105004

    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. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58587717
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    Published Sep 1972 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0911419002

    Cover by Nick Cardy. "Superman, You Scare Me to Death!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman encounters a crippled girl named Christy whom he terrifies, but who likes Clark Kents company; As a child, she formed a psychic link with a doll, and when the dolls legs were broken in a fire from which Superboy once rescued her, she psychically lost mobility in her own legs and developed a phobia of Superman. "Oh Pity, Where Is Thy Sting?", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Unable to convince Sapphire to marry him due to an astrological forecast, Metamorpho runs off to join the circus, and helps them keep from folding by putting on an act for the president and the premier of China. Letter to the editor from comics writer David (Dave) Michelinie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #60736651
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    Published Dec 1972 by DC.
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    • Label #4149059001

    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 business man on a train to stop an assassination. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #60320192
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    Published Sep 1973 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #3711850007
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    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. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58587619
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    Published Mar 1974 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0956924010

    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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  • Item #58587637
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    Published May 1974 by DC.
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    • Label #0959144001

    Cover by Nick Cardy. "I Want to Wreck the World!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; Superman tries to resist Dr. Xadus mental orders to destroy the Earth. "The Unmasking of the Atom!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin; Just as Ray Palmer decides to give up his Atom identity, patent his shrinking device, and make a fortune, the Atom has to defend Jean Lorings life from gangsters. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58587632
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    Published Oct 1974 by DC.
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    • Label #1015846013

    Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Man Who Betrayed Krypton!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; A criminal mastermind tries to demoralize Superman with illusions of his parents. "Little Dog Lost!" starring Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Krypto, script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell; Green Arrow is assisted in his fight against Prof. Steelgraves and his smuggling ring by a white dog, who later brings Oliver Queen a device Steelgraves was trying to smuggle, and shuts it off when it produces a beam that makes Dinah Lance hallucinate; Both Ollie and Dinah agree that he is no ordinary dog, and Dinah gives him the name Demian. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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