Superman (1939) #158

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 1963

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	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Superman #158 (1939) is issue #158 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of January 1963. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Edmond Hamilton and drawn by Henry Boltinoff and Curt Swan. It has the first appearance of Clark Kent, Flamebird, Jimmy Olsen, Nightwing and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Edmond Hamilton
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Curt Swan
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, George Klein
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: George Klein, Curt Swan

The stories

“Superman in Kandor, Part 1: Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”

Superman and Jimmy Olsen travel to Kandor to discover how normal sized Kandorians are on Earth and why they are attacking Superman.

“Superman in Kandor] Part II: The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”

Superman and Jimmy Olsen take the secret identites of Nightwing and Flamebird so they can track down Than-Ol's raiders and stop his scheme to enlarge Kandor.

“Superman in Kandor] Part III: The City of Super-People!”

Than Ol succeeds in enlarging Kandor, but Superman must re-shrink it before Than-Ol's process destroys it completely.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.