Superman (1939) #127

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 1959

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 #127 (1939) is issue #127 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of February 1959. Written by Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff and Jerry Coleman and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring and Curt Swan.

Creators

Writers: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Coleman
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Curt Swan
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Ray Burnley, Stan Kaye
Cover artists: Stan Kaye, Curt Swan

Characters

The stories

“When There Was No Clark Kent!”

Superman recalls a time when it appeared that Clark Kent had died, so he abandoned his double life and moved in with Jimmy Olsen. But Superman quickly learned the value of a secret identity and resurrected Clark.

“The Make-Believe Superman!”

Harry Winters dreads the day he is supposed to dress in the clothes in which he did his most heroic dead for his son's school because he thinks he has never done anything heroic. Putting on a Superman costume from a masquerade ball, however, Harry Winters heroically helps the real Superman.

“Titano the Super-Ape!”

Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.

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