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Action Comics 54 |
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Action Comics #54 Universal |
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CGC 3.5 |
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1158418002
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ACTION COMICS #54- NAZI U-BOAT WAR COVER
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: November 1942
Aprox. On Sale Date: September 15, 1942
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Credits:
Artist: Jack Burnley
6 Stories
1.Superman: "The Pirate of Pleasure Island"
2.Vigilante: "The Rookie Who Fought a Ghost"
3.Three Aces: "Fire Over the Yunnanfu Road"
4.Mr. America: "Destination, Berlin"
5.Congo Bill: "Idol of Doom"
6.Zatara: "Recipe for Robbery"
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Action Comics 58 |
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Action Comics #58 Apparent SA |
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CGC 0.5 |
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1158418003
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ACTION COMICS #58- SLAP A JAP WAR COVER
A RARE book to find and very seldom appears for sale in any grade. I thought that I had secured a copy but it graded as a APPARENT SA 0.5.
Unfortunately, this is the ONLY RESTORED BOOK in my entire collection but I intend to change that in the future. Still a beautiful original book with a controversial cover.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: March 1943
Aprox. On Sale Date: January 19, 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Credits:
Artist: Jack Burnley
6 Stories
1.Superman: "The Face of Adonis"
2.Vigilante: "The Dummy and the Dumbbell"
3.Three Aces: "Double-X for the Axis"
4.Mr. America: "The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit"
5.Congo Bill: "The Full-Dress Rebellion"
6.Zatara: "The Seven Year Itch"
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Action Comics 59 |
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Action Comics #59 Universal |
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CGC 4.0 |
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0915986001
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ACTION COMICS #59-NAZI WAR TANK COVER
THE LARGEST NAZI TANK AND THE LARGEST SWASTIKA AMONGST ALL THE ACTION COMICS WAR COVERS
FIRST APPEARANCE OF SUSIE TOMPKINS
This is my MOST favorite Action Comics WAR cover.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: February 16, 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Artist: Jack Burnley
Stories:
Superman : "Cinderella -- a la Superman"
Vigilante : "Fiddler's Fee"
Three Aces : "Sky Knights of Malta"
Mr. America : "Missive for Mussolini"
Congo Bill : "The Phantom Warriors"
Zatara : "Crime Takes a Detour"
A fantastic WAR COVER. Superman ripping open a NAZI TANK. A RARE book very seldom appears for sale. If you see a copy for sale just grab it otherwise it may be a while before you can come across another one. This issue was printed during a period of World War II rationing and paper drives, so only one staple holds this book together.This is the only Action Comics cover to have the LARGEST SWASTIKA and the LARGEST NAZI TANK. A truly beautiful cover and a true rarity. No collection is complete without this amazing book.
The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix.
Swastik has four wings (dimensions). World (living time) divided in to four parts those are
(1) Satya Yuga
(2) Treta Yuga
(3) Dwapar Yuga
(4) Kali Yuga.
(1) Satya Yuga : "Satya Yuga" is the first Yuga in all four Yuga’s. In this Yuga Dharma (Justice) stands on four legs. Also says animal Cow stands on four legs. This Yuga time duration huge. Vishnu Avatar "Matsya Avatar" took the birth in this Yuga. In this Yuga powerful women is "Revathi". After "Satya Yuga" "Treta Yuga" comes. "Yuga Sandhi" is small duration time come between "Satya Yuga" and "Treta Yuga" conversion time.
(2) Treta Yuga: "Treta Yuga" is the Second Yuga in all four Yuga’s. In this Yuga Dharma (Justice) stands on three legs. Also says animal Cow stands on three legs. This Yuga time duration second largest in four Yuga’s. Vishnu Avatar "Padasu Rama Avatar" and "Rama Avatar" took the birth in this Yuga. In this Yuga powerful women is "Sita". After "Treta Yuga" "Dwapar Yuga" comes. "Yuga Sandhi" is small duration time come between "Treta Yuga" and "Dwapar Yuga" conversion time.
(3) Dwapar Yuga: "Dwapar Yuga" is the third Yuga in all four Yuga’s. In this Yuga Dharma (Justice) stands on two legs. Also says animal Cow stands on two legs. This Yuga time duration is third largest in among four Yuga’s. Vishnu Avatar "Krishna Avatar" took the birth in this Yuga. In this Yuga powerful women is "Dhaupathi". After "Dwapar Yuga" "Kali Yuga" comes. "Yuga Sandhi" is small duration time come between "Dwapar Yuga" and "Kali Yuga" conversion time. In Yuga Sandhi "Dwapar Yuga" evidence was vanished.
(4) Kali Yuga: "Kali Yuga" is the fourth Yuga in all four Yuga’s. In this Yuga Dharma (Justice) stands on one leg. Also says animal Cow stands on one leg. This Yuga time duration is fourth largest in among all four Yuga’s. Vishnu Avatar "Buddha Avatar" and "Kalki Avatar" took the birth in this Yuga. In this Yuga powerful women are many but main powerful women is Maria also called Mary, Kali Ma also called Parvathi. After "Kali Yuga" "Satya Yuga" comes. "Yuga Sandhi" is small duration time come between "Kali Yuga" and "Satya Yuga" conversion time. This "Yuga Sandi" also called "Judgement days" or "Qayamath". In this Yuga Sandhi Kali existing world civilization evidence will be vanished.
