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Action Comics #51

Action Comics #51

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Market Value

Graded copies for sale
$337 - $32,400
20 graded copies listed, as of Sep 29, 2026

CGC Census

52
Total Graded
0
9.8 NM/MT
1
8.0 VF
Reprinted 5x

Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag \"on deposit\" that is chock full of money.

Cover Date

August 1, 1942

On Sale Date

June 16, 1942

Pages

68

Cover Price

$0.10

Story Arc

The Final Days of Superman

Editor

Mort Weisinger

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; the Prankster (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Perry White

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