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| Man of Steel — 2021 Price Guide Values | #1-6 | |||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | ||||||||
| Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
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| #1 |  | $5 | $8 | $1.00 | $22 | $19 | $15 | $11 | $7 | $4 | ||
| DC, 10/1986 | Conan notes: A raw 6.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 9/9/2019 for $12 Doug notes: CBR Ranks this as the #7 Greatest Superman Storyline of ALL-TIME; POST-CRISIS First Appearance & ORIGIN of the all-new Copper Age SUPERMAN of the New Earth-c/s; First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age Lara and Jor-El, as they send Kal-El to Earth; |
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| #2 |  | $3 | $8 | $1.00 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| DC, 10/1986 | Doug notes: First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LOIS LANE, JIMMY OLSEN & PERRY WHITE of the New Earth; LOIS LANE-c; | |||||||||||
| #3 |  | $4 | $8 | $1.00 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| DC, 11/1986 | 1st Appearance of Magpie (Margaret Pye) Conan notes: A raw 8.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/16/2019 for $17 Doug notes: FIRST appearance of Margaret Pye aka MAGPIE cover and story, a super-villainess created by John Byrne; MAGPIE is the first Villain Batman & Superman battle as a Team; Margaret Pye aka MAGPIE becomes a BATMAN villainess, in BATMAN #401 CGC label note: Batman appearance. |
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| #4 |  | $4 | $8 | $1.00 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| DC, 11/1986 | Doug notes: First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LEX LUTHOR of the New Earth; First Copper Age meeting of Superman & Lex Luthor of the New Earth; | |||||||||||
| #5 |  | $4 | $8 | $1.00 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| DC, 12/1986 | Post-Crisis Bizarro (Superman clone) Doug notes: First COPPER AGE appearance of LUCY LANE as she is reintroduced into the DC Continuity; LUCY appeared in the SUPERGIRL TV series beginning in 2015, as Jimmy's Ex Girl Friend; LUCY LANE becomes the new SUPERWOMAN in Supergirl #35(1/2009); First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age BIZARRO of the New Earth; |
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| #6 |  | $4 | $8 | $1.00 | $18 | $16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| DC, 12/1986 | Doug notes: Return to SMALLVILLE; First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LANA LANG and Jonathan & Martha Kent of the New Earth; CGC label note: Wonder Woman insert included. $1.00 cover price. |
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| Man of Steel CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
8/27/2019 Census Count |
9/15/2020 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 102 | 3 | 116 | 4 | +14 | +1 |
| 2 | 72 | 1 | 108 | 1 | +36 | -- |
| 3 | 64 | 2 | 82 | 2 | +18 | -- |
| 4 | 57 | -- | 85 | -- | +28 | -- |
| 5 | 78 | -- | 102 | -- | +24 | -- |
| 6 | 66 | 1 | 95 | 2 | +29 | +1 |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
439 ~98% |
7 ~2% |
588 ~98% |
9 ~2% |
+149 ~99% |
+2 ~1% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1 | |
$1.00 | $22 | |
| DC, 10/1986 | Conan notes: A raw 6.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 9/9/2019 for $12 Doug notes: CBR Ranks this as the #7 Greatest Superman Storyline of ALL-TIME; POST-CRISIS First Appearance & ORIGIN of the all-new Copper Age SUPERMAN of the New Earth-c/s; First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age Lara and Jor-El, as they send Kal-El to Earth; |
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| #2 | |
$1.00 | $16 | |
| DC, 10/1986 | Doug notes: First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LOIS LANE, JIMMY OLSEN & PERRY WHITE of the New Earth; LOIS LANE-c; | |||
| #3 | |
$1.00 | $20 | |
| DC, 11/1986 | 1st Appearance of Magpie (Margaret Pye) Conan notes: A raw 8.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/16/2019 for $17 Doug notes: FIRST appearance of Margaret Pye aka MAGPIE cover and story, a super-villainess created by John Byrne; MAGPIE is the first Villain Batman & Superman battle as a Team; Margaret Pye aka MAGPIE becomes a BATMAN villainess, in BATMAN #401 CGC label note: Batman appearance. |
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| #4 | |
$1.00 | $16 | |
| DC, 11/1986 | Doug notes: First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LEX LUTHOR of the New Earth; First Copper Age meeting of Superman & Lex Luthor of the New Earth; | |||
| #5 | |
$1.00 | $16 | |
| DC, 12/1986 | Post-Crisis Bizarro (Superman clone) Doug notes: First COPPER AGE appearance of LUCY LANE as she is reintroduced into the DC Continuity; LUCY appeared in the SUPERGIRL TV series beginning in 2015, as Jimmy's Ex Girl Friend; LUCY LANE becomes the new SUPERWOMAN in Supergirl #35(1/2009); First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age BIZARRO of the New Earth; |
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| #6 | |
$1.00 | $18 | |
| DC, 12/1986 | Doug notes: Return to SMALLVILLE; First Appearance of the all-new Copper Age LANA LANG and Jonathan & Martha Kent of the New Earth; CGC label note: Wonder Woman insert included. $1.00 cover price. |
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| Man of Steel CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
9/15/2020 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 116 | 4 | +14 | +1 |
| 2 | 108 | 1 | +36 | -- |
| 3 | 82 | 2 | +18 | -- |
| 4 | 85 | -- | +28 | -- |
| 5 | 102 | -- | +24 | -- |
| 6 | 95 | 2 | +29 | +1 |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
588 ~98% |
9 ~2% |
+149 ~99% |
+2 ~1% |
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