Action Comics (1938) #317

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Oct 1964

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 #317 (1938) is issue #317 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of October 1964. Written by Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell and others and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney and Al Plastino.

Creators

Writers: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell, Leo Dorfman
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Al Plastino
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Al Plastino
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Joe Letterese
Cover artists: George Klein, Curt Swan

The stories

“Superman's Rainbow Face!”

Red Kryptonite causes Superman's emotions to be reflected in the color of his face, which means that Clark must hide the changes from Lois.

“The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!”

When Supergirl mistakes Lena Thorul's new boyfriend for an enemy agent she breaks up their romance. Upon finding out that she was mistaken, she has to get them back together.

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