Action Comics #240 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Superman Sphinx	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack Adler	Superman [Clark Kent]
2	Secret of the Superman Sphinx	comic story	12	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent robot; Perry White
3	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	The Trial of Tommy Tomorrow	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
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	Chuckle Box	text article	1	letters: typeset
9	-	cartoon	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
10	Trapped in the Insect World	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Professor Wakely
11	Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
12	Fun Shop	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Legion of Super-Heroes #3	1973	On eBay ›
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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