Action Comics #38 (DC, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $10,755.00
Sold: May 11, 2012
Action Comics #38 Values
Publisher: DC, 1941
About Action Comics #38
Superman cover and art by Fred Ray. Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, and George Papp art. Contains a half-page ad for All-Flash Quarterly #1.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Fred Ray
Inks: Fred Ray
Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray, incorrectly credited to Jack Burnley in the Archives collection. Blue "S" on cape.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Perry White; Harold Morton (villain)
Synopsis: Superman is puzzled as several well respected citizens commit crimes, then remember nothing about the incidents!
Pages: 12.000
Script: Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils: Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks: Ed Dobrotka
Notes: Ed Dobrotka not credited in Archives.
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 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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