Action Comics #252 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Supergirl from Krypton!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Kal-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
2	The Menace of Metallo!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain); Professor Vale; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (unnamed); Edith; Sherry Blair
5	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff	Pete; Mrs. Ellis
6	Coming Super-Attractions	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
7	Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!	comic story	5.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Congo Bill; Congorilla; Janu the Jungle Boy; Rupert; Sgt. Hallix; Gabin
9	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset	Superman
10	The Supergirl from Krypton!	comic story	7.67	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Kal-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, origin); Zor-El (introduction, flashback); Miss Hart (introduction); Superboy (on a poster); Alura (unnamed, flashback)

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
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Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] ISBN 0517551004	1983	On eBay ›
Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-466-1	1998	On eBay ›
Supergirl Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-737-7	2001	On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Action Comics 252 #[nn]	2000	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ISBN 1-4012-0758-8	2005	On eBay ›
DC Silver Age Classics Action Comics 252 #[nn]	1992	On eBay ›

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