Action Comics (1938) #51

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1942

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 #51 (1938) is issue #51 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of August 1942. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Ken Fitch, Gardner Fox and others and drawn by Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Ken Fitch, Gardner Fox, Ray McGill, Fred Ray, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Ray McGill, Mort Meskin, Fred Ray, John Sikela, Joe Sulman
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Ray McGill, Fred Ray, John Sikela, Joe Sulman, Cliff Young
Letterer: Ray McGill
Cover artist: Fred Ray

The stories

“The Case of the Crimeless Crimes”

Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag "on deposit" that is chock full of money.

“Guns, Gold, and Glory!”

Greg Sanders returns to his old home town out west, only to find criminals from the city have gone there to get away from him.

“The Valley of the Vultures”

“The Framer”

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