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Cover: Al Wenzel

Adventure Comics #130

Jul 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Superboy -- Super-Salesman!", a young Clark Kent uses his X-ray vision to spot dangerous flaws in a new amusement park’s rides, stepping in as Superboy to safely evacuate the ferris wheel. When salesman Herbert Binns faces dismissal for failing to close a deal, Superboy helps him tackle increasingly impossible sales challenges—including selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo—turning his job around with a mix of wit and super-speed. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Al Wenzel with inks by George Roussos, this 1948 adventure blends superhero action with a quirky workplace twist, all captured in a cover by Al Wenzel.

Contains 6 stories
Superboy -- Super-Salesman!
10 pp · Superhero
Superboy [Clark Kent]Herbert BinnsHugo CrowlPeter Inuit

In "Superboy -- Super-Salesman!", Superboy uses his X-Ray vision to spot dangerous flaws in a new amusement park’s rides, saving the day before anyone gets hurt. When the park’s sales manager, Herbert Binns, is pressured by his boss Hugo Crowl to make impossible sales—like selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo—Superboy steps in to help, turning the impossible into a surprisingly successful pitch.

The Sweetheart of the Seven Seas!
7 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]Esther Grable

In "The Sweetheart of the Seven Seas!" from Adventure Comics #130, Aquaman finds himself unexpectedly smitten after spotting swimming star Esther Grable at a movie theater—so much so that he boards a cross-country train to Hollywood, only to dream of her vanity and her claim that her stunt double handles all the swimming. When he wakes up in Los Angeles, Esther is there waiting, eager to ask him to teach her to swim, but Aquaman’s dream has left him skeptical.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Teen
The Archer of Triumph!
10 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Johnsonthe Mayor of Arrowtown
The Nimble Names Crimes!
9 pp · Superhero
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]Tubby WattsLarry StreakMartin SwiftGordon "Fleece" Fleet (crook)Walter Fast
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $153
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $2,459
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,768*
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $1,234
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $942
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $645*
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $542*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $472
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $374*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $247*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $219*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 2 characters

Full credits

artist Al Wenzel
cover pencils, inks Al Wenzel

Reprints

Reprinted in Adventure Comics #130 (1948), Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy #5 (1949), Superboy #9 (1949), Superboy Annual #1953-54 (1953), Action Comics #201 (1955), Colossal Comic Annual #[1] (1956), Colossal Comic Annual #5 (1958)

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