Action Comics #243 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Lady and the Lion!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman; Lois Lane
2	The Lady and the Lion	comic story	12	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Circe; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	Wanted: A Pal!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7	Superman's Secret Message	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
8	The Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney
9	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12	Gag Bag	text article	1	letters: typeset
13	The Five from the Future	comic story	6	pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman Annual #3	1961	On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #156	1966	On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ISBN 1-4012-0156-3	2004	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ISBN 1-4012-0758-8	2005	On eBay ›

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