The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form or its mirrored left-facing form. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. Swastikas have also been used in other various ancient civilizations around the world. It remains widely used in Indian religions, specifically in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, primarily as a tantric symbol to evoke 'shakti' or the sacred symbol of auspiciousness. The swastika is also a Chinese character used in East Asia representing eternity and Buddhism.
The right-facing swastika was adopted as a symbol of the Nazi Party of Germany in 1920.In 1920, Adolf Hitler decided that the Nazi Party needed its own insignia and flag. For Hitler, the new flag had to be "a symbol of our own struggle" as well as "highly effective as a poster."
On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of the Nazi Party.
In Mein Kampf, Hitler described the Nazis' new flag: "In red we see the social idea of the movement, in white the nationalistic idea, in the swastika the mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of the idea of creative work, which as such always has been and always will be anti-Semitic."
Because of the Nazis' flag, the swastika soon became a symbol of hate, antisemitism, violence, death, and murder. The Nazis used the swastika as a symbol of an alleged Aryan race. After Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s, a swastika was incorporated into the Nazi party flag, which was made the State Flag of Germany. As a result, the Swastika became strongly associated with Nazism and related ideologies such as Fascism and White Supremacism since the 1930s in the Western world and is now largely stigmatized in the West. It has notably been outlawed in Germany if used as a symbol of Nazism. Many modern political extremists and Neo-Nazi groups such as the Russian National Unity use stylized swastikas or similar symbols.
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Action Comics 63 |
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Action Comics #63 Universal |
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CGC 6.0 |
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0301926001
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ACTION COMICS #63 CGC 6.0-THE COSMIC AEROPLANE PEDIGREE
I was looking to add a book from the Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree to my collection for a long time but was not able to obtain one. This is the FIRST book that I added from the Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree to my collection in March 2017. This book came to me from Las Vegas, Nevada.
CLASSIC JAPANESE WAR COVER
FIRST APPEARANCE OF RED-YELLOW PENTANGLE ON SUPERMAN'S TUNIC.
THE COSMIC AEROPLANE PEDIGREE
The second earliest collection recognized as a pedigree, Cosmic Aeroplanes are famous for their distinct markings. Discovered in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1972, the collection was raided by a few collectors before being sold to David Faggiola, owner of the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore (hence the name). The books were subsequently and anonymously liquidated into the market.
The collection was amassed by an art teacher during the ’40s and ‘50s to be used for demonstrative purposes for students. This is evident by the numerous checkmarks and notations written in pencil on the margins of each page, or on the cover. Because the collection had been assimilated long before the pedigree concept took hold, there are many unidentified in the market. Collectors enjoy the rush of discovering “lost” copies from the collection, an emotion similarly experienced by fans of the San Francisco, Okajima and Recil Macon pedigrees.
Comics from Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree still show up for sale and auction and can be identified by penciled checkmarks accompanied by a number, in the page margins. The checkmarks usually indicate panels that feature sexy women or pieces of fantastic, science-fiction equipment. Over the years there has been speculations from some Golden Age collectors as to the significance of the numbers and checkmarks. The consensus is some nonsense that the comics were part of an art service, which marked the books so their artists could re-draw the panels. This is what the checkmarks in the Cosmic Aeroplane Collection really signify: the original owner of the comics would check off panels he wanted to trace (crudely) in pencil on pieces of tracing paper. The Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore took all of the tracing paper out of the comics before listing them for sale.
Ken Sanders, one of the partners in the Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore, was approached by a woman who had old comics to sell. She explained that they had been bought by her late brother. He had gone to By’s Magazine Shop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah every Saturday from 1939 to 1961 to buy the new comics. He kept them in an old trunk, which preserved them in their pristine condition.
There is no way of knowing the true size of the Cosmic Aeroplane collection, but it’s rumored to be somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000. It yielded some big key issues like Adventure #40, Flash #1, and the Showcase #4 pictured on the cover of the 1992 Overstreet Grading Guide. The average grade of the collection is a bit lower than that of its fellow pedigrees, but the rumored size, presence of big keys, and easy identification has allowed the collection’s legacy to prevail over the years
A true beauty created by Jack Burnley.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: June 17, 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Artist: Jack Burnley
Stories:
Superman : "When Star Collide"
Vigilante : "Dummy, Dummy & Dummy, Inc."
Three Aces : "Leatherneck Luck"
Mr. America : "A Right in Der Fuehrer's Face"
Congo Bill : "The Curse of Catellaria"
Zatara : "The Pirate of Pleasure"
The FIRST appearance of the trademarked formal red-and yellow pentangle on Superman's tunic. Though simple in design, the elegant triangular "S" shield has become recognized world-wide as Superman's emblem took years to standardize in color and shape.
