Action Comics #242 Value - GoCollect
Key Issue
July 10, 1958

Action Comics #242

Key Issue
First appearance of Brainiac; Origin of Brainiac
Artist
Curt Swan
Al Plastino
Jim Mooney
Howard Sherman
Henry Boltinoff
Martin Naydel
Script Writer
Otto Binder
Jack Schiff
Henry Boltinoff
Martin Naydel
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1958
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
36 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Action Comics #242
D.C. Comics
7/58
Verify
All Grades
598
Population Share
Universal
558
93.3% of pop
Signature
8
1.3% of pop
Restored
27
4.5% of pop
Qualified
5
0.8% of pop
Conserved
0
0% of pop
9.0
1
top 0.2%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
8.5
2
top 0.5%
0
--
1
top 3.7%
0
--
0
--
8.0
6
top 1.6%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
7.5
2
top 2%
0
--
0
--
1
top 20%
0
--
7.0
9
top 3.6%
0
--
1
top 7.4%
1
top 40%
0
--
6.5
12
top 5.7%
0
--
1
top 11.1%
0
--
0
--
6.0
27
top 10.6%
0
--
2
top 18.5%
0
--
0
--
5.5
33
top 16.5%
0
--
3
top 29.6%
0
--
0
--
5.0
41
top 23.8%
1
top 12.5%
2
top 37%
0
--
0
--
4.5
40
top 31%
0
--
1
top 40.7%
0
--
0
--
4.0
47
top 39.4%
2
top 37.5%
2
top 48.1%
0
--
0
--
3.5
68
top 51.6%
1
top 50%
1
top 51.9%
1
top 60%
0
--
3.0
59
top 62.2%
1
top 62.5%
4
top 66.7%
1
top 80%
0
--
2.5
69
top 74.6%
1
top 75%
3
top 77.8%
0
--
0
--
2.0
32
top 80.3%
1
top 87.5%
1
top 81.5%
0
--
0
--
1.8
40
top 87.5%
1
top 100%
1
top 85.2%
0
--
0
--
1.5
23
top 91.6%
0
--
1
top 88.9%
0
--
0
--
1.0
19
top 95%
0
--
2
top 96.3%
0
--
0
--
0.5
28
top 100%
0
--
1
top 100%
1
top 100%
0
--
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