Action Comics #6 Billy Wright pedigree (DC, 1938) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $34,655.00
Sold: Feb 24, 2012
Action Comics #6 Values
Publisher: DC, 1938
About Action Comics #6
The first appearance of Jimmy Olsen (called "office boy"), who appears in the upcoming Superman: Legacy movie. Gorilla cover by Leo E. O'Mealia. Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily, and Fred Guardineer art. Currently #50 on Overstreet's list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Inks: Leo E. O'Mealia (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (introduction, as an office boy); Nick Williams (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed)
Synopsis: Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life.
Pages: 12.670
Script: Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed)
Pencils: Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks: Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta ?
Letters: Paul Lauretta
Reprints: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1940)
Notes: The last panel on page 13 is an illustrated blurb asking readers to follow Superman's adventures in forthcoming issues of Action Comics. Artist unknown, but not Shuster or Lauretta.
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 |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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Restored |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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