Action Comics (1938) #465

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Nov 1976

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 #465 (1938) is issue #465 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of November 1976. Written by Cary Bates and Martin Pasko and drawn by Curt Swan.

Creators

Writers: Cary Bates, Martin Pasko
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inkers: Tex Blaisdell, Frank McLaughlin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artists: Ernie Chan, Bob Oksner

The stories

“Think Young and Die!”

After confirming that Flash and Batman have truly been de-aged, Superman finds himself also returned to a teenager. Lex Luthor shows up and battles the young Superman, counting on his foe's youth and inexperience to give Luthor the advantage.

“Paper Hero”

Steve reflects on an incident where he saved the life of his coach, and then later a sequence of events led to the coach saving Steve's.

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