Action Comics (1938) #152

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 1951

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 #152 (1938) is issue #152 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of January 1951. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Edmond Hamilton and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Bob Brown and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Edmond Hamilton
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Bob Brown, Ed Smalle, Curt Swan
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown, John Fischetti, Stan Kaye, Ed Smalle
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye

The stories

“The Sleep That Lasted 1000 Years”

Dr. Dorrow projects Superman and Lois into the future where all men are in love with her because she's the only brunette left on Earth. Also all the men can duplicate Superman's feats using their super science.

“The Ark of Space!”

Tommy discovers an ark in space full of people who have been in suspended animation for a million years.

“The Secret of the Invisible Map!”

Bill uses a treasure map to locate a lost cache of Incan gold.

“City of the Chiefs!”

Greg and Stuff are in western mesa lands searching for tribal chants to use on Greg's radio show. They spot a group of ruffians holding up some Native Americans. Vigilante ploughs into the fray and routs them. Chief Three Bears tells of how the men were trying to discover the whereabouts of a secret treasure, hidden in the lyrics of one of their native songs.

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