Action Comics (1938) #411

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1972

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 #411 (1938) is issue #411 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of April 1972. Written by Leo Dorfman and Bob Haney and drawn by John Calnan, Lee Elias and Curt Swan.

Creators

Writers: Leo Dorfman, Bob Haney
Pencillers: John Calnan, Lee Elias, Curt Swan
Inkers: Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias
Letterer: John Costanza
Cover artist: Nick Cardy

The stories

“The Day They Sold Superman's Fortress”

Titus J. Pearson secures the rights to look for oil in the Arctic and stumbles onto the Fortress of Solitude.

“Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself”

Bruce Gordon and Profesor Bennett go into orbit in an experimental space capsule. When it looks like Eclipso could take over Gordon permanently, Gordon tries to sacrifice himself.

“The Girl Who Worshipped Clark Kent”

Superman attends a college reunion.

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