Another WAR COVER. "CLASSIC JAPANESE WAR COVER" reminding me of PEARL HARBOUR. Superman IN COMBAT WITH A JAPANESE BOMBER.My favorite in the JAPANESE WAR SERIES along with Action Comics # 48.The Cover is dated August 1943 and went on sale on June 17, 1943. It was priced at 10 cents with 56 pages.The Editor was Jack Schiff and theCover Artist was the talented Jack Burnley who created another CLASSIC.The stories include a Superman story "When Star Collide", a Vigilante story "Dummy, Dummy & Dummy, Inc", a Three Aces story "Leatherneck Luck". a Mr. America story "A Right in Der Fuehrer's Face", a Congo Bill story "The Curse of Catellaria" and a Zatara story "The Pirate of Pleasure."
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Action Comics 66 |
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Action Comics #66 Universal |
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CGC 3.5 |
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1158418004
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ACTION COMICS #66-COMBAT WAR COVER
A wonderful Jack Burnley cover.
This book is hard to find in higher grade and even in lower grades it is not often offered for sale. This cover is a great depiction of Superman's support for the GIs. This is a fine book with white pages but unfortunately sustained slight water exposure thus pulling down the grade. But it still has bright colors and great eye appeal.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: November 1943
Aprox. On Sale Date: September 16, 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Credits:
Penciller: Jack Burnley
Inker: Stan Kaye
6 Stories
1.Superman: "The Boy Who Came Back"
2.Vigilante: "The Sword of Destiny"
3.Vitamin Vic: (No Title)
4.Congo Bill: "The Talking Trees"
5.Mr. America: "Burma Remembers"
6.Zatara: "Circus Daze"
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Action Comics 110 |
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Action Comics #110 Universal |
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CGC 9.2 |
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0015892012
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ACTION COMICS #110 CGC 9.2-THE OHIO PEDIGREE
This book is the SECOND Action Comics from the OHIO PEDIGREE that I added to my collection after obtaining Action Comics #113. It was not easy to obtain this book as collectors have locked up such copies in their vaults and these books surface once in a decade or so. When these books surface then they are in super high demand. It is the HIGHEST GRADED PEDIGREE COPY of issue #110. It has bright colors and it brings joy to hold this wonderful book in my hands ALONG with Action Comics #113. Both these books are SPECIAL and its a true honor and privilege to be able to add these books to my collection. They are a part of the OHIO PEDIGREE FAMILY and bringing them together was equivalent to a FAMILY REUNION. My goal is to add all the Action Comics from the OHIO PEDIGREE graded at 9.0 or higher to my collection, namely Action Comics #109, 110, 112 and 113. I am working hard to attain this goal.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1947
Aprox. On Sale Date: May 15, 1947
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Credits:
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye
5 Stories
1.Superman: "Mother Goose Crimes"
2.Congo Bill: "The King of Gorillas"
3.Zatara: "Danger is Where You Make It"
4.Hayfoot Henry: "Sleepyside's Meanest Thief"
5.Vigilante: "The Girl Sheriff of Benton City"
Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Mother Goose Crimes starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The King of the Gorillas starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Danger is Where You Make It starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Sleepyside's Meanest Thief starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Girl Sheriff of Benton City starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
The OHIO PEDIGREE Action Comics in this set include # 110, 112, and 113. Its almost impossible to find these copies as they are in high demand and once brought by collectors these books disappear off the market for decades. Once they surface for sale again they are highly sought after and sell for premium prices.
It's rare to find a collector who remained an active buyer for decades, as most lose interest within a few years. Even Edgar Church and Davis Crippen, two of the biggest pedigree stalwarts, petered out after 15 years. This makes the Ohio collection special, as it runs unbroken for nearly 30 years-- from the Golden Age all the way into the 1970's. Only the Big Apple pedigree can boast such a span.
Emerging from Akron, Ohio, this monster collection required two brokers and six years to bring out every issue. Dealer Nelson Dodds was ultimately responsible for introducing the Ohio collection to the comic market in 1994, but even he did not realize its size and quality until years later. Known for having great pages (ranking in the top 10) and easily identifiable distributor codes on the covers, Ohio books have been sought after by major pedigree collectors for over a decade. Though stocked with many high grade Silver Age issues, it's the Golden Age copies that made the Ohio collection famous.
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Action Comics 112 |
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Action Comics #112 Universal |
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CGC 9.4 |
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1129570012
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ACTION COMICS # 112 CGC 9.4 -OHIO PEDIGREE
THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ACTION COMICS COVER WITH A CHESS THEME IN THIS SET.
This is my THIRD book from the OHIO PEDIGREE and it is the HIGHEST GRADED PEDIGREE COPY of Action Comics # 112. It took me years to track down this amazing book and add it to my collection. It reunites with it's siblings namely Action Comics #110 and 113. Emerging from Akron, Ohio, this monster collection required two brokers and six years to bring out every issue. Dealer Nelson Dodds was ultimately responsible for introducing the Ohio collection to the comic market in 1994, but even he did not realize its size and quality until years later. Known for having great pages (ranking in the top 10) and easily identifiable distributor codes on the covers, Ohio books have been sought after by major pedigree collectors for over a decade. Though stocked with many high grade Silver Age issues, it's the Golden Age copies that made the Ohio collection famous.
