Man of Silver and Bronze
Action Comics 437

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #437 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 1497196002
Owner: Brandon Shepherd

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Man of Silver and Bronze
Date Added: 2/21/2018
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

"Magic is Bustin' Out all Over!"
Cover Date: July, 1974

Elliot Maggin story
Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger art
Nick Cardy cover

100 page issue.
Green Lantern, Flash, Batman and
Green Arrow appearance.

Grade Date: 11/29/2017
Acquired: 02/07/2018
1 of 2 in 9.8 when purchased.

For years the lone 9.8 in the census for <i>Action Comics</i> #437 was the Pacific Coast copy, that changed in November of 2017. In February 2018 my dream of having this 9.8 WHITE page grail became a reality.

The coloring is vibrant, thanks to a flat, clean glossy cover. The cover alignment is perfect also, with a clean back white cover. Love it! Let's not forget the dark cover edges, always unforgiving of defects. Speaking of covers, I love the appearance of all the other DC characters bursting out.

Another grail of mine was <i>Action Comics</i> #443, the only other 100 page issue in the <i>Action Comics</I> run. After basking in the glow of finding my first grail I told myself that I now needed <i>Action Comics</i> #437 in 9.8, five years to the month of getting <i>Action Comics</i> #443, I got to hold both books side by side.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

"Magic is Bustin' Out all Over!"

"The First Frogman!"
Reprinted from <i>Showcase</i> #28 (September-October, 1960).

"The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man!"
Reprinted from <i>Sea Devils</i> #1 (October, 1961).

"DC Cover Gallery"
Contains original covers of four issues reprinted within this issue:
<i>Sea Devils</i> #1, <i>Mystery in Space</i> #85, <i>Western Comics</i> #77 & <i>My Greatest Adventure</i> #3.

"Riddle of the Runaway Rockets!"
Reprinted from <i>Mystery in Space</i> #85 (August, 1963).

"The Barbed Wire Barricade!"
Reprinted from <i>Western Comics</i> #77 (October, 1959).

"Chief Hot Foot"

"I was King of the Daredevils"
Reprinted from <i>My Greatest Adventure</i> #3 (May, 1955).

"The Man who Returned from the Dead!"
Reprinted from <i>Doll Man</i> #13 (Summer 1945).
  
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