Action Comics (1938) #591

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1987

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 #591 (1938) is issue #591 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of August 1987. Written by John Byrne and drawn by John Byrne.

Creators

Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inkers: John Byrne, Keith Williams
Colorist: Tom Ziuko
Letterer: John Costanza
Cover artist: John Byrne

Characters

Clark Kent (Superman / Superboy)
Superboy (Clark Kent / Kal-El)
Superman (Clark Kent / Kal-El / Kal-L)
The Time Trapper villain
Jonathan Kent (adoptive father of Clark Kent) supporting
Jor-El supporting
Krypto (Superboy's Super-Dog) supporting
Lara supporting
Martha Kent (adoptive mother of Clark Kent) supporting
Pete Ross (from Superman) supporting
Blok (of Dryad) guest
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox of Colu) guest
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn of Braal) guest
Dirk Morgna (Sun Boy) guest
Garth Ranzz (Lightning Lad / Live Wire) guest
Imra Ardeen (Saturn Girl) guest
Invisible Kid guest
Jacques Foccart (Invisible Kid of Earth / Kit-Son) guest
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz of Winath) guest
Querl Dox (Brainiac 5 / B-5 / Brainiac 5.1) guest
Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy / Polestar) guest
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen of Titan) guest
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna of Earth) guest

The story

“Past Imperfect”

The Time Trapper explains how he created the Pocket Universe. Superman and Superboy stop fighting and the Legion and Superboy take off in pursuit of the Time Trapper.

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