Action Comics (1938) #353

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1967

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 #353 (1938) is issue #353 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of August 1967. Written by Otto Binder and drawn by Wayne Boring and Jim Mooney.

Creators

Writer: Otto Binder
Pencillers: Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney
Inkers: Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney
Letterer: Joe Letterese
Cover artist: Wayne Boring

The stories

“The Battle of the Gods!”

Zha-Vam blocks Superman from returning to Earth by using the mythical Shield of Orion. Superman travels into the past to visit the gods of Olympus to learn the origin of Zha-Vam and the means with which to defeat him.

“The Cosmic Collectors!”

Supergirl is captured and taken to the planet Zorkia by the Living Library, a collection of disembodied brains that travel the universe to collect information. They implant Supergirl with all their knowledge, intending that she serve as their permanent replacement on Zorkia so that they are free to contunue their travels.

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