DC· 1939–1986 series · Vol. 1 · Cover date Jan 1961
Fair market value
Grade
CGC slab
Raw
9.8 NM/M
$480
$408–$552
$210
$179–$242
9.6 NM+
$374
$318–$431
$168
$143–$193
9.4 NM
$292
$248–$336
$134
$114–$155
9.2 NM-
$228
$194–$262
$108
$91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM
$178
$151–$204
$86.02
$73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+
$139
$118–$159
$68.81
$58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF
$108
$91.89–$124
$55.05
$46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF
$84.31
$71.66–$96.96
$44.04
$37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN
$65.77
$55.90–$75.64
$35.23
$29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN
$51.30
$43.61–$58.99
$28.19
$23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG
$40.01
$34.01–$46.01
$22.55
$19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD
$31.21
$26.53–$35.89
$18.04
$15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded
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$65.00
$55.25–$74.75
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Superman #142 (1939) is issue #142 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of January 1961. grailworth values it from 37 recorded sales, most recently on Oct 27, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.
