Action Comics (1938) #17

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Oct 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

Value history

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About this issue

Action Comics #17 (1938) is issue #17 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of October 1939. Written by Bill Finger, Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Bernard Baily, Sven Elven, Homer Fleming and others.

Creators

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

Characters

The stories

“The Return of the Ultra-Humanite”

Superman struggles to keep the Ultra-Humanite from his campaign to terrorize and blackmail Deering Lines or sabotage every steamer of their company.

“On the Ranch”

“The Mysterious Rescue”

Kargan helps Marco escape from the clutches of Abu El Kaf.

“The Cult of the Tiger, Part 1”

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