Action Comics (1938) #646

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Oct 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 #646 (1938) is issue #646 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of October 1989. Written by Keith Giffen and Roger Stern and drawn by Keith Giffen.

Creators

Writers: Keith Giffen, Roger Stern
Penciller: Keith Giffen
Inker: Dennis Janke
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Cover artist: George Pérez

Characters

Clark Kent (Superman / Superboy)
Superman (Clark Kent / Kal-El / Kal-L)
Brainiac villain
Gretchen Kelley villain
Milton Moses Fine (Brainiac, DC, 1988-1998) villain
Sydney Happersen villain
Vril Dox (Modern Age DC, Brainiac)

The story

“Burial Ground”

Superman must stop an alien creature.

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