Superman (1939) #57

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date Mar 1949

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

Value history

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About this issue

Superman #57 (1939) is issue #57 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of March 1949. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Edmond Hamilton and Lit-Win and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring and Lit-Win.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Edmond Hamilton, Lit-Win
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Lit-Win
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Stan Kaye, Lit-Win
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye

The stories

“The Menace of the Machine Men!”

Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots.

Daffy has extra dirt after digging a hole for a fence post.

“Every Man a Superman!”

Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. He tries to determine if she is his descendant.

Casey goes to fortune teller.

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