Superboy (1949) #163

DC 1949–1977 series Cover date Mar 1970

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 #163 (1949) is issue #163 of DC's Superboy (1949–1977), with a cover date of March 1970. Written by Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell and others and drawn by Murphy Anderson, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown and others.

Creators

Writers: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell, Frank Robbins
Pencillers: Murphy Anderson, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown, Curt Swan
Inkers: Murphy Anderson, Henry Boltinoff, Mike Esposito
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, John Costanza, Joe Letterese, Gaspar Saladino
Cover artist: Neal Adams

The stories

“Reform School Rebel!”

Superboy helps Gratch track down Skimpy, who has broken out of the local reform school farm. After listening to Skimpy's tale of abuse at the hands of Gratch and his lackeys, Superboy trades places to go undercover at the farm to expose conditions there.

“And Here's Your Sneak Preview of Our Sensational Giant!”

“The Super-Robot”

Two crooks try to peddle a Superboy robot that's supposed to have all his powers.

“Superboy's Powers”

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