Action Comics #112 Ohio pedigree (DC, 1947) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. King takes pawn on this chess-themed Mr. Mxyztplk cover, with an accompanying interior story. Wayne Boring Superman cover. Stan Kaye and George Roussos art. A dazzling copy of an early Action!
The approximate on sale date for this issue was July 16th, 1947 with a cover price of 10 cents. It had 48 pages. The Editor was Jack Schiff.
This book had five stories namely:
1. Superman: "The Cross-Country Chess Crimes."
2. Congo Bill: "The Knife Thrower."
3. Zatara: "Photo of a Phoney."
4. Hayfoot Henry: " The Practical Jokers."
5. Vigilante: " The Vigilante's Double."
Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Cross-Country Chess Crimes starring Superman and Mr. Mxyztplk, art by John Sikela. The Knife Thrower starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Photo of a Phoney starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Practical Jokers starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Vigilante's Double, art by George Roussos. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
Leaping over skyscrapers, running faster than an express train, springing great distances and heights, lifting and smashing tremendous weights, possessing an impenetrable skin-these are the amazing attributes which Superman, savior of the helpless and oppressed, avails himself of as he battles the forces of evil and injustice. In this issue Superman battles the magical imp Mr. Mxyzptlk who plays a goofy game with Superman in The Cross-Country Chess Crimes.
Throughout his career, Superman accumulated a veritable rogues gallery of archenemies. Chief among them, of course, was the bald scientist Lex Luthor, whose criminal brain was nearly a match for Superman's brawn. Superman also had his hands full with the likes of the Prankster and the Toyman, who used wicked and deadly versions of classic pranks and playthings to wreak havoc in Metropolis. Neither one, however, was nearly as exasperating as MR. MXYZPTLK, the mischievous magical imp from THE FIFTH DIMENSION who tormented the Man of Steel with sorcerous stunts.
Mr. Mxyzptlk was created to appear in the Superman #30 (Sept. 1944) story "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk", by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Ira Yarborough. But due to publishing lag time, the character saw print first in the Superman daily comic strip by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist Wayne Boring.The FIRST appearance of Mr Myxzptlk was on the cover of Action Comics # 80 in January 1945 followed by the cover of Action Comics # 102 in November 1946. The THIRD appearance was on the cover of Action Comics # 112 in September 1947. The FOURTH appearance was on the cover of Action Comics # 151. Mr. Mxyztlk made his FIFTH appearance on the cover of Action Comics # 208 in September 1955. He then made his SIXTH appearance after a gap of 6 years on the cover of Action Comics # 273 in February 1961 featuring Superman in The World of Mr. Myxzptlk.
Mr Myxzptlk is usually presented as a trickster, in the classical mythological sense, in that he enjoys tormenting Superman. In most of his appearances in DC Comics, he can be stopped only by tricking him into saying or spelling his own name backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"), which will return him to his home in the 5th dimension and keep him there for a minimum of ninety days. However, this specific limitation of the character has been eliminated since the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot, upon which the character leaves only when he willingly agrees to do so after meeting some conditions he sets, such as having Superman succeed in getting him to paint his own face blue.
THE FIFTH DIMENSION
Earth and its environs exist in three dimensions. However the plane of reality Mr Mxyzptlk calls home is a five dimensional topsy-turvy world that boggles the brain! Since humans cannot perceive 5-D constructs, Mxyzptlk employs an illusory gnome-like body when he enters Earthly space, an easy feat for a being whose super-science can animate inaminate material or create matter from nothingness! The mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk comes from the Fifth-Dimensional realm of Zrfff, and he travels to Earth nearly every 90 days just to play elaborate pranks upon the Man of Steel. Mr. Mxyxptlk will only return to Zrfff if Superman outwits him at his own games, including tricking the trickster into speaking or writing his name backward. And since Mr Mxyzptlk hates to lose, the Man of Steel can always count on his inevitable impish return! Strangely enough, death is an unknown concept in the Fifth-Dimension. And despite Clark Kent and Lois Lane's best attempts to explain mortality to Mr. Mxyzptlk, the imp was unable to grasp its implications. That is, until Mr Mxyzptlk re-created Doomsday and died beneath the rampaging creature's overabundance of bony protrusions. However, death did not become the pint-sized prankster, and the reports of Mr. Mxyzptlk's demise were greatly exaggerated.
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Action Comics 113 |
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Action Comics #113 Universal |
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CGC 9.2 |
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0015892014
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ACTION COMICS # 113 CGC 9.2-THE OHIO PEDIGREE
This book is the FIRST Action Comics from the OHIO PEDIGREE that I added to my collection. It was not easy to obtain this book. It is the HIGHEST GRADED PEDIGREE COPY of issue #113. It has bright colors and it brings joy to hold this wonderful book in my hands. My goal is to add all the Action Comics from the OHIO PEDIGREE to my collection, namely Action Comics #109, 110, 112 and 113. I am working hard to attain this goal.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1947
Aprox. On Sale Date: August 20, 1947
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Credits:
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Al Plastino
5 Stories
1.Superman: Just an Ordinary Guy
2.Zatara: The Man Who Was Always Late
3.Congo Bill: Skulduggery in the Subway
4.Hayfoot Henry: The Too-Fragrant Vagrant
5.Vigilante: Gold Rush – 1947
Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Just An Ordinary Guy starring Superman, script by Al Schwartz. The Man Who Was Always Late! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Skulduggery in the Subway! starring Congo Bill, script by George Kashdan, art by Ed Smalle. The Too-Fragrant Vagrant! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Gold Rush--1947! Starring Vigilante, script by Bill Finger. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
THE FOUR CRITERIA FOR A PEDIGREED
COMIC BOOK COLLECTION INCLUDE:
1) ORIGIN
A pedigreed collection must have been accumulated by one individual during the time the comics were released on the newsstand.
