Action Comics (1938) #61

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jun 1943

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 #61 (1938) is issue #61 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of June 1943. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Gardner Fox and others and drawn by Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Gardner Fox, Joseph Greene, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Sam Citron, Mort Meskin, Joe Sulman
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Don Komisarow, Charles Paris, Joe Sulman
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artist: Jack Burnley

The stories

“The Man They Wouldn't Believe!”

Lois writes an article critical of a certain playboy, but it backfires when he falls in love and proposes to her, making even Clark Kent jealous enough to reveal his secret identity to her.

“The Cat and the Fiddler!”

“One Arabian Night”

“The Dikes of Death!”

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