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Superman (1939 1st Series) comic books 1952, graded by CGC

  • Item #59048800
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    Published Apr 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well; See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4121700005

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Prankster's Star Pupil starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman--Thrill Salesman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. So You Want To Be a G-Man? text story. The Man Who Stole Memories starring Superman, Moose Collins, and Professor Higgins, script by Bill Woolfolk; Lois Lane suffers temporary amnesia. Full-page ad for the feature film "Superman and the Mole Men." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60872225
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    Published Aug 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4331114007
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.50) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Went To Krypton starring Superman and Happy Murrel, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman's origin retold. The Greatest Pitcher In the World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star. P.T. Barnum bio. Superman Meets Pocahontas, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; time travel story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57876444
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    Published Aug 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #1418191008

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Went To Krypton starring Superman and Happy Murrel, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman's origin retold. The Greatest Pitcher In the World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star. P.T. Barnum bio. Superman Meets Pocahontas, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; time travel story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58565460
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    Published Dec 1952 by DC.
    $500.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4040667004
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

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    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Citadel of Doom starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The End of the Planet! starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When newspaper mogul John Wilton buys the Daily Planet and immediately shuts it down, the former employees start their own paper, gathering scoops in the new jobs they have taken to pay the bills. Can Everybody Speak the Same? article by Dick Keene. The Revenge That Took Three Hundred Years starring Superman, Inspector Erskine Hawkins, and "Guy Fawkes" [Roddy Greene], script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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