2) QUALITY
A pedigreed collection must primarily consist of high quality comic books.
3) COMPLETENESS
A pedigreed collection must contain a substantial number of key or rare issues, or represent a significant portion of a particular genre, company, period, or classic title/character.
4) MARKET ACCEPTANCE
CGC and the collecting community must continue to recognize the pedigree name of a collection past the point of initial sale.
THE OHIO PEDIGREE
Action Comics from the Ohio Pedigree include #s 109,110, 112 and 113. Its almost impossible to find these copies as they are in high demand and once brought by collectors these books disappear off the market for decades. Once they surface for sale again they are highly sought after and sell for premium prices.
It is rare to find a collector who remained an active buyer for decades, as most lose interest within a few years. Even Edgar Church and Davis Crippen, two of the biggest pedigree stalwarts, petered out after 15 years. This makes the Ohio collection special, as it runs unbroken for nearly 30 years-- from the Golden Age all the way into the 1970s. Only the Big Apple pedigree can boast such a span.
Emerging from Akron, Ohio, this monster collection required two brokers and six years to bring out every issue. Dealer Nelson Dodds was ultimately responsible for introducing the Ohio collection to the comic market in 1994, but even he did not realize its size and quality until years later. Known for having great pages (ranking in the top 10) and easily identifiable distributor codes on the covers, Ohio books have been sought after by major pedigree collectors for over a decade. Though stocked with many high grade Silver Age issues, it is the Golden Age copies that made the Ohio collection famous.
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Action Comics 116 |
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Action Comics #116 Universal |
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CGC 6.5 |
| Cert #: |
1292809009
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ACTION COMICS # 116 CGC 6.5-THE WIZARD OF WINTER
COVER DATE: January 1948
This is not an easy book to find in mid-grade or higher grade. This book went on sale on November 19, 1947. The cover price was 10 cents. It had a page count of 48. The editor was Jack Schiff. The artist was Ira Yarbrough.
This book had five stories:
1. Superman: "The Wizard of Winter"
2. Congo Bill: "Take 'em Alive"
3. Zatara: "Copy-Cat, Copy-Cat"
4. Hayfoot Henry: "The Jealous Swain"
5. Vigilante: "The Boy Who Wasn't Big Enough"
1.The Wizard of Winter starring Superman, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye.
2.Take 'Em Alive starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle.
3.Copy-Cat, Copy-Cat starring Zatara, art by W. F. White.
4. The Jealous Swain starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye.
5.The Boy Who Wasn't Big Enough starring Vigilante.
The Wizard of Winter starring Superman, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. Take 'Em Alive starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Copy-Cat, Copy-Cat starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. The Jealous Swain starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Boy Who Wasn't Big Enough starring Vigilante. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Action Comics 125 |
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Action Comics #125 Universal |
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CGC 4.5 |
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0012686009
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS # 125 CGC 4.5-THE CROWLEY PEDIGREE
COVER DATE: October 1948
This copy belonged to WILLIAM CROWLEY who managed to stock away two copies of nearly every Fawcett produced during his tenure as editor. His collection also contained several classic non-Fawcett comics including Superman and Batman titles and many esoteric comics high on collectors want lists.
This book went on sale on August 18, 1948 with a cover price of 10 cents. The page count was 48 and the editor was Mort Weisinger. Cover penciller was Wayne Boring and inker was Stan Kaye.
This book had four stories:
1. Superman: "The Modern Nostradamus"
2. Congo Bill: "Man Against Manhunter"
3. Zatara: "The Phoney Pitchman"
4. Vigilante: "The Reluctant Annie Oakley"
Superman worked hand in hand with the Police Department, which awarded him special deputy status. Superman jailed thieves and murderers by the hundreds. The message was loud and clear: common thugs were not welcome in Superman's domain.
Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Modern Nostradamus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, art by Al Plastino. Man Against Manhunter starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Phoney Pitchman starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. Captain Tootsie ad, art by C. C. Beck. The Reluctant Annie Oakley starring Vigilante, pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Mort Meskin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Action Comics 135 |
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Action Comics #135 Universal |
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CGC 6.0 |
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1131766003
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS # 135 CGC 6.0-SITE OF NEW YOUTH CENTER
COVER DATE: August 1949.
Another RARE book. Its tough to find a copy of this issue. I found this book in Quebec, Canada.This book went on sale on June 15th, 1949 and interestingly, I added it to my collection on June 15th, 2016.
This book had 48 pages and the editor was Mort Weisinger with cover artist Al Plastino.
