Action Comics (1938) #74

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jul 1944

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 #74 (1938) is issue #74 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of July 1944. Written by Jack Farr, H. L. Gold, Joseph Greene and others and drawn by Bernard Baily, Jack Farr, Ray McGill and others.

Creators

Writers: Jack Farr, H. L. Gold, Joseph Greene, Ray McGill
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Jack Farr, Ray McGill, Mort Meskin, Ed Smalle, Joe Sulman, Ira Yarbrough
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Jack Farr, Ray McGill, George Roussos, Ed Smalle, Joe Sulman
Letterers: Jack Farr, Ray McGill
Cover artists: Jack Burnley, Stan Kaye

The stories

“Courtship of Adelbert Dribble!”

Adelbert Dribble traps Superman in order to pose as him and win the affections of his one and true love...but he gets more than he bargained for!

“Wheels of Jeopardy!”

Jerry Goshen is an ace motorcycle racer. He and The Vigilante compete in a race, and Goshen is knocked off his cycle. Goshen goes to a loan shark, Fonzi, to borrow a grand, but is refused, and becomes a thief to pay for his son's leg operation. He later brings the gang to justice and returns to the straight and narrow.

“Carnage at the Carnival”

“Poacher's Paradise!”

Bill is in the South Pacific, charting islands for the government. He subsequently captures a group of pearl poachers who have their own floating, motor-powered island.

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