Action Comics #247 (DC, 1958) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $600.00
Sold: Nov 17, 2018
Action Comics #247 Values
Publisher: DC, 1958
About Action Comics #247
Superman cover by Curt Swan. Story art by Al Plastino and Jim Mooney.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent]; Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent]
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Joe Letterese ?
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (statue, image); Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image)
Synopsis: Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
Pages: 12.670
Script: Otto Binder
Pencils: Al Plastino
Inks: Al Plastino
Reprints: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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