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Best of DC (#29-71) Values 2023


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2023 Price Guide
From: The 2023 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Jay Halstead, Greg Holland, Jon McClure, Jayden Mitchell, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone  [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions ]
Best of DC — 2023 Price Guide Values #29-71
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
#29 Best of DC 29 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$16 $1.50 $40 $30 $24 $17 $11 $6 
 DC, 10/1982  Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.		  
#30 Best of DC 30 Canadian Price Variant picture$16$15 $1.50 $33 $29 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 11/1982  CGC label note: Detective Comics.  
#31 Best of DC 31 Canadian Price Variant picture$14$18 $1.50 $40 $30 $24 $17 $11 $6 
 DC, 12/1982  CGC label note: Justice League of America. Justice League of America #67 cover swipe.  
#32 Best of DC 32 Canadian Price Variant picture$13$15 $1.50 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 1/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#33 Best of DC 33 Canadian Price Variant picture$13$15 $1.50 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 2/1983  CGC label note: Wraparound cover.  
#34 Best of DC 34 Canadian Price Variant picture$13$15 $1.50 $42 $32 $25 $18 $12 $6 
 DC, 3/1983  CGC label note: Metal Men. Mislabeled #497  
#35 Best of DC 35 Canadian Price Variant picture$12$15 $2.00 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 4/1983  CGC label note: Wraparound infinity cover.  
#36 Best of DC 36 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$15 $1.50 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 5/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#37 Best of DC 37 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$18 $1.50 $39 $34 $27 $19 $13 $6 
 DC, 6/1983  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#38 Best of DC 38 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$15 $1.50 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 7/1983  CGC label note: Superman. Wraparound cover.  
#39 Best of DC 39 Canadian Price Variant picture$10$18 $1.50 $40 $30 $24 $17 $11 $6 
 DC, 8/1983  CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.  
#40 Best of DC 40 Canadian Price Variant picture$12$15 $1.50 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $5 
 DC, 9/1983  CGC label note: Superman  
#41 Best of DC 41 Canadian Price Variant picture$24$24 $1.50 $60
▲ $5		 $45 $36 $25 $17 $8 
 DC, 10/1983  Angelo notes: Sugar and Spike new Stories
CGC label note: Sugar & Spike. 1st American publication of multiple Sugar & Spike stories.		  
#42 Best of DC 42 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$18 $1.50 $39 $34 $27 $19 $13 $6 
 DC, 11/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#43 Best of DC 43 Canadian Price Variant picture$20$24 $1.50 $52 $39 $31 $22 $15 $7 
 DC, 12/1983  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#44 Best of DC 44 Canadian Price Variant picture$17$18 $1.50 $39 $34 $27 $19 $13 $6 
 DC, 1/1984  CGC label note: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.  
#45 Best of DC 45 Canadian Price Variant picture$14$24 $1.50 $50 $38 $30 $21 $14 $7 
 DC, 2/1984  CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.  
#46 Best of DC 46 Canadian Price Variant picture$35$18 $1.50 $50 $38 $30 $21 $14 $7 
 DC, 3/1984  CGC label note: Jimmy Olsen. Digest Size.  
#47 Best of DC 47 Canadian Price Variant picture$25$24 $1.50 $51 $38 $31 $21 $14 $7 
 DC, 4/1984  CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.  
#48 Best of DC 48 Canadian Price Variant picture$18$18 $1.50 $40 $30 $24 $17 $11 $6 
 DC, 5/1984  CGC label note: Superman Team-Up Action! Digest size.  
#49 Best of DC 49 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$24 $1.50 $50 $38 $30 $21 $14 $7 
 DC, 6/1984  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#50 Best of DC 50 Canadian Price Variant picture$15$18 $1.50 $38 $33 $27 $19 $13 $6 
 DC, 7/1984  CGC label note: Superman.  
#51 Best of DC 51 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$18 $1.50 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 8/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Batman Family.		  
#52 Best of DC 52 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$18 $2.25 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 9/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Year's Best Comics Stories. Wraparound cover.		  
