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Cover: Fred Ray

Action Comics #38

Jul 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~35,018 copies sold its debut month
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In "Radio Control," Superman finds himself baffled when a series of respected citizens commit mysterious crimes—only to wake with no memory of their actions. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Leo Nowak with inks by Ed Dobrotka, this 1941 classic sees the Man of Steel grappling with a puzzling pattern of amnesia and criminal behavior. The cover, by Fred Ray, captures the intrigue with a striking image of the hero confronting the mystery.

Contains 7 stories
Radio Control
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneSgt. CaseyPerry WhiteHarold Morton (villain)
Slim is Kidnapped
6 pp · Adventure
Pep MorganSlim PickensMr. Pickens (Slim's uncle)
Don De Avila
4 pp · Historical
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]Bonnie
The Treacherous Ministers of Atlantis!
6 pp · Adventure
Three Aces [Fog FortuneGunner BillWhistler Will]
The Gorrah Strikes at Libraries
8 pp · Superhero
Mr. America [Tex Thomson]the Gorrah (Villain)Bob Daley
The Mines of Ophir!
6 pp · Jungle
Congo BillJoe KentHolbergAlex HolbergGando
The Rolling Fireball Menace
9 pp · Adventure
ZataraJonathan KleggKarl

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $271
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $8,458
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $4,033*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $4,033
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $1,509*
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CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $1,509
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,049*
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $1,049
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $671
CGC 5.0 · 7 in census $644*
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $550
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $509*
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $509
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $377*
CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $305*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $200*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $174
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $144
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 1 character

Superman

Full credits

writer Jerry Siegel
artist Leo Nowak
inker Ed Dobrotka
cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

Reprints

Reprinted in Comics the Golden Age: The History of DC Comics #[nn] (1985), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3 (2001), The Superman Chronicles #6 (2009), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)

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