Action Comics #214 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman [Clark Kent]
2	Superman, Super-Destroyer	comic story	12	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Ebeneezer Walker
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Little Pete
5	Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	The Invincible Idol	comic story	6	pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle	Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Kyulu; Shamburus (African tribe); Kinaras (African tribe)
7	Hot As a Firecracker!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
9	Superman's Secret Message	in-house column	0.33	letters: typeset
10	How to Take Tricky Pictures	text article	2	script: Jack Miller
11	The Most Wanted Man in Space	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; "Meteor" Murdock

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman in Action Comics #1 ISBN 1-55859-595-3	1993	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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