#53 Best of DC 53 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$24 $1.75 $54 $40 $32 $23 $15 $8 
 DC, 10/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.		  
#54 Best of DC 54 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 11/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman.		  
#55 Best of DC 55 Canadian Price Variant picture$18$24 $2.00 $60
▲ $6		 $45 $36 $25 $17 $8 
 DC, 12/1984  Angelo notes: Funny Stuff
Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Funny Stuff.		  
#56 Best of DC 56 Canadian Price Variant picture$15$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 1/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman. Digest size.		  
#57 Best of DC 57 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 2/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes. Digest size.		  
#58 Best of DC 58 Canadian Price Variant picture$22$24 $2.00 $54 $40 $32 $23 $15 $8 
 DC, 3/1985  Conan notes: A raw VG- 3.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/29/2022 for $18 (buy it now)
Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Super Jrs. Holiday Special. Digest size.		  
#59 Best of DC 59 Canadian Price Variant picture$10$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 4/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman Sagas.		  
#60 Best of DC 60 Canadian Price Variant picture$28$24 $2.00 $60
▲ $6		 $45 $36 $25 $17 $8 
 DC, 5/1985  Angelo notes: Plop!
Doug notes: Lower Print Run		  
#61 Best of DC 61 Canadian Price Variant picture$9$18 $2.25 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 6/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Wraparound cover.		  
#62 Best of DC 62 Canadian Price Variant picture$13$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 7/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Batman.		  
#63 Best of DC 63 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$24 $2.00 $52 $39 $31 $22 $15 $7 
 DC, 8/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Plop.		  
#64 Best of DC 64 Canadian Price Variant picture$11$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 9/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes.		  
#65 Best of DC 65 Canadian Price Variant picture$12$24 $2.00 $54 $40 $32 $23 $15 $8 
 DC, 10/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#66 Best of DC 66 Canadian Price Variant picture$14$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 11/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#67 Best of DC 67 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 12/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes.		  
#68 Best of DC 68 Canadian Price Variant picture$6$24 $2.00 $52 $39 $31 $22 $15 $7 
 DC, 1/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.		  
#69 Best of DC 69 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$18 $2.00 $41 $31 $25 $17 $12 $6 
 DC, 2/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#70 Best of DC 70 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$24 $2.00 $52 $39 $31 $22 $15 $7 
 DC, 3/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Binky's Buddies.		  
#71 Best of DC 71 Canadian Price Variant picture$26$18 $2.00 $54 $40 $32 $23 $15 $8 
 DC, 4/1986  Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Year's Best Comics Stories. Last issue.		  
Issue Guide A
(NM)		 Guide B
(NM-)		 CPV
Cover Price		 9.2
NM-		 9.0
VF/NM		 8.0
VF		 6.0
FN		 4.0
VG		 2.0
GD		 CGC-Confirmed
Direct Edition Value Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Best of DC CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count		 9/27/2022
Census Count		 Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
299--9------
309--10--+1--
3113--13------
325--5------
333--3------
347--7------
357--7------
364--4------
374--4------
383--3------
392--2------
401--1------
411--2--+1--
422--2------
431--1------
442--2------
451--1------
462--2------
472--2------
481--1------
493--3------
501--1------
515--5------
521--1------
533--3------
541--1------
555--5------
563--3------
572--2------
581--1------
592--2------
60----1--+1--
611--1------
622--2------
632--2------
641--1------
65------------
66------------
671--1------
681--1------
691--1------
701--1------
712--2------
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant 		118
 100% 		--
  		121
 100% 		--
  		 +3
    100%  		--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Best of DC Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Best of DC in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, and 2.25 cover price variants exist within the Best of DC title.

