Superman (1939) #31

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date Nov 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

Superman #31 (1939) is issue #31 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of November 1944. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron and Bill Finger and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Sam Citron and Pete Riss.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Bill Finger
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Sam Citron, Pete Riss
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Don Komisarow, George Roussos
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artist: Wayne Boring

The stories

“Tune Up Time for Crime!”

Superman's arch enemy, Lex Luthor, invents a giant-sized tuning fork, whose concentrated vibrations cause buildings to collapse and safes to crumble.

“A Dog's Tale!”

Lois and Clark set out to investigate a series of vicious dog-nappings, but it's Superman (whose secret identity becomes known to Lois' dog) who tracks down the true perpetrators of this racket.

“The Aces Doonan Gang”

Lois believes she is interviewing star Sari Mallon about a phony story concocted by her publicity agent, not knowing that a group of criminals are actually after the star's jewels.

“The Treasure House of History!”

Superman investigates the disappearance of a noted explorer and discovers that a member of the Metropolis Museum Board has kidnapped the explorer and swindled the museum of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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