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Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #219

Aug 1956 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Superman's Treasure Hoard," Otto Binder and Jim Mooney deliver a classic 1956 adventure where Tommy and Brent stumble upon an abandoned desert planet and bring back a mysterious machine. When Tommy volunteers to test its unknown rays, he shrinks to microscopic size and discovers the planet’s former inhabitants—now living in a refrigerator on Earth. Wayne Boring’s cover captures the wonder of the discovery, while Mooney’s art brings the journey to life.

Contains 5 stories
Superman's Treasure Hoard
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LanePerry WhiteArt Shaler (crook)Doctor Vandin

In "Superman's Treasure Hoard," Superman’s sudden obsession with amassing a vast hoard of gold, diamonds, and pearls leaves Lois Lane stunned—especially when he seals it behind a steel door to lure a thief. With the cave’s location now exposed, he sets a clever trap for the crook who stole an experimental atomic cutting torch, turning his unexpected wealth into a test of cunning.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor, Teen
The Amazing Army of Apes!
6 pp · Adventure, Drama, Jungle
Congo BillJanu of the JungleChota (chimpanzee)the General
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
The Tom Thumb Tommy Tomorrow
6 pp · Adventure, Science Fiction
Colonel Tommy TomorrowCaptain Brent WoodPluto Pete (crook)

In "The Tom Thumb Tommy Tomorrow," Tommy and Brent stumble upon a forgotten desert planet once home to a vanished advanced society. After bringing back a mysterious machine, Tommy volunteers to test its effects—only to begin shrinking, eventually meeting the planet’s last survivors, who had chosen to reduce themselves to survive. Now living in the Planeteers’ refrigerator, their new world is as strange as the one they left behind.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VG) $70
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $1,569
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $442
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $344
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $289*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $244
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $197
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CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $172
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $169*
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $135*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $133*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $110*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $85*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $75*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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GD $45 GD $57 GD $60 GD $69 GD $84 CGC 2.5 $114.95 VG+ $144 CGC 4.5 $175
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Full credits

artist, inker Jim Mooney
cover pencils Wayne Boring
cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

↩ Reprints Wonder Woman #39 (1950)

Reprinted in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #33 (1959), Superman #151 (1962), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] (1995), Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays #[3] (2017)

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