Action Comics #291 (1962) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The New Superman!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman [Clark Kent]
2	The New Superman!	comic story	11.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Milt Snapinn	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad; "Dude" Dunn; Mrs. Van Kyle; Kryptonian Flame Dragon
3	Supermen of America	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
8	Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
9	The Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk!	comic story	11.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Milt Snapinn	Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El; Alura
10	Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
11	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: Ira Schnapp
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ira Schnapp
13	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Varsity Vic

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Action Comics #373	1969	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-1271-1	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1980-2	2008	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 #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-8131-1	2018	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 ›

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