Action Comics (1938) #648

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Dec 1989

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 #648 (1938) is issue #648 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of December 1989. Written by Roger Stern and drawn by Kerry Gammill and George Pérez.

Creators

Writer: Roger Stern
Pencillers: Kerry Gammill, George Pérez
Inker: Brett Breeding
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Cover artist: George Pérez

Characters

Clark Kent (Superman / Superboy)
Superman (Clark Kent / Kal-El / Kal-L)
Brainiac villain
Emmett Vale villain death
John Corben (Metallo) villain
Lex Luthor (Superman's arch-enemy) villain
Metallo (John Corben) villain
Milton Moses Fine (Brainiac, DC, 1988-1998) villain
Sydney Happersen villain
Dubbilex (DC, Cadmus clone) supporting
Perry White (from Superman) supporting
The Guardian (Jim Harper clone) supporting
Metallo (DC, unspecified)
Vril Dox (Modern Age DC, Brainiac)
Cliff Steele (Robotman) cameo
Robotman (Cliff Steele, of the Doom Patrol) cameo

The story

“Body and Mind [The Brainiac Trilogy, Part 2”

Metallo heads to Metropolis to kill Lex Luthor.

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