Action Comics (1938) #419

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Dec 1972

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 #419 (1938) is issue #419 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of December 1972. Written by Cary Bates and Len Wein and drawn by Carmine Infantino and Curt Swan. It has the first appearance of The Human Target.

Creators

Writers: Cary Bates, Len Wein
Pencillers: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan
Inkers: Murphy Anderson, Dick Giordano
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino, Jean Simek
Cover artists: Neal Adams, Jack Adler, Murphy Anderson

Characters

First appearance The Human Target (Christopher Chance)

The stories

“The Most Dangerous Man on Earth!”

Moe Malloy fishes a strange glowing gun and pair of shoes out of Metropolis harbor which give him super powers.

“The Assassin-Express Contract!”

The Human Target poses as a business man on a train to stop an assassination.

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