World's Finest Comics #178 Twin Cities pedigree (DC, 1968) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $597.50
Sold: Oct 30, 2011
World's Finest Comics #178 Values
Publisher: DC, 1968
About World's Finest Comics #178
Features Superman, Batman, and Robin. First appearance of Nova. Green Arrow and Speedy appearance. Neal Adams cover. Curt Swan art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Green Arrow; Batman; Superman
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Neal Adams
Letters: Gaspar Saladino ?
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [also as Nova (introduction); also as Clark Kent]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Aunt Harriet
Synopsis: A trip to another dimension robs Superman of his powers, so Clark adopts a new identity as Nova.
Pages: 11.000
Script: Cary Bates
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Jack Abel
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #23 (February 1981)
Notes: Imaginary story continued in issue #180. Despite the fact that Superman claims Nova's cape is gold, it's actually green.
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
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