Superboy (1949) #44

DC 1949–1977 series Cover date Oct 1955

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

Superboy #44 (1949) is issue #44 of DC's Superboy (1949–1977), with a cover date of October 1955. Written by Henry Boltinoff and drawn by Henry Boltinoff and John Sikela.

Creators

Writer: Henry Boltinoff
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, John Sikela
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, John Sikela
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: Stan Kaye, Curt Swan

The stories

“The Amazing Adventures of Superboy's Costume”

After Superboy uses his costume to stop a nuclear explosion, it is blown away. Forced to change to Clark, he is quarantined for radiation exposure and must use his powers to make his costume perform super deeds via remote control.

“The Jobs Superboy Lost”

Clark tries to get a job to earn some money for his parents' silver anniversary, but Superboy keeps interfering.

“Clark Kent, Strongman”

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