Fair market value Population Report ↗
| Grade | CGC slab | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 NM/M | $617,802 $95.23–$834,033 | $823 $74.04–$1,440 |
| 9.6 NM+ | $136,581 $21.05–$184,385 | $311 $27.96–$544 |
| 9.4 NM | $118,283 $18.23–$159,682 | $297 $26.77–$521 |
| 9.2 NM- | $110,115 $16.97–$148,656 | $284 $25.52–$496 |
| 9.0 VF/NM | $101,291 $15.61–$136,743 | $276 $24.88–$484 |
| 8.5 VF+ | $89,040 $13.72–$120,204 | $249 $22.40–$436 |
| 8.0 VF | $83,460 $12.86–$112,671 | $233 $20.95–$407 |
| 7.0 FN/VF | $73,816 $11.38–$99,651 | $206 $18.58–$361 |
| 6.0 FN | $63,850 $9.84–$86,197 | $179 $16.08–$313 |
| 5.0 VG/FN | $56,578 $8.72–$76,381 | $158 $14.24–$277 |
| 4.0 VG | $51,780 $7.98–$69,903 | $145 $13.05–$254 |
| 2.0 GD | $44,746 $6.90–$60,408 | $125 $11.23–$218 |
| Raw, ungraded | — | $203 $18.28–$355 |
Value history
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grailworth's fair market value: what a copy at each grade is worth today, from this issue's market and how value moves with grade across every comic we track. Bold: our firmest values. *Rough: a looser estimate. +$: worth grading, a raw copy at that grade gains this much slabbed by CGC, after the fee and shipping. Pick a grade for its value history and the most to pay for a raw copy you'd send to CGC.
About this issue
Action Comics #1 (1938) is issue #1 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of June 1938. It's a key issue: 1st Superman. grailworth values it from 7 recorded sales, most recently on Sep 21, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.