Action Comics No 188.

January 1954 DC Golden Age Comic.

Featuring Superman and Lois Lane.

Featuring " THE SPECTRAL SUPERMAN!"

Art by Wayne Boring.


Looked at Ebay, only one other copy up for sale, seen many other graded and ungraded Golden age Superman  Comics on Ebay, my copy is one of the nicer ones, looked on CGC site and there's only 29 graded, 7 higher than 7.0, theres 2 graded 7.0 and 3 graded 6.5, the highest grade is one 9.4. Theres  only been 3 graded sales on Ebay since 2019 so this actual issue is very rare. Don't really know how to price it because there's isn't any examples of a ungraded copy, so if i priced it too high, please make me a offer.


A really lovely clean bright flat  solid comic.

Brought this from a comic Dealer in a comic mart  in 1975 when i was young, I have never even read it and put away in storage, only taken out now and pages opened to take these  photographs.

Never cleaned or pressed.

Don't know how CGC would grade this due to the leniency they have for Golden Age Comics. The only flaws i can see is some small chippings to top and bottom edge of front cover and bottom edge of back cover and a very tiny piece missing at top left corner of back cover, some tiks to spine and some light wear to bottom edge and right edge of front cover.

The staples are firmly attached to comic,  all pages are complete,( counted the pages for the first time when taking the photos ) and lovely and clean.


I would grade this as Fine to Very Fine Condition?

I am not a professional grader, especially for Golden age comics, so please look at the photos and decide for yourself.

I can send more photos and  answer any questions if you contact me.

Comic will be bagged and boarded and sent in a cardboard backed envelope with extra hardboard  for extra protection.

Selling of my personal collection from nearly  50  years ago.