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Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein

Action Comics #342

Oct 1966 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "The Super-Human Bomb!", interplanetary menace Grax defeats Brainiac and turns his sights on Earth, using the alien's force-field to trap Superman and rigging him with a planet-destroying bomb. Written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by Wayne Boring, this 1966 classic features Curt Swan and George Klein on the cover, delivering a high-stakes showdown where Superman's strength is his greatest vulnerability.

Contains 2 stories
The Super-Human Bomb!
14 pp · Superhero
Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]GraxBrainiacLois LaneProfessor Potter (cameo)

In "The Super-Human Bomb!" from Action Comics #342, interplanetary criminal Grax, having bested Brainiac, arrives on Earth with a deadly plan: he traps Superman using Brainiac’s force-field and rigs him with a planet-destroying bomb. With time running out, Superman must find a way to stop the explosion before it’s too late.

The Day Supergirl Became an Amazon!
10 pp · Superhero
SupergirlQueen JartaMillie ColeSue Johnston

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Raw (VG) $9
CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $772
CGC 9.6 · 10 in census $262
CGC 9.4 · 9 in census $118
CGC 9.2 · 10 in census $83
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $53*
CGC 8.5 · 9 in census $36*
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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $28*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $20*
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Cast · 1 character

Full credits

artist, inker Wayne Boring
letterer Joe Letterese
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks George Klein

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman Supacomic #95 (1967), Supermann #1/1968 (1968), Supermann #3/1968 (1968), DC Special #18 (1975), The Best of DC #42 (1983), Superman Poche #104 (1986), The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] (1995), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018), Stålmannen #22/1966

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