Action Comics (1938) #18

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Nov 1939

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 #18 (1938) is issue #18 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of November 1939. Written by Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Fred Schwab and others and drawn by Bernard Baily, Paul Cassidy, Bert Christman and others. It has the first appearance of Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill and Whistler Will.

Creators

Writers: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Fred Schwab, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Paul Cassidy, Bert Christman, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane, Fred Schwab
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Bert Christman, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane, Fred Schwab
Letterers: Bernard Baily, Fred Schwab
Cover artist: Fred Guardineer

Characters

First appearance Fog Fortune (of The Three Aces, from DC)
First appearance Gunner Bill (of The Three Aces, from DC)
First appearance Whistler Will (of The Three Aces, from DC)

The stories

“Superman's Super-Campaign”

Superman investigates and halts the activities of a "yellow journalist" editor who is blackmailing noted officials.

“Old Elias”

Garrow schemes to take land owned by Elias Jones.

“The Frame”

Bart Jackson is accused of killing Lafe Collins.

“The Cult of the Tiger, Part 2”

Panjore and Jaffeer plot to kill Rajah Chunda to inherit his assets.

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