The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Action Comics 489

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #489 Universal
Grade: 9.6
Page Quality: WHITE
Pedigree: Don Rosa Collection
Certification #: 0004139002
Owner: Zabra

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Date Added: 2/4/2010
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

ACTION COMICS #489 CGC 9.6-THE DON ROSA COLLECTION

Accumulated by world-renowned and Eisner award-winning comic book artist, writer, and historian, Keno Don Rosa, this collection contained every comic book and magazine issued from every publisher from 1966 to the late 1980s. Don Rosa began collecting in earnest in 1962, as he purchased each comic from the newsstands, read them only once, and carefully tucked them away in optimum storage conditions, using archival boxes and a climate controlled "vault." Because they were stored in such an environment with no use of polybags, each book exhibits a brilliant sheen, deep ink reflectivity, sharp corners and a fresh newsstand appearance.

Since the 1960s, Don Rosa has been recognized as one of the first comics history scholars of fandom. He has written and illustrated Question & Answer columns for the major fanzines of the 1970s, including such notable publications as Rocket's Blast Comic collector, CBG (TBG), Comics Journal, and Amazing Heroes. During the 1980s, Don Rosa gained fame as one of the world's most famous and recognized cartoonists as he worked on the Duck books for Disney and Gladstone.

Cover Date: November 1978
On Sale Date: August 28, 1978
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 40
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Cover Penciller: Ross Andru
Cover Inker: Dick Giordano

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