DC· 1939–1986 series · Vol. 1 · Cover date Nov 1969
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
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$65.00
$55.25–$74.75
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Superman #221 (1939) is issue #221 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of November 1969. grailworth values it from 37 recorded sales, most recently on Oct 22, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.
