Action Comics #544 (DC, 1983) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $139.00
Sold: Aug 8, 2023
Action Comics #544 Values
Publisher: DC, 1983
About Action Comics #544
Anniversary issue. The first appearances of the new-look Brainiac and Lex Luthor. Gil Kane and Dick Giordano cover. Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
Pencils: Gil Kane (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Anthony Tollin
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora (death); Lex Luthor, Jr. (death)
Synopsis: Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time. Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. While Superman figures out how to deal with the revenge plot, Luthor stabilizes the core of Lexor with a "neutrarod" so it is not destroyed by internal stresses. Superman finally arrives on Lexor to fight once again with Luthor, but in the fight Luthor disrupts the rod, destroying the planet and killing his wife and son.
Pages: 28.000
Script: Cary Bates
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Murphy Anderson
Letters: Ben Oda
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #50 (July 1984)
Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
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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 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
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