Action Comics (1938) #33

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 1941

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 #33 (1938) is issue #33 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of February 1941. Written by Ken Fitch, Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley, Chad Grothkopf and others. It has the first appearance of Mr. America, Perry White and Tex Thomson.

Creators

Writers: Ken Fitch, Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, Joe Sulman
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, Joe Sulman
Cover artist: Wayne Boring

Characters

First appearance Mr. America (Tex Thomson)
First appearance Perry White (from Superman)
First appearance Tex Thomson (Mr. America; Americommando)

The stories

“Something Amiss at the Lumber Camp”

When the profits from a huge lumber mill operations, which normally go to under-privileged children, start disappearing, it becomes a job for the Man of Steel!

“The Gas Rifle”

“The Capture of the Queen of the Seas”

“The Treasure of Kublai Khan”

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