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Comic books in 'Curt Swan Desk Smash Gag'

  • Issue #264
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 264
    • 3" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.
    • Moisture damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Residue on front cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superman Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Captured by the Bizarros on Bizarro World, Superman is sentenced to be turned into a Bizarro himself; He dreams what it would be like if the sentence was carried out. 2/3-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Gets Adopted!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Linda has to scheme to prevent herself from being adopted to protect her secret identity; She spends 30 days with the Wilkins. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color.

    NOTE: "This is Part 2 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

    Cover price $0.10.

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    $54 Action Comics # 264 GD/VG 3.0 DC Comics Superman Becomes Bizarro Supergirl

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  • Issue #284
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 284
    • Cover detached. Severe water damage. Mold.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1618416001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Mon-El appearance in "The Babe of Steel!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman uses red kryptonite to become baby-sized in order to get through a hole in the Phantom Zone that threatens to become larger. Ad for Superman Annual. Supermen of America ad. "The Strange Bodies of Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl deals with the effects of three Red Kryptonite meteors, the last of which turns her into a mermaid; She visits Atlantis, where Jerro proposes to her, but neither of them realizes that Lori's sister Lenora is also in love with Jerro. Batman ad. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 Pages, Full Color.

    NOTE: "This is Part 3 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

    Cover price $0.12.

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    $135 CGC 4.5 VG+ == 1962 Action Comics #284 / Superman The Babe of Steel Cover!

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  • Issue #302
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 302
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2573193019

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Amazing Confession of Perry White," art by Al Plastino; To protect Perry White from criminals who are trying to kill him, Superman pretends to be Perry, but things get complicated when Lois learns his "secret identity" and publishes the story, and when Perry gets impatient and starts to pretend that he's Superman. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Went Wild!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; After Supergirl and Comet save Lori Lemaris and Jerro from Vostar, an Atlantean criminal scientist, he plots revenge by telepathically commanding Comet to go on a destructive spree through time and space. 36 Pages, Full Color.

    NOTE: "This is Part 4 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

    Cover price $0.12.

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    $16 Action Comics #302 - Jul 1963 - Vol.1 - DC - Silver Age - 4.0 VG
    $18 ACTION COMICS #302 1963 DC 3.0 SIlver Age Curt Swan Cover Art *
    $97 Action Comics #302 CGC 6.5
    $500 ACTION COMICS #302 CGC 9.6 OFF-WHITE TO WHITE PAGES DC COMICS 1963

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