Action Comics #530

Cover A

Direct

Market Value

Graded copies for sale: $10.50 - $96.00; 4 graded copies listed, as of Oct 5, 2026

CGC Census

Total Graded

9.8 NM/MT

8.0 VF

Superman and Brainiac team up to stop a deadly planet-eating machine in space. But Brainiac turns on Superman, and Superman has to trap Brainiac inside a planet.

Cover Date

April 1, 1982

On Sale Date

January 5, 1982

Pages

Cover Price

$0.60 / £0.20

Rating

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Editor

Dick Giordano

Credits

Writer

Bob Rozakis, Marv Wolfman

Penciller

Alex Saviuk, Curt Swan, Ross Andru

Inker

Dan Adkins, Dick Giordano, Frank Chiaramonte

Colorist

Gene D'Angelo, Tom Ziuko

Letterer

Milt Snapinn, Shelly Leferman

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Brainiac

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Cover A

Newsstand