Hepcat Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 A couple more cool Action covers from the early 12 cent era (AKA 1962) The 1961-62 period was fabulous for the Superman mythos. And that particular issue doesn't seem to come up very often. Here are scans of three of my later Superman comics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 switching gears a little, gonna post a couple of 12 cent Action covers I really like. Action Comics is such a great run, in some ways the 60's issues get little love, but there is such a huge variety over the decade. Anyways, here is the first one, a totally goofy cover, but I saw it in a lot of ads in other comics and always wanted to read it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 two parters were common in Action by this time, but this one is kinds cool, they did a couple stories about the Superman of the future, 2966 I think. Kind of weird that from a continuity perspective this character had no interaction with the Legion, and if I remember correctly, the Legion never made reference of a current Superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 and part two: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hepcat & Silver, Some very nice issues there. I particularily like Superman # 173. It seems like every Brainiac cover is excellent. (thumbs u In addition you have to like Muto the Monarch of Menace in Action 338. I recently acquired this issue. Luthor does not appear to be overjoyed with Superman as his lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Luthor covers are fun as well, nice copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Luthor covers are fun as well, nice copy! Thanks Silver, I have a few more new additions to my collection, but before I get to those I have a couple of low grade favorites from the 150's. The forgotten or down and out Superman was a theme that occurred a few times in the S.A. I seem to recall this green and purple dragon appeared on at least three covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 and part two: I've always liked Supergirl covers. Must be that loose mini-skirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 I recently acquired this issue. Luthor does not appear to be overjoyed with Superman as his lawyer. That's another great cover concept! The Superman titles had so many compelling cover hooks. I may be wrong but I think that's one of the tougher Action issues to find from 1962. I haven't seen it very often myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) That's another great cover concept! The Superman titles had so many compelling cover hooks. I may be wrong but I think that's one of the tougher Action issues to find from 1962. I haven't seen it very often myself. Im inclined to agree. I just have not seen that issue for sale too often myself. I have another recent acquisition, from 1959. Normally books from the late 50's are less plentifull. It could be just a statistical fluke, but there are quite a few for sale recently. Doesn't Congorilla seems to nearly dominate this cover, despite the fact that he is squeezed into the lower corner of the book. The first appearance of Congorilla. Edited December 3, 2011 by frozentundraguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkman23 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 picked up recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 picked up recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee22 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 picked up recently Dad just bought a much BETTER one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 picked up recently Dad just bought a much BETTER one!! Cool, a duplicate of a Key #1 issue, a "problem" we would all like to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I will add a cover to the thread just because I haven't in awhile: This is a book I bought early in my collecting of the Superman Family books, and read from cover to cover. Books like this were always a favorite of mine before the internet era due to the back issue references: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 This one deserves another look at this time of year: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Well worth another peek Hepcat. (thumbs u Thanks to Silver for posting this book not too long ago. Another recent acquisition. Has anyone seen Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in the 1938 film 'Brining Up Baby" recently? It makes me wonder if Grant was the inspriation for Superman. In the movie, when Grant has a hat and glasses on he looks like Kent, and a bit like Superman when they are off. A quick check on the Wiki article on Clark Kent confirms this has been noticed before. Edited December 22, 2011 by frozentundraguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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