Action Comics #242 CGC 4.0 Origin and 1st Appearance of Brainiac, 1st Appearance of Kandor (Cert 7010)

Why it's Hot:

• Cover art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye
• Origin and 1st appearance of Brainiac.
• 1st appearance of the shrunken Bottle City of Kandor, the former capital of Krypton.
  
• [December 2025 - James Gunn posted an Instagram confirming Lars Edinger will portray Brainiac] _ Key Collector Comics
  
• Light tan to off-white pages

Synopsis:

THE SUPER-DUEL IN SPACE  Lois and Clark come face to face with The Brainiac, an alien who shrinks and bottles up Earth’s greatest cities. THE TRAFFIC COP OF 2058, AD SAFARI FROM SPACE