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Cover: Fred Ray

Action Comics #49

Jun 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~31,496 copies sold its debut month
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In "The Puzzler!!," Superman faces off against a criminal mastermind who turns the art of deception into a deadly game, using riddles, illusions, and mind games to outwit the Man of Steel. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by John Sikela with inks by Ed Dobrotka, this 1942 classic sees the hero confront a foe whose crimes are as clever as they are baffling. The cover, by Fred Ray, captures the eerie charm of the mystery with a striking, stylized image of the enigmatic Puzzler.

Contains 6 stories
The Puzzler!!
13 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneJimmy Olsen (cameo)The Puzzler (villain, introduction)
The Rainbow Man
12 pp · Superhero
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]The Rainbow Man (villain)
The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion
6 pp · Adventure
Three Aces [Fog FortuneGunner BillWhistler Will]
The Crime Machine
8 pp · Superhero
Mr. America [Tex Thomson]Fatman [Bob Daley]The Queen Bee (villain)
The Last Shipment!
6 pp · Jungle
Congo BillFranklin D. RooseveltChaing Kai-ShekAh-heeBroadway Charlie
The Story of the Magical Mobsters!
9 pp · Adventure
Zatara

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $302
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $6,076*
CGC 9.0 $3,773
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $3,523
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $1,853*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $1,729
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $1,258
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $1,258
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $893
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $834
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $513
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $513*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $507
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $423*
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $383
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $231*
* 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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Full credits

writer Jerry Siegel
artist John Sikela
inker Ed Dobrotka
cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3 (2001), The Superman Chronicles #9 (2011), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017), Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)

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