Action Comics #251 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Oldest Man in Metropolis!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman
2	The Oldest Man in Metropolis!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; Prof. Vance; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman robot; The Clock (villain)
4	What's Your B. Q.? (Brotherhood Quotient)	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	Introducing the Girl of Steel!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman; Supergirl
6	Congorilla, Outlaw!	comic story	5.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Congorilla; Congo Bill; Corliss Hyde (villain)
8	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
9	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Peg; Alan
10	Supermen of America	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
11	The Giant Amoeba of Space!	comic story	6.67	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman Annual #3	1961	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ISBN 1-4012-0758-8	2005	On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #2 ISBN 1-4012-0767-7	2006	On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1 ISBN 1-55859-595-3	1993	On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-6246-4	2016	On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-7292-0	2017	On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] ISBN 0-89660-055-6	1995	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-990-9	2025	On eBay ›

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