Action Comics #78 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1944) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $31,200.00
Sold: Jun 19, 2021
Action Comics #78 Values
Publisher: DC, 1944
About Action Comics #78
Superman cover by Wayne Boring. The Chef of Bohemia appearance. Mort Meskin art. Includes stories featuring Vigilante, Congo Bill, and Zatara.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman; Sergei
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Sergei; Biff Condor
Synopsis: Ex-pug Biff Condor, losing money from renting a spot to a small businessman in a prosperous nightclub area, seeks to oust the man any way possible in order to attract a newer tenant who will pay a higher rent.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Alvin Schwartz (signed) [as Jerry Siegel]
Pencils: Ira Yarbrough (signed) [as Joe Shuster]
Inks: George Roussos (signed) [as Joe Shuster]
Notes: Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947). Alvin Schwartz used the name Vernon Woodrum for his comics work.
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 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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