Which issues of Best of DC have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #29-71 of Best of DC.

Are the Best of DC cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Best of DC 1980s cover price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel (by contrast the well-preserved direct edition type sold in comic shops were not price variants). Within the newsstand distribution channel, the price variants were distributed only to a restricted geographic area within the larger North American newsstand market: that restricted area being Canada. Canada had one tenth the population of the United States in the 1980s. As a result, Best of DC cover price variants from the 1980s are a dramatically more rare newsstand type, and collectors who care about relative rarity are keen to target the price variant version of issue numbers they seek for their collections of interesting and rare comic books.

Are Best of DC 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Best of DC Type 1A price variants are first printings which were published simultaneously with the other types, on the exact same manufacturing equipment, at the same time, on the same paper, using the same ink, and with publication origin being the USA. The indicia, interior pages, and all other aspects of the variants beyond the cover price box are 100% identical to their regularly priced newsstand counterparts. The Best of DC price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Best of DC cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Best of DC price guide page above, the variant values represent a sizable premium over the values of the commonplace direct editions in the same grades.

Help, I cannot find CGC 9.8 copies available for the Best of DC cover price variants I am looking for?!

✔️Accepted answer: We recommend lowering your grade expectations for all of the 1980s cover price variants, including those in the Best of DC title. Remember, the price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel, which means they were treated as reading material, not as collectibles, by both the staff that handled them, and the typical buyers who as a general rule were members of the general public actually interested in reading the comics. Collectors buying comics from newsstands was the exception, not the norm. As a result, surviving copies in the 9.8 NM/MT grade tier can be exceptionally difficult to find among the Best of DC cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

Other comic book titles you may also like:
DC Comics Presents (#50-97, Annual #2-4) Price Guide
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (#1-26) Price Guide

Best of DC (#29-71) Values 2023


From: The 2023 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Jay Halstead, Greg Holland, Jon McClure, Jayden Mitchell, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone  [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions ]

Best of DC Values — 2023 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price		 CPV
Value
9.2		 CGC-Confirmed
#29 Best of DC 29 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $40
 DC, 10/1982  Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.		  
#30 Best of DC 30 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $33
 DC, 11/1982  CGC label note: Detective Comics.  
#31 Best of DC 31 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $40
 DC, 12/1982  CGC label note: Justice League of America. Justice League of America #67 cover swipe.  
#32 Best of DC 32 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $32
 DC, 1/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#33 Best of DC 33 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $32
 DC, 2/1983  CGC label note: Wraparound cover.  
#34 Best of DC 34 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $42
 DC, 3/1983  CGC label note: Metal Men. Mislabeled #497  
#35 Best of DC 35 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $32
 DC, 4/1983  CGC label note: Wraparound infinity cover.  
#36 Best of DC 36 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $32
 DC, 5/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#37 Best of DC 37 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $39
 DC, 6/1983  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#38 Best of DC 38 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $32
 DC, 7/1983  CGC label note: Superman. Wraparound cover.  
#39 Best of DC 39 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $40
 DC, 8/1983  CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.  
#40 Best of DC 40 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $32
 DC, 9/1983  CGC label note: Superman  
#41 Best of DC 41 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $60
▲ $5
 DC, 10/1983  Angelo notes: Sugar and Spike new Stories
CGC label note: Sugar & Spike. 1st American publication of multiple Sugar & Spike stories.		  
#42 Best of DC 42 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $39
 DC, 11/1983  CGC label note: Superman.  
#43 Best of DC 43 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $52
 DC, 12/1983  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#44 Best of DC 44 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $39
 DC, 1/1984  CGC label note: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.  
#45 Best of DC 45 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $50
 DC, 2/1984  CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.  
#46 Best of DC 46 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $50
 DC, 3/1984  CGC label note: Jimmy Olsen. Digest Size.  
#47 Best of DC 47 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $51
 DC, 4/1984  CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.  
#48 Best of DC 48 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $40
 DC, 5/1984  CGC label note: Superman Team-Up Action! Digest size.  
#49 Best of DC 49 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $50
 DC, 6/1984  CGC label note: Funny Stuff.  
#50 Best of DC 50 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $38
 DC, 7/1984  CGC label note: Superman.  
#51 Best of DC 51 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $41
 DC, 8/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Batman Family.		  
#52 Best of DC 52 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.25 $41
 DC, 9/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Year's Best Comics Stories. Wraparound cover.		  
#53 Best of DC 53 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $54
 DC, 10/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Binky and his Buddies.		  
#54 Best of DC 54 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 11/1984  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman.		  
#55 Best of DC 55 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $60
▲ $6
 DC, 12/1984  Angelo notes: Funny Stuff
Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Funny Stuff.		  
#56 Best of DC 56 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 1/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman. Digest size.		  
#57 Best of DC 57 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 2/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes. Digest size.		  
#58 Best of DC 58 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $54
 DC, 3/1985  Conan notes: A raw VG- 3.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/29/2022 for $18 (buy it now)
Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Super Jrs. Holiday Special. Digest size.		  
#59 Best of DC 59 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 4/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Superman Sagas.		  
#60 Best of DC 60 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $60
▲ $6
 DC, 5/1985  Angelo notes: Plop!
Doug notes: Lower Print Run		  
#61 Best of DC 61 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.25 $41
 DC, 6/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Wraparound cover.		  
#62 Best of DC 62 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 7/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Batman.		  
#63 Best of DC 63 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $52
 DC, 8/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Plop.		  
#64 Best of DC 64 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 9/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes.		  
#65 Best of DC 65 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $54
 DC, 10/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#66 Best of DC 66 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 11/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#67 Best of DC 67 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 12/1985  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes.		  
#68 Best of DC 68 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $52
 DC, 1/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Sugar and Spike.		  
#69 Best of DC 69 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $41
 DC, 2/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run  
#70 Best of DC 70 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $52
 DC, 3/1986  Doug notes: Lower Print Run
CGC label note: Binky's Buddies.		  
#71 Best of DC 71 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $54
 DC, 4/1986  Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Year's Best Comics Stories. Last issue.		  
Issue CPV
Cover
Price		 CPV
Value
9.2		 CGC-Confirmed
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Best of DC CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count		 Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
299------
3010--+1--
3113------
325------
333------
347------
357------
364------
374------
383------
392------
401------
412--+1--
422------
431------
442------
451------
462------
472------
481------
493------
501------
515------
521------
533------
541------
555------
563------
572------
581------
592------
601--+1--
611------
622------
632------
641------
65--------
66--------
671------
681------
691------
701------
712------
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant 		121
 100% 		--
  		 +3
    100%  		--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Best of DC Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Best of DC in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, and 2.25 cover price variants exist within the Best of DC title.

