ACTION COMICS (1938-2011) #242
CGC VF: 8.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Monday, 09/09/2019 2:36 PM
$19,001
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: white pgs; tied for second highest; QES Certified - Criteria met: Deep color strike (purple, blue, red, yellow), preferred staple placement
Curt Swan cover; origin & 1st app. Brainiac; 1st app. of the shrunken city of Kandor; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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Curt Swan cover; origin & 1st app. Brainiac; 1st app. of the shrunken city of Kandor; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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white pgs; tied for second highest; QES Certified - Criteria met: Deep color strike (purple, blue, red, yellow), preferred staple placement
Curt Swan cover; origin & 1st app. Brainiac; 1st app. of the shrunken city of Kandor; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)Brainiac makes his first appearance in Action Comics #242 as a brilliant alien android with penchant for shrinking cities and storing them in bottles. That also explains why the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor make its own debut in this important chapter of Superman lore. Brainiac is now hotly rumored to finally make his big-screen debut in the upcoming Superman: Legacy—with the fannish anticipation helping to ensure that Brainiac's early appearances remain great investments!
This spiffy 8.0 QES Certifed copy boasts white pages, sharp corners, and a deep, purple color strike.
Overstreet Guide 2019 VF (8.0) value = $8,400.
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Artists Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
James Noel Mooney was an American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both during what comics historians and fans call the Silver Age of comic books. He sometimes inked under the pseudonym Jay Noel.
Curt Swan cover; origin & 1st app. Brainiac; 1st app. of the shrunken city of Kandor; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)Brainiac makes his first appearance in Action Comics #242 as a brilliant alien android with penchant for shrinking cities and storing them in bottles. That also explains why the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor make its own debut in this important chapter of Superman lore. Brainiac is now hotly rumored to finally make his big-screen debut in the upcoming Superman: Legacy—with the fannish anticipation helping to ensure that Brainiac's early appearances remain great investments!
This spiffy 8.0 QES Certifed copy boasts white pages, sharp corners, and a deep, purple color strike.
Overstreet Guide 2019 VF (8.0) value = $8,400.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
James Noel Mooney was an American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both during what comics historians and fans call the Silver Age of comic books. He sometimes inked under the pseudonym Jay Noel.