Action Comics (1938 DC) Canadian Price Variant comic books 1970 or later
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Issue #536
$4.20
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Battle Beneath the Earth!", script by Paul Kupperberg (script) and Marv Wolfman (plot), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Sal Trapani; The Omega Men, Lois Lane, and Cave Carson go in search of Superman , who lies bound to a post by the Mole before a large group of super-villains, one of whom will get the opportunity to kill him. "I Talk to the Seas, But They Don't Listen to Me!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Aquaman has a dream of Mera calling to him for help; After he awakens, he keeps an appointment to see Dr. Todd Carmel and Admiral Murphy at a S.T.A.R. sea station; They hope to learn how Aquaman telepathically "talks" to sea creatures, so that normal men will be able to do the same, by using a "brain-print" machine on Aquaman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #539
$3.30
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Dick Giordano. "Past Imperfect!", script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Superman A is unable to go to the past either through the Time Pool or on the Flashs time-treadmill; Syrene draws the energy of the Runestone through Superman Bs body and kills both Supermen in the process; Lord Satanis inhabits Superman Bs body and continues the fight against Syrene, while, in the present, the autopsy on Clark Kents body has just begun. "Help! I'm a Prisoner in My Own Body!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dan Adkins; Even though Aquaman cannot bring himself to hit Mera, he has swordfish swim about them at such a speed it creates a whirlpool, dizzying Mera and enabling him to break her grip; She passes out and is thus able to override her captor V'Lanas dominance and send Aquaman telepathic messages. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #540
$3.80
$3.80
$3.49
$2.80
$2.80
$44.50
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- Canadian Price Variant.
- Label #3836303001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover by Gil Kane. "World Enough and Time," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Clark Kent comes back to life on the autopsy table as a result of his past-half being reanimated by Lord Satanis; Superman goes to Rip Hunter and finally succeeds in using Hunters time-sphere to return to the era in which Satanis and Syrene are battling, at the point in which Satanis has apparently destroyed Syrene. "Water-War One," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Joe Giella; Mera and Vlana engage in a vicious hand-to-hand fight, though Vlana cheats by using members of her fish "army" to attack her rival; Aquaman breaks through the hard-water sphere that trapped him. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #541
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Once Again--Superman starring Superman, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; Superman battles Lord Satanis. Story continued from Action Comics #540. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #542
$4.20
$3.49
$2.80
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Savage Awakening!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Vandal Savage plays mind games with Superman by creating Superman robots to perform good deeds for Metropolis and then tricking the Man of Steel into destroying them. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #543
$4.90
$4.20
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Ross Andru and Mike DeCarlo. Within These Hands--Power! starring Superman and Vandal Savage, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman battles Neutron, the man with a nuclear punch. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #544
$20.70
View scan- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price. Special 45th anniversary issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano. "Luthor Unleashed!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time; Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. Luthor illustration by George Perez. Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman! article by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Congratulations, Superman! illustration by Joe Shuster. "Rebirth!", script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; With Superman's unwitting help, Brainiac escapes his prison, experiences the depth and breadth of the universe, and reforms as an entirely new kind of being; Then Brainiac lures Superman to Systus 2, where he robs the hero of his powers, and greets him in his new form for the first time. The New Brainiac illustration by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #547
$8.00
$4.49
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. The Reincarnation of Alexander the Great! starring Superman, script by Bob Rozakis and Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta and Pablos Macros; Superman must stop the Planeteer, who wants to rule the Earth. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #548
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Escape from the Phantom Zone starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta and Pablo Marcos; Superman must face the Phantom Zone villains and jewel Kryptonite. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #550
$6.70
$4.49
$4.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Alex Saviuk and Mike DeCarlo. The Day the Earth Exploded starring Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Sal Trapani; Superman must prevent aliens from rearranging continents to solve puzzle. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #551
$5.00
$5.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. Superman: Friend or Foe? Superman must race to deliver an antidote to two dying children, battling global emergencies along the way. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #552
$5.40
$5.00
$5.00
$3.30
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. Another Time! Another Death starring Superman; Immortal Man tells The Forgotten Heroes that they must kill Superman to destroy giant vines. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #553
$5.40
$5.40
$5.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. The World At Time's End starring Superman; Superman and The Forgotten Heroes go back in time to stop Vandal Savage from harnessing the powers of creation. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #554
$5.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. If Superman Didn't Exist..., in the wake of Superman creating an alternate timeline in which he doesn't exist, two kids imagine Superman coming to life to protect them. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #555
$6.70
$5.60
$4.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Written by Paul Kupperberg. Art by Curt Swan. "Reunion!" Superman and Supergirl battle that power-sapping purple pariah -- the Parasite! Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #559
