Action Comics (1938) #249

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 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

Value history

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About this issue

Action Comics #249 (1938) is issue #249 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of February 1959. Written by Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder and Henry Boltinoff and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Al Plastino and others.

Creators

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

The stories

“The Kryptonite Man!”

Luthor takes a liquid kryptonite serum which makes it impossible for Superman to get near him. Superman makes a lead suit to protect himself, but Luthor has discovered a way to turn lead into glass. Eventually, Superman tricks Luthor into thinking he has become immune to Luthor's kryptonite radiations and Luthor takes an antidote, leaving himself open to capture.

“The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission!”

As Congorilla goes on a dangerous mission to rescue some plane crash survivors, the body of Congo Bill is locked in a shack which is about to be blown up.

“The Gambling Asteroid”

Tommy Tomorrow seems to have become a compulsive gambler, but it's a ruse to uncover a crooked casino owner on the Gambling Asteroid.

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