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Adventures of Superman (#424-444, Annual #1) Newsstand CPV Price Guide 2024


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2024 Price Guide
From: The 2024 Newsstand CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, 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 ]
Adventures of Superman — 2024 Price Guide Values #424-444, Annual #1
Issue Direct Edition Value CPV
Cover Price
Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value CGC-Confirmed
Guide NM- 9.2
NM-
9.0
VF/NM
8.0
VF
6.0
FN
4.0
VG
2.0
GD
#424 Adventures of Superman 424 Canadian Price Variant picture$12 $1.00 $54 $40 $32 $23 $15 $
 DC, 1/1987  Continued in Action Comics #584
Conan notes: A raw 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/13/2020 for $10
Doug notes: FIRST issue under this New Title (formerly SUPERMAN); FIRST appearance of Catherine “CAT” Jane GRANT; FIRST Copper Age appearance of GENERAL SAM LANE (Father of LOIS LANE and LUCY LANE); Glenn Morshower will play General Sam Lane in the CBS TV SUPERGIRL Series;
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Catherine "Cat" Grant. Direct editions include "Man of Steel" contest form. Formerly titled "Superman"
 
#425 Adventures of Superman 425 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 2/1987  CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.  
#426 Adventures of Superman 426 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 3/1987  1st Appearance of Bibbo; Storyline continued from Superman (2nd Series) #3 & into Action Comics #586. 1st Amazing Grace; Legends Chapter 18  
#427 Adventures of Superman 427 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 4/1987   
#428 Adventures of Superman 428 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 5/1987  1st Appearance of Bibbo  
#429 Adventures of Superman 429 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $19 $17 $13 $9 $6 $
 DC, 6/1987  1st Appearance of Adam Grant  
#430 Adventures of Superman 430 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 7/1987  Versus Fearsome Five; Continued in Action Comics #590  
#431 Adventures of Superman 431 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 8/1987   
#432 Adventures of Superman 432 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $24 $21 $17 $12 $8 $
 DC, 9/1987  1st Appearance of Jose Delgado (Gangbuster); Continued in Action Comics #592  
#433 Adventures of Superman 433 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 10/1987  Adventures of Superman LP: #429  
#434 Adventures of Superman 434 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $21 $18 $15 $10 $7 $
 DC, 11/1987  1st Appearance of Gangbuster; Continued in Action Comics #594
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Gangbuster.
 
#435 Adventures of Superman 435 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 12/1987  Adventures of Superman LP: #431  
#436 Adventures of Superman 436 Canadian Price Variant picture$5 $1.00 $17 $15 $12 $8 $6 $
 DC, 1/1988  Millennium Week 3; Continued from Superman (2nd Series) #13 & into Action Comics #596  
#437 Adventures of Superman 437 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 2/1988  Versus Gangbuster; Millennium Week 7; Continued in Action Comics #597  
#438 Adventures of Superman 438 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $24 $21 $17 $12 $8 $
 DC, 3/1988  1st Appearance of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Origin of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Continued in Action Comics #598
CGC label note: Brainiac appearance.
 
#439 Adventures of Superman 439 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 4/1988   
#440 Adventures of Superman 440 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 5/1988   
#441 Adventures of Superman 441 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 6/1988  CGC label note: Mister Mxyzptlk appearance.  
#442 Adventures of Superman 442 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $19 $17 $13 $9 $6 $
 DC, 7/1988  Death of Dreadnaught, Continued in Superman #20  
#443 Adventures of Superman 443 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 8/1988   
#444 Adventures of Superman 444 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.00 $21 $18 $15 $10 $7 $
 DC, 9/1988  Continued in Superman #22
Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
 
Annual #1 Adventures of Superman Annual #1 Canadian Price Variant picture$4 $1.75 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 9/1987  1st Hfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer
CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan & Sarge Steel appearance.
 
Issue Guide 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 Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Adventures of Superman CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
42413111551+24--
42571101+3--
426131151+2--
42716--16------
42811--13--+2--
4294--4------
4305--8--+3--
4317--8--+1--
4321--2--+1--
4335--5------
4345--5------
4352--2------
4366--6------
4376--7--+1--
4387--7------
4392--2------
4406--6------
4415--5------
4425--5------
4433--3------
4442--2------
Annual #124--28--+4--
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
273
~99%
3
~1%
314
> 99% 
3
< 1% 
 +41
    100% 
--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Adventures of Superman Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Adventures of Superman in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.00, and 1.75 cover price variants exist within the Adventures of Superman title.