The following four stories were in this issue:
1. Superman: The Case of the Human Statues.
2. Tommy Tomorrow: The Largest Man in the World.
3. Congo Bill: World-Wide Best Bet.
4. Vigilante: The Rainbow Man Goes West.
Cover art by Al Plastino. The Case of the Human Statues starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. The Largest Man in the World starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Safety First Superman public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. World-Wide's Best Bet starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Rainbow Man Goes West starring Vigilante / story, script by George Kashdan, art by Dan Barry. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Action Comics 141 |
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Action Comics #141 Universal |
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CGC 5.5 |
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1138396023
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS #141 CGC 5.5-TRULY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
1st APPEARANCE OF SYNTHETIC KRYPTONITE CREATED BY LEX LUTHOR
OBVERSE IMAGE: ACTION COMICS CGC 5.5
REVERSE IMAGE: ACTION COMICS-READER COPY-This book was an incidental find in an estate sale in California. I enjoy reading this comic a lot and its a true pleasure to read it.
DATE: FEBRUARY 1950
COVER ARTIST: WAYNE BORING
I cannot believe that I found a copy of this issue. This issue is the RAREST in the Action Comics series followed by #123 and 128. I had to wait many years for this copy to surface. It NEVER comes up for sale and if it does then you better grab it up within seconds as it may be years before you see another copy for sale. I am lucky enough to have TWO copies of this issue. The second one is a lower grade copy that was found incidentally in an estate sale in California. I like to read my comics therefore I try to have two copies of every issue. One reader copy and the other collectible copy.
In this set, Action Comics #131(Luthor makes Superman vanish into the 4th Dimension), #141(Luthors Secret Weapon), #156 (The Girl of Steel) and #177(The Anti Superman Weapon)are DEDICATED to LEX LUTHOR and my objective is to include all these issues into my collection.
The most famous Superman villain is undoubtly LEX LUTHOR. Introduced in Action Comics #23-April 1940, he sported a full head of red hair, but by 1941 the hair was gone and the man described by Superman as THE MAD SCIENTIST who plots to dominate the earth was clearly a stronger and smarter clone of the Ultra-Humanite. Hiding out in locations ranging from underground to outer space,Luthor began with modest inventions like death rays, but before long he was creating earthquakes, starting wars and causing economic collapse by drugging financial leaders. Pressing on he evaporated the worlds water, blocked out the rays of the sun, and by 1947 discovered a way to give life to inanimate objects. In 1963, his ingenuity made him the hero of a dying planet, whose grateful inhabitants named it LEXOR.In recent years he has appeared as a tycoon more often than as a scientist, but in any guise he remains the Mr BIG of comic book bad guys.
SUPERMAN STORY: LUTHORS SECRET WEAPON
In Action Comics #141, Lex Luthor forces Superman to create SYNTHETIC KRYPTONITE.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1950
Aprox. On Sale Date: December 14, 1949
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mort Weisinger
Cover Credits:
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye
FIVE Stories:
1.Superman:Luthors Secret Weapon.
2.Tommy Tomorrow: 50 Worlds in One.
3.Congo Bill:The Plundering of the Tai Ling.
4.Zatara:Fighting Fools.
5.Vigilante: A Day at the Rodeo.
Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Luthor's Secret Weapon starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 50 Worlds in One starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Plundering of the Tai Ling starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Stand Up for Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Fighting Fools starring Zatara, art by Joe Kubert. A Day at the Rodeo starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dan Barry. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Action Comics 142 |
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Action Comics #142 Universal |
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CGC 6.0 |
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1138396024
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS #142-AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK TO FIND
DATE: MARCH 1950
COVER ARTIST: WAYNE BORING
SALE HISTORY:
1. August 2003: Action Comics #142, CGC 7.5 was sold for $248.
2. April 2005: Action Comics #142, CGC 8.5 with off-white to white pages was sold for $776.
3. August 2005: Action Comics #142, CGC 9.4 with white pages was sold for $2300. This copy had also been previously sold in 2002 for $2070 and again in 2003 for $2346
4. September 2013: Action Comics #142, CGC 5.5 with off-white pages was sold for $275 after a gap of 8 years.
5. July 2014: The copy I currently own, CGC 6.0 was purchased.
This book is RARE and it is VERY TOUGH to find a copy of this book in any grade. The issue previous to this one (Action Comics # 141) is RARER than this issue. The Superman story from Action Comics #141 is continued in this issue.
SUPERMAN STORY: THE CONQUEST OF SUPERMAN
In Action Comics #141, the super genius LEX LUTHOR creates a single piece of SYNTHETIC KRYPTONITE-the deadly rock like element from the exploded planet Krypton whose radiations can paralyze Superman. This is a perfect weapon for criminals and the underworld to overcome Superman.
In Action Comics #142 the story from issue #141 continues. After creating the Synthetic Kryptonite the evil genius Lex Luthor is in jail and the piece of Synthetic Kryptonite is missing. This issue reveals the whereabouts of the Synthetic Kryptonite.
