Action Comics (1938) #32

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 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 #32 (1938) is issue #32 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of January 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 Bonnie.

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 artists: Leo Nowak, Joe Shuster

Characters

First appearance Bonnie

The stories

“The Gambling Racket in Metropolis”

Clark Kent is bound and determined to find out why gambling is allowed in the city of Metropolis when city ordinance doesn't allow it. But it's Superman's use of the krypto-ray gun that cinches the case against the perpetrator.

“The Escaped Convicts”

“Single Combat”

“The Dali Lama”

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