Which issues of Adventures of Superman have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #424-444 and Annual #1 of Adventures of Superman.

Why don't more Adventures of Superman issues have variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: The cover price variant window in the 1980s was only open from October of 1982 to August of 1986 for Marvel (and September of 1988 for DC) which means that only those Adventures of Superman issues published within this specific window have Type 1A price variants. Newsstand copies from before the window opened were priced the same for the Canadian market as for the US market, whereas the closing of the window was the result of the merger of the two single-price newsstand batches into one big dual-price batch (i.e. with both US and CAN prices included) to cover all of North America.

Are the Adventures of Superman cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Adventures of Superman 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, Adventures of Superman 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 Adventures of Superman 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Adventures of Superman 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 Adventures of Superman price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Adventures of Superman cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Adventures of Superman 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 Adventures of Superman 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 Adventures of Superman 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 Adventures of Superman cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

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Adventures of Superman (#424-444, Annual #1) Newsstand CPV Values 2024


From: The 2024 Newsstand CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, 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 ]

Adventures of Superman Type 1A Newsstand Values — 2024 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#424 Adventures of Superman 424 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $54
 DC, 1/1987  Continued in Action Comics #584
Conan notes: A raw 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/13/2020 for $10
Doug notes: FIRST issue under this New Title (formerly SUPERMAN); FIRST appearance of Catherine “CAT” Jane GRANT; FIRST Copper Age appearance of GENERAL SAM LANE (Father of LOIS LANE and LUCY LANE); Glenn Morshower will play General Sam Lane in the CBS TV SUPERGIRL Series;
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Catherine "Cat" Grant. Direct editions include "Man of Steel" contest form. Formerly titled "Superman"
 
#425 Adventures of Superman 425 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 2/1987  CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.  
#426 Adventures of Superman 426 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 3/1987  1st Appearance of Bibbo; Storyline continued from Superman (2nd Series) #3 & into Action Comics #586. 1st Amazing Grace; Legends Chapter 18  
#427 Adventures of Superman 427 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 4/1987   
#428 Adventures of Superman 428 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 5/1987  1st Appearance of Bibbo  
#429 Adventures of Superman 429 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $19
 DC, 6/1987  1st Appearance of Adam Grant  
#430 Adventures of Superman 430 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 7/1987  Versus Fearsome Five; Continued in Action Comics #590  
#431 Adventures of Superman 431 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 8/1987   
#432 Adventures of Superman 432 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $24
 DC, 9/1987  1st Appearance of Jose Delgado (Gangbuster); Continued in Action Comics #592  
#433 Adventures of Superman 433 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 10/1987  Adventures of Superman LP: #429  
#434 Adventures of Superman 434 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $21
 DC, 11/1987  1st Appearance of Gangbuster; Continued in Action Comics #594
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Gangbuster.
 
#435 Adventures of Superman 435 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 12/1987  Adventures of Superman LP: #431  
#436 Adventures of Superman 436 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $17
 DC, 1/1988  Millennium Week 3; Continued from Superman (2nd Series) #13 & into Action Comics #596  
#437 Adventures of Superman 437 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 2/1988  Versus Gangbuster; Millennium Week 7; Continued in Action Comics #597  
#438 Adventures of Superman 438 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $24
 DC, 3/1988  1st Appearance of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Origin of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Continued in Action Comics #598
CGC label note: Brainiac appearance.
 
#439 Adventures of Superman 439 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 4/1988   
#440 Adventures of Superman 440 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 5/1988   
#441 Adventures of Superman 441 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 6/1988  CGC label note: Mister Mxyzptlk appearance.  
#442 Adventures of Superman 442 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $19
 DC, 7/1988  Death of Dreadnaught, Continued in Superman #20  
#443 Adventures of Superman 443 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 8/1988   
#444 Adventures of Superman 444 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $21
 DC, 9/1988  Continued in Superman #22
Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
 
Annual #1 Adventures of Superman Annual #1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $20
 DC, 9/1987  1st Hfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer
CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan & Sarge Steel appearance.
 
Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Adventures of Superman CGC Census Data:
Issue # 10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
4241551+24--
425101+3--
426151+2--
42716------
42813--+2--
4294------
4308--+3--
4318--+1--
4322--+1--
4335------
4345------
4352------
4366------
4377--+1--
4387------
4392------
4406------
4415------
4425------
4433------
4442------
Annual #128--+4--
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
314
> 99% 
3
< 1% 
 +41
    100% 
--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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