Action Comics (1938) #800

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 2003

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 #800 (1938) is issue #800 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of April 2003. Written by Joe Kelly and drawn by Lee Bermejo, Dave Bullock, Pasqual Ferry and others.

Creators

Writer: Joe Kelly
Pencillers: Lee Bermejo, Dave Bullock, Pasqual Ferry, Tony Harris, Dan Jurgens, Jim Lee, Ed McGuinness, Kilian Plunkett, Alex Ross, Duncan Rouleau, Tim Sale, Bill Sienkiewicz, J. H. Williams III
Inkers: Marlo Alquiza, Lee Bermejo, Dave Bullock, Scott Hanna, Tony Harris, Klaus Janson, Jim Lee, Ed McGuinness, Kilian Plunkett, Alex Ross, Duncan Rouleau, Tim Sale, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cam Smith, J. H. Williams III
Colorists: Moose Baumann, Jeromy Cox, Guy Major, Alex Ross
Letterer: Comicraft
Cover artist: Drew Struzan

The story

“A Hero's Journey”

In a mix of different flashback sequences, we see who inspired Superman to be a hero, and what an inspiration Superman is for other people.

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