Action Comics #340 (DC, 1966) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....
Auction amount: $1,800.00
Sold: Oct 3, 2023
Action Comics #340 Values
Publisher: DC, 1966
About Action Comics #340
Origin and first appearance of the Parasite. Superman centerfold pinup, cover, and art by Curt Swan. Al Plastino and Jim Mooney art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman; the Parasite [Raymond Jensen]
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Parasite [Raymond Jensen] (origin); Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis: Exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Jensen becomes the Parasite, who has the ability to absorb energy from all living beings, including Superman.
Pages: 14.000
Script: Jim Shooter
Pencils: Al Plastino
Inks: Al Plastino
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #32 (January 1983), | The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #10 (March 1981)
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 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 545 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 53 | 48 | 59 | 49 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 615 |
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