Action Comics (1938) #256

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Sep 1959

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Action Comics #256 (1938) is issue #256 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of September 1959. Written by Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder and Henry Boltinoff and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Howard Sherman and others. It has the first appearance of Dick Malverne.

Creators

Writers: Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Stan Kaye, Jim Mooney, Howard Sherman
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: Stan Kaye, Curt Swan

Characters

First appearance Dick Malverne (Supergirl's boyfriend)

The stories

“The Superman of the Future!”

Superman poses as the Future Superman, who has the power to predict the future, to smoke out Agent X-3 and prevent an attempt on the life of the President.

“Janu, the Joker of the Jungle!”

“The Great Supergirl Mirage!”

Dick becomes convinced that Linda is Supergirl and tries various tricks to prove her real identity.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.