Action Comics (1938) #56

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 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

Value history

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About this issue

Action Comics #56 (1938) is issue #56 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of January 1943. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Joseph Greene and others and drawn by Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Joseph Greene, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Mort Meskin, John Sikela, Joe Sulman
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, George Roussos, Joe Sulman
Cover artist: John Sikela

The stories

“Design for Doom!”

An insane architect tries to destroy some of America's greatest historical structures so that they might not overshadow his creation of what he believes to be the world's tallest building.

“Melody of Menace!”

“War Hawks of Greenland”

“The Man the Whole World Feared”

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