Action Comics #281 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Man Who Saved Superman's Life!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Shelly Moldoff	Superman; Jor-El; Superboy; Professor Amos Dunn
2	The Man Who Saved Kal-El's Life!	comic story	12	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; Paul Pratt (villain); Gerald Greer (villain); Lois Lane; Professor Amos Dunn; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashbacks); Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Ramon (Security Guard); Babe Ruth (Cameo)
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
9	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
10	Did You Vote for a New Hair Style for Linda (Supergirl) Lee?	illustration	0.67	pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Linda Lee; Streaky
12	The Secret of the Time-Barrier!	comic story	11.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Supergirl; Superman; Krypto; Lesla-Lar (villain)
14	See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Action Comics #360	1968	On eBay ›
Superman #212	1968	On eBay ›
Supergirl Archives #2 ISBN 1-4012-0000-1	2004	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-1271-1	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1717-4	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 #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-7292-0	2017	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 ›
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-990-9	2025	On eBay ›

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