Adventure Comics #283 (DC, 1961) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $9,600.00
Sold: Nov 28, 2022
Adventure Comics #283 Values
Publisher: DC, 1961
About Adventure Comics #283
Cameo first appearances of General Zod and Dr. Xadu. First appearance of the Phantom Zone. Last Congorilla backup story. Superboy cover by Curt Swan. George Papp art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superboy
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superboy; Krypto; Lana Lang; Clark Kent robot; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Phantom Zone (intro); General Zod (intro, in flashback); Dr. Xadu (intro, in flashback)
Synopsis: After Professor Lang finds a box of Kryptonian weapons, Superboy is accidentally projected into the Phantom Zone, the place where Kryptonian criminals were exiled. But using mental telepathy he activates an electric typewriter and tells Pa Kent how to free him.
Pages: 13.670
Script: Robert Bernstein
Pencils: George Papp
Inks: George Papp
Reprints: Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #165 (May-June 1970)
Notes: Based in part on the second Superman movie serial from 1950.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 54 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 |
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