Action Comics #253 (DC, 1959) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages....
Auction amount: $1,314.50
Sold: Aug 12, 2017
Action Comics #253 Values
Publisher: DC, 1959
About Action Comics #253
The second appearance of Supergirl. Superman and Jimmy Olsen cover by Curt Swan. Jim Mooney art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Jimmy Olsen
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Colors: Jack Adler ?
Letters: Ira Schnapp ?
Reprints: Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1 (Summer 1964)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; El Gar Kur (villain)
Synopsis: A criminal from Kandor switches places with Jimmy Olsen and forces Superman to reveal the location of his Fortress of Solitude, so he can destroy the bottled city. But scientists in Kandor reverse the switch just in time.
Pages: 11.670
Script: Alvin Schwartz
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981), | 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 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 |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
|
Qualified |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CGCxJSA |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
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