The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Action Comics 501

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #501 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0956379014
Owner: Zabra

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Date Added: 5/27/2010
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

ACTION COMICS #501 CGC 9.8-THE DAVID TOTH COLLECTION

THE DAVID TOTH COLLECTION

David Toth was a career United States Air Force MD officer who managed to keep his collection intact and stunningly immaculate through decades of moves. Stretching from the mid 50s thru the 90s, with only a small gap when he was in Medical School.

David N. Toth began collecting in earnest in 1955, frequenting the comic racks of a confectionery where his mother worked. He had an affinity for Dells, Harveys, and DCs, eventually concentrating on DCs, which he avidly collected until he graduated from high school.

His collecting was interrupted somewhat from 1968–72 as he pursued becoming an MD, but continued throughout moves to West Germany and five different U.S. cities. In the early 1990s, son Andrew Toth also caught the “collecting bug,” and the father-son team bought virtually every comic and comic-related item that came out.

The most astounding copies are from David’s original newsstand copies from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Dr. Toth (no relation to comic artist Alex Toth) discovered that newspaper bags were a good fit for his comic books, giving him a head-start on plastic protection before specialized comic book bags became widespread.

Cover Date: November 1979
On Sale Date: August 20, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Cover Penciller: Ross Andru
Cover Inker: Dick Giordano

Stories:
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