American Update: Golden Age DC Greats: Action Comics from 1944 to 1951
*DC: We conclude our Golden Age DC Greats event where we began, with the Man of Steel. Five vintage issues of Action Comics, the series which brought Superman to the world and, arguably, kicked off the entire super-heroic genre. All, of course, star Superman, but other features in these issues include popular and long-running series Zatara, Congo Bill, Vigilante and Tommy Tomorrow. All five of these beauties are pictured: #77 features an early appearance by the villainous Prankster and is VG- at £170; #83 features the debut of Hocus and Pocus, comedy foils who aggravated the Man of Steel for several years and is GD+ at £115; #117 is a classic Christmas themed cover and story FN at £200; #154 features Lois Lane cheating in a ‘survival’ contest with Superman’s aid in “Miss Robinson Crusoe!” GD at £65 and #158 features the first extensive retelling of Superman’s origin and babyhood in “The Kid From Krypton!” VG £210. Issues from this period are uncommon in the extreme, so rapid ordering is recommended.