Action Comics (1938) #248

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 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 #248 (1938) is issue #248 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of January 1959. Written by Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff and others and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney and others. It has the first appearance of The Congorilla.

Creators

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

Characters

First appearance The Congorilla (often controlled by Congo Bill)

The stories

“The Man No Prison Could Hold!”

Superman becomes a prisoner of an island work camp in order to discover what weapon a Nazi scientist is creating.

“The Amazing Congorilla!”

Congo Bill saves the life of tribal Chief Kawolo, who gives him a magic ring that can cause his mind to be exchanged with that of the Golden Gorilla. Later, a movie crew tries to capture the now-intelligent Congorilla.

“The Graveyard of Space”

Brent falls in love with a beautiful girl who helps to guide the Planeteers' ship out of a deadly spiral nebula, but she turns out to be a giantess.

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