$4.20
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Once and Future Peril, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman battles the Yellow Peri. A Superman of A Different Color, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dennis Jensen. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #563
$4.20
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner. Black Beauty, script by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner; Ambush Bug tells Superman the origin of his costume, which is similar to his own. Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star! starring Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dennis Jensen. Jimmy Olsen -- Blob starring Superman, script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Pablo Marcos. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #565
$6.70
$6.10
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner. The Wizard City Warrior starring Superman, script by Mort Todd, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. $ellout or Manna from Mando starring Ambush Bug, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Peabody, Blotto, Ms. Mohawk, and The Cleaver, script by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #568
$3.90
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. A stage magician's illusion goes haywire. Written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Curt Swan and Al Williamson. Also: Craig Boldman, Howard Bender and Alex Nino bring you "The Amazing Matchmaker of Metropolis." Cover by Bender and Jerry Ordway. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #569
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. A high school prank unleashes a Lois Lane monster! Written by Dennis Yee and Paul Kupperberg, with art by Irv Novick. Plus: A second story, "Casting Call," by Michael J. Wolff, with art by Howard Bender and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Bender and Bob Oksner. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #570
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Jimmy Olsen has such a big ego it decides to split away and menace him! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: A back-up tale by Craig Boldman, Howard Bender and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #575
$8.00
$8.00
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Great Brain Robbery starring Superman, script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. Rodent on a Rampage starring Superman, script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Dave Hunt. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #578
$5.40
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. What could possibly cause the public to turn on Superman and idolize a nobody? Craig Boldman's script and Kurt Schaffenberger's art hold the answer. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #582
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Strange Rebirth of Jor-El and Lara," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman discovers that the intellects of his parents Jor-El and Lara were transferred into his brain before he left Krypton. He is able to find a way to extract them and place them into new bodies, essentially bringing them back to life. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #583
$15.25
View scanCanadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts) and Curt Swan (as Swanderson), inks by Murphy Anderson (as Swanderson). "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", script by Alan Moore, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Kurt Schaffenberger and Murphy Anderson (uncredited); Lois continues to relate how when Superman was holed up in the Fortress with his closest friends, being attacked by Brainiac (having taken over Luthor's body), the Kryptonite Man, and the Legion of Super-Villains, he realized who the mastermind behind it all was, and called on Mr. Mxyzptlk to show himself; Just as Superman sent Mxyzptlk into the Phantom Zone, Mxy fled to his own dimension, tearing himself apart; Having taken a life, Superman exposed himself to gold kryptonite and retired. Legendary story continued from Superman #423. Superman in Action article by E. Nelson Bridwell; The history of Superman in Action Comics. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #588
$2.50
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. All Wars Must End Part Two, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Hawkman and Hawkwoman go to Superman for help in stopping the Thangarian invasion fleet. A Shadow War tie-in, this issue continues from Hawkman #10 and continues in Hawkman #11. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #589
$5.20
$5.20
$4.90
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Green on Green, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Arisia finds Superman 400,000 light years from Earth, Superman then teams up with the Green Lantern Coprs. to stop a mighty foe. Gardner Fox memoriam by John Byrne. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #590
$8.00
$4.49
$4.49
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Better Dying Through Chemistry starring Superman and the Metal Men, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano; Clark Kent falls into a vat of chemicals, resulting in the birth of a new chemo. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #591
$4.49
Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Superman is transported to another time when he tries to catch up with Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes in "Past Imperfect." Continued from Superman (1987) #8. Concludes in Legion of Super Heroes (1984 3rd Series) #38. Time Trapper, Krypto appearances. Story, pencils & figure inks by John Byrne, background inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Byrne. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #594
$6.80
$6.30
$5.70
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. All that Glisters starring Superman and Booster Gold, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by John Byrne and Keith Williams; Booster, mad at Superman for invading Qurac, picks a fight with him. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #596
$4.90
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Byrne. Hell is Where the Heart Is... starring Superman and the Spectre, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by John Byrne and Keith Williams; in this Millenium crossover, Superman and the Spectre team to free the people of Smallville from apparent death. Cover price $0.95.
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Issue #599
$4.20
$4.20
Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Element 126" What do the Metal Men have to do with Luthor's newly created Kryptonoid Man? Story & figure inks by John Byrne, pencils by Ross Andru, background inks by Keith Williams. Bonus 16-page tale: Superman & Jimmy Olsen in "The Karma Baggers" by Joe Calchi, Britt Wisenbaker & James Scott. Cover by Byrne. Cover price $1.00.
