Fair market value Population Report ↗
| Grade | CGC slab | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 NM/M | $22,268 $18,928–$30,708 | $3,920 $3,332–$6,599 |
| 9.6 NM+ | $14,084 $11,971–$19,422 | $1,723 $1,465–$2,902 |
| 9.4 NM | $12,197 $10,367–$16,820 | $1,650 $1,403–$2,778 |
| 9.2 NM- | $11,355 $9,652–$15,658 | $1,573 $1,337–$2,649 |
| 9.0 VF/NM | $10,445 $8,878–$14,403 | $1,533 $1,303–$2,582 |
| 8.5 VF+ | $9,182 $7,804–$12,661 | $1,381 $1,173–$2,324 |
| 8.0 VF | $8,606 $7,315–$11,868 | $1,291 $1,098–$2,174 |
| 7.0 FN/VF | $7,612 $5,709–$9,515 | $1,145 $973–$1,928 |
| 6.0 FN | $4,706 $3,569–$8,920 | $991 $842–$1,668 |
| 5.0 VG/FN | $2,804 $2,126–$5,315 | $878 $746–$1,478 |
| 4.0 VG | $1,815 $1,543–$2,444 | $804 $683–$1,354 |
| 2.0 GD | $1,247 $905–$1,434 | $692 $498–$1,070 |
| Raw, ungraded | — | $767 $583–$1,102 |
Value history
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grailworth's fair market value: what a copy at each grade is worth today, from this issue's market and how value moves with grade across every comic we track. Bold: our firmest values. *Rough: a looser estimate. +$: 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 #242 (1938) is issue #242 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of July 1958. It's a key issue: 1st Brainiac. grailworth values it from 59 recorded sales, most recently on Oct 29, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.