Action Comics (1938) #15

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1939

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 #15 (1938) is issue #15 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of August 1939. Written by Bill Finger, Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Bernard Baily, Paul Cassidy, Sven Elven and others. It has the first appearance of Gargantua T. Potts.

Creators

Writers: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Paul Cassidy, Sven Elven, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Sven Elven, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane
Letterers: Bernard Baily, Sven Elven
Cover artist: Fred Guardineer

Characters

First appearance Gargantua T. Potts (DC, friend of Tex Thomson)

The stories

“Superman on the High Seas”

On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs.

“The Warehouse Robberies”

Pep goes to work for Mr. Smith.

“Episode 15”

The Polo family continues their escape from slavery.

“The Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 2”

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