A small time pick pocket named DANNY THE DIP has laid his hands on the piece of Synthetic Kryptonite. He tests the product by attaching the rock to a toy gas balloon and getting it into close proximity of the mighty Superman. This renders Superman unconscious while he is transporting a building leading to the building and Superman almost smashing down onto a Naval Training Vessel
DANNY THE DIP makes a secret deal with the Underworld for one-third interest and agrees to paralyze Superman. You will see Superman trapped in a net secondary to the synthetic kryptonite. Superman traps the thugs in their limousines by tossing red hot rivets into the doors.
DANNY THE DIP uses a BAZOOKA to fire the piece of Synthetic Kryptonite attached to a spear at Superman who bats it down with the end of a GIRDER obtained from a building construction site. A game of cricket is played between Superman and DANNY THE DIP with increased charges hurtling the deadly spear towards Superman but Superman is super fast with his BAT. The underworld and Danny The Dip are sent to jail.
Lois Lane borrows the Synthetic Kryptonite from the Cops unofficially and tries to use it on Clark Kent and fortunately it does not affect him leading to the conclusion by Superman that the Synthetic Kryptonite simply does not last and its powers wear off after a certain duration. In the final panels of this story you can see the beautiful Lois Lane giggling while talking with Clark Kent and telling him that she tried using Synthetic Kryptonite on him as she had a wild hunch that maybe he was Superman. As the Synthetic Kryptonite was ineffective secondary to its powers wearing off the beautiful Lois Lane concludes that her hunch was ridiculous and once again the secret identity of the amazing Superman is protected.
Ironically, at the conclusion of the Superman story the next page has an Ad for BAZOOKA-THE ATOM BUBBLE GUM.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: March 1950
Aprox. On Sale Date: January 11, 1950
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mort Weisinger
Cover Credits:
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye
4 Stories
1.Superman: The Conquest of Superman
2.Tommy Tomorrow: Wishing World
3.Congo Bill: Big Game in Andorra
4.Vigilante: The Making of a Man
Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Conquest of Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Wishing World starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Big Game in Andorra starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Making of a Man starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, art by Dan Barry. It's Fun to be Healthy! public service announcement starring Wonder Woman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Irwin Hasen. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Action Comics 143 |
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Action Comics #143 Universal |
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CGC 4.0 |
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0165909001
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS # 143 CGC 4.0-THE BRIDE OF SUPERMAN
Cover Date: April 1950
This book almost never comes up for sale. It a very rare issue of Action Comics.
It went on sale on February 15, 1950. The cover price was 10 cents and it had 48 pages. The editor was Mort Weisinger and artist Al Plastino.
Cover art by Al Plastino. The Bride of Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. The Treasure in the Atom starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Perfect Specimen starring Congo Bill, script by Otto Binder, art by Ed Smalle. The Days of '49 starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, art by Dan Barry. Superman's Code for Buddies public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
On the first page of this issue you will see Superman getting ready to marry a mystery woman before a judge and Lois Lane is protesting.
A news flash at the Daily Planet indicates European glamor girl NIKKI LARUE will be arriving in the United States onboard the S.S. REGINA and that she will be met by her mysterious fiance. Clark Kent and Lois Lane set out to cover the story. Lois Lane dodges Clark Kent by telling him that she has an errand to run but instead takes a rowboat out to the S.S. REGINA before the ship docks.
When Lois Lane scrambles up the S.S. REGINA'S ladder to the first class deck she sees NIKKI LARUE in a veil and interviews her about who her mysterious suitor is. NIKKI informs her that her fiance is the most charming man that she has ever known. As the ship sails past the Statue of Liberty there is an amazing display of fireworks created by Superman for Nikki. The display is followed by The Man of Tomorrow completing his welcome to NIKKI with a spectacular smoke written valentine in the sky-" I LOVE YOU NIKKI." Lois Lane appears puzzled and is informed by NIKKI that Superman is her fiance. Lois Lane faints in Superman's arms and then regains consciousness. She pats Superman's cheek and is informed by him that she should refrain from this gesture as now he is an ENGAGED MAN.
Lois Lane is very upset and reminds Superman that he is in love with her and not NIKKI. Superman ignores her. He then grabs a piece of coal and applies terrific pressure to it converting it to a 20 carat diamond. He then gifts the diamond to NIKKI. Lois Lane quietly sobs.
That night in her apartment Lois shares her dilemma with her closet girlfriend PEGGY. She tells PEGGY that she feels humiliated. PEGGY brings up the issue of NIKKI hiding behind a veil and Lois Lane decides to investigate.
The following day Lois Lane goes to the CARLTON HOTEL where NIKKI is staying disguised as a scrubwoman. On the pretense of mopping NIKKI'S room Lois enters it only to find NIKKI without a veil with a ordinary face and glasses. Nikki leaves and Superman enters the room. Lois gets very angry at him and decides to put him to a test as suggested by her girlfriend PEGGY.
BOBO NEWTON, a notorious gangster breaks out of jail and is shooting it out with the police at the railroad yards. He is holed up in a freight car. Lois lane runs towards the freight car and is taken hostage by the gangster. Lois had thought that Superman would save her and that it would be a test of his love for her but Superman is nowhere in sight. Suddenly, Superman appears and uses his super breath to spin the freight car. Both Lois and the gangster get super dizzy and Lois is rescued. Lois now appears convinced that Superman loves her but Superman informs her that he had to choose between beauty and brains and that he chose BRAINS.
