World's Finest Comics #30 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1947) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $12,000.00
Sold: Apr 10, 2022
World's Finest Comics #30 Values
Publisher: DC, 1947
About World's Finest Comics #30
Features Superman, Batman, and Robin. Johnny Everyman appearance. Jack Burnley and Charles Paris cover. Bob Kane and Curt Swan art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: Charles Paris
Letters: typeset
Notes: Art credits verified by Jack Burnley to Craig Delich.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ed Hollis (Mayor of Saddle Fork); Roaring Pete (Deputy); Catawampus Jones (villain, prospector); the Rockdust Bandits [Hardpan; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: When Clark accidentally knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. But it's Superman who uncovers the identity of the real criminal boss of the gang.
Pages: 13.000
Script: Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils: Win Mortimer [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks: Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Craig Delich. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
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 |
Universal |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
Restored |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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