Superman (1939) #137

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date May 1960

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 #137 (1939) is issue #137 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of May 1960. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Henry Boltinoff and Curt Swan.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Curt Swan
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, John Forte
Letterer: Henry Boltinoff
Cover artists: Stan Kaye, Curt Swan

Characters

The stories

“Chapter I: The Super-Brat from Krypton”

A freak accident creates a duplicate of Kal-El's rocket including a double of its tiny passenger. On Earth, Kal's doppelganger is adopted by a crooked couple, the Dereks, and becomes Super-Brat.

“Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man”

“Chapter 2: The Young Super-Bully”

Now a teenager, Super-Bully tries to steal Clark's life but doesn't bargain for Krypto's super-sense of smell as the Dog of Steel is not fooled.

“Chapter III: Superman vs. Super-Menace!”

Now grown to manhood and significantly, immune to Kryptonite, Super-Menace battles the Man of Steel, however on the verge of victory he learns the truth about himself and the evil Dereks.

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