Which issues of Best of DC have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #29-71 of Best of DC.

Are the Best of DC cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Best of DC 1980s cover price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel (by contrast the well-preserved direct edition type sold in comic shops were not price variants). Within the newsstand distribution channel, the price variants were distributed only to a restricted geographic area within the larger North American newsstand market: that restricted area being Canada. Canada had one tenth the population of the United States in the 1980s. As a result, Best of DC cover price variants from the 1980s are a dramatically more rare newsstand type, and collectors who care about relative rarity are keen to target the price variant version of issue numbers they seek for their collections of interesting and rare comic books.

Are Best of DC 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Best of DC Type 1A price variants are first printings which were published simultaneously with the other types, on the exact same manufacturing equipment, at the same time, on the same paper, using the same ink, and with publication origin being the USA. The indicia, interior pages, and all other aspects of the variants beyond the cover price box are 100% identical to their regularly priced newsstand counterparts. The Best of DC price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Best of DC cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Best of DC price guide page above, the variant values represent a sizable premium over the values of the commonplace direct editions in the same grades.

Help, I cannot find CGC 9.8 copies available for the Best of DC cover price variants I am looking for?!

✔️Accepted answer: We recommend lowering your grade expectations for all of the 1980s cover price variants, including those in the Best of DC title. Remember, the price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel, which means they were treated as reading material, not as collectibles, by both the staff that handled them, and the typical buyers who as a general rule were members of the general public actually interested in reading the comics. Collectors buying comics from newsstands was the exception, not the norm. As a result, surviving copies in the 9.8 NM/MT grade tier can be exceptionally difficult to find among the Best of DC cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

Other comic book titles you may also like:
DC Comics Presents (#50-97, Annual #2-4) Price Guide
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (#1-26) Price Guide

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