Bidspirit auction | DC ”Action Comics” No. 252

DC ”Action Comics” No. 252 - 1st App. Super Girl - DC Comics. Key issue Silver Age ”Action Comics” comic book, issue no. 252, 1959. Featuring the first appearance and origin of Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), alongside the first appearance of Metallo: one of Superman’s most iconic, Kryptonite-hearted villains. Written by Robert Bernstein with art from Al Plastino and Curt Swan. Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 7 in. Condition: All pages are present and accounted for. Wear throughout, as expected with age and material. The pages are toned, particularly along the margins. There is a pen inscription along the upper left quadrant of the comic book cover. There are no large tears or losses to the pages; there are minute pinholes, likely bindery defects inherent to the production process, along the lower margins of several pages at the center of the text block. Wear including several minute tears and creases along the extreme edges of the covers. There are several deep horizontal creases along the center of the cover. Wear to the spine including several small tears along the outer edges. The comic has been bagged and boarded. This comic book has not been professionally graded and we recommend inspection prior to bidding.