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$3k
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$9k
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$39k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Jimmy Olsen, unnamed, referred to only as Office Boy

First reference to Superman as "The Man of Steel" seen in a newspaper headline

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$4

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Xa-Du, the Phantom King

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Xa-Du, the Phantom King

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$3

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$5
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$23k
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$68k
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$232k

Key Facts

2nd cover appearance of Superman

First time "Superman" is in print on a comic book cover

DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$4

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$4

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$3

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$5
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$2.2k
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$6.5k
High
$29k

Key Facts

Superman demonstrates extraordinary hearing abilities but not referred to as 'super' until Action Comics #11

Cover art inspired by the 1919 painting 'Last of the Mohicans' by N.C. Wyeth

DC ⋅ 2012

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1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1
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$2
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$5
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$2.2k
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$9k
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$29k

Key Facts

Early Superman story

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$8
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$25

Key Facts

2nd appearance and origin of Calvin Ellis, Superman of Earth-23

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$8
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$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Rags Morales

Sketch ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$25
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$75
High
$250

Key Facts

Variant black and white sketch cover art by Gene Ha

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$100

Key Facts

2nd appearance and origin of Calvin Ellis, Superman of Earth-23

Polybagged with a digital redemption code to read the comic on a computer or device

Combo Pack priced $1.00 higher than the standard cover

Approximately 1% - 5% of copies in circulation are Combo Packs

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$51k
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Key Facts

3rd cover appearance of Superman

DC ⋅ 2012

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Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$1k
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$3k
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$12k

Key Facts

Debut of Superman's X-Ray Vision

DC ⋅ 2012

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Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$4

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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$5.2k
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$18k
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$52.8k

Key Facts

Advertisement for Detective Comics #27, Batman's first appearance

1st cover appearance of Zatara

DC ⋅ 2012

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Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$4

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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1:100 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$10k
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$30k
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$88k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Ultra-Humanite, the first Superman supervillain

Advertisement for Superman #1

DC ⋅ 2012

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$4

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$4

1:100 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$2
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$3

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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$5
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$1k
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$3k
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$12k

Key Facts

Superman's emblem is first featured on his cape

1st appearance of Clip Carson

2nd appearance of Zatara, the father of Zatanna

DC ⋅ 2012

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Key Facts

Guest appearance by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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$1
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$2
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$4

1:100 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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