Back at the Daily Planet Perry White makes Lois run a story titled "I WAS JILTED BY SUPERMAN." In a different part of town two swarthy strangers scan the headlines with avid interest. Both strangers wear TURBANS and one of them is named FAZIR. They have been trying to get close to NIKKI but because she is always with Superman they have not been able to do so. FAZIR thinks that he now has a chance secondary to the lovesick Lois Lane.
Superman and NIKKI have been spending their romantic time by working on NIKKI'S experiment "THE CYCLOTRON" and are now ready for the last step of this experiment. NIKKI pulls the lever of her machine and informs Superman that something has gone wrong. The CYCLOTRON splits the atom all right but the PLUTONIUM that is left over is about to explode and set off a chain reaction that could wipe out the world. In a split second Superman crashes into the CYCLOTRON and smothers the atomic explosion absorbing the full shock himself saving the world from destruction. But NIKKI now has the exact formula that she has been searching for. They add it to their blueprint. Meanwhile outside the door is Lois Lane who was told of the location of Superman and NIKKI by the foreigner FAZIR. Lois knocks on the door but is immediately taken hostage by FAZIR with a STILETTO.
FAZIR takes pictures of the blueprints of the CYCLOTRON EXPERIMENT completed by MADAME NICOLAI ("NIKKI") in America. MADAME NICOLAI is actually the world famous ATOMIC SCIENTIST. Superman lets FAZIR take pictures of the blueprints so that Lois is not harmed. He then secretly uses his xray vision to ruin the film negatives without FAZIR'S knowledge. He informs LOIS and NIKKI that FAZIR can return to his country with blank photos and that his ruler will punish him for his failure.
Superman then flies off to WASHINGTON to deliver the blueprints of the CYCLOTRON EXPERIMENT to the U.S. Government. Meanwhile, NIKKI informs LOIS that she was invited to America on a TOP SECRET MISSION to experiment with ATOMIC ENERGY. To protect her from spies they arranged for SUPERMAN to become her sweetheart and that way he could guard her constantly without arousing suspicion about what she was doing in America. Lois apologizes to MADAME NICOLAI and realizes how silly she has been.
Next day in the Daily Planet office Lois converses with Clark Kent who indicates to her that he understands that she found out that Superman was not in love with NIKKI but on the other hand it also did not mean that he is in love with Lois. Lois Lane admits that after all this she is still not sure if Superman loves her or not. She ends the discussion by saying,
"JEEPERS! I WONDER IF I'LL EVER KNOW."
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Action Comics 151 |
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Action Comics #151 Universal |
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CGC 9.0 |
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0000365001
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Owner Comments
ACTION COMICS # 151 CGC 9.0-THE PALO ALTO COLLECTION
I cannot believe that I own this fabulous book. I was tracking this book for many years and was lucky enough to get it on December 13th, 2016. This is a VERY RARE book in high grade and HISTORICAL as its from the Palo Alto Collection. It is the HIGHEST GRADED PEDIGREE COPY of this issue. Currently this is the only book I have from the Palo Alto Collection.This book is UNIQUE as it has LUTHOR, PRANKSTER and Mr MXYZTPLK on its cover. Its a RARE TRIPLE TEAM UP appearance.
THE PALO ALTO COLLECTION
This collection who's main focus was 1950s comics was the FIRST to be named a pedigree by CGC after they opened their doors in 2000. Known for bright, glossy covers and near white pages this collection was accumulated by two military men and has the distinction of being safely stored and moved before being brought to market 45 years later by dealer Lee Hester.Most pedigreed collections were stored in one or two locations for decades, patiently waiting to be plucked by a lucky dealer. Rarely do old comic books survive a move, usually getting pitched in the garbage with other "junk" as the cleaning commences. But the Palo Alto collection, kept intact by two military men for some 45 years, likely traveled all around the world before landing in the lucky hands of Lee Hester. First stored in an airtight footlocker, and then in polybags, the books maintained their bright, glossy covers and near-white pages for decades. They never suffered the foxing, tanning or dust shadows associated with more common storage conditions.Over 50% of the CGC graded Palo Altos are the highest graded copies, and 20% are the only graded copies. This can be attributed to the collection's core originating from the '50s, a notoriously tough period for high grade comics. It's also the VERY FIRST collection to be christened a pedigree by CGC shortly after they opened their doors in 2000.
Action Comics #151 was published by DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.) located at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY. The cover date was December 1950 and approximate on sale date: was OCTOBER 13, 1950. The cover price was 10 cents with a page count was 48. The Editor was Mort Weisinger, Penciller: Wayne Boring and inker: Stan Kaye.
This issue had four Stories:
1. Superman: "Superman's Super-Magic Show"
2. Tommy Tomorrow: "The Great Space Mirror"
3. Congo Bill: "Touchdown in the Desert"
4. Vigilante: "The Battling Buckaroo of Gila Gap"
1. Superman's Super-Magic Show starring Mr. Mxyztplk, Prankster, and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye.
2. The Great Space Mirror starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti.
3.Touchdown in the Desert starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle.
4.The Battling Buckaroo of Gila Gap starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, art by Dan Barry.
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