Action Comics #81 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1945) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $10,755.00
Sold: Feb 24, 2012
Action Comics #81 Values
Publisher: DC, 1945
About Action Comics #81
New Year's cover by Wayne Boring. Mort Meskin art. Appearances by Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Includes stories featuring Vigilante, Congo Bill, and Zatara.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
Reprints: Special Edition, Action Comics (DC, 1944 series) #2 ([December 15] 1944 ([February 1945]))
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (un-named); John Nicholas; Jason; Ted; Ned; Fancy Dan
Synopsis: John Nicholas' dream of building "Fairyland Isle", whose admission is absolutely free to poor kids, seems not to be ready for the Christmas season opening until Santa 'Superman' Claus steps in to make it a reality. Open it does, but the dis-inherited heirs of the man who provided their playland provide their share of sabotage.
Pages: 12.000
Script: ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils: Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks: Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Reprints: Special Edition, Action Comics (DC, 1944 series) #2 ([December 15] 1944 ([February 1945]))
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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 |
|
Universal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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