World's Finest Comics #83 (DC, 1956) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages....
Auction amount: $1,320.00
Sold: Jul 8, 2025
World's Finest Comics #83 Values
Publisher: DC, 1956
About World's Finest Comics #83
Features Superman, Batman, and Robin. Dick Sprang cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mother Goose; Humpty Dumpty; Cat and the Fiddle
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Though Dick Sprang told Craig Delich he pencilled this cover, GCD art-spotters (Jim Van Dore, Craig Delich, Allen Ross, John Lang, Gene Reed, and Tony Rose) agree the Archives and Showcase Presents volumes correctly list Curt Swan for pencils. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Humpty Dumpty; Dr. King; Mousey [Jones]; Mother Goose; R. Melville; McKenna brothers and their nephew; "Foots" Moley
Synopsis: Mystery Inc has set up a mystery for three high-paying clients so they can pretend to be Batman, Robin and Superman. A mix-up of dates causes the real superheroes to assume the parts that were to be played by the clients, and stop a real robbery in the process.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Pat Gordon
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 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 |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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