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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Adventure Comics #219

Dec 1955 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Gorilla with X-Ray Eyes!", Superboy faces a bizarre threat when a seemingly ordinary ape gains x-ray vision after drinking kryptonite-infused water in Africa. With Curt Swan’s crisp art bringing the jungle mystery to life and Otto Binder crafting a clever twist on Superboy’s powers, the story pits the Boy of Steel against a gorilla whose eyes glow with hidden power—just as a clever criminal sees a chance to exploit it. Cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the eerie glow of those fateful eyes, setting up a classic 1955 adventure where science, suspense, and a touch of the supernatural collide.

Contains 4 stories
The Gorilla with X-Ray Eyes!
11.67 pp · Superhero
Professor John Lang (incorrectly called Thaddeus)Chandu (intro)Lana LangJonathan Kent"Doc" Baird

In "The Gorilla with X-Ray Eyes!", Superboy teams up with Professor Lang to contain a mysterious gorilla whose eyes glow unnaturally during storms. When a clever criminal exploits the creature’s hidden x-ray vision—triggered by lightning and amplified by kryptonite-infused water—the beast becomes a dangerous thief. With Superboy temporarily blinded by the glare, he must find a way to neutralize the gorilla’s power before it strikes again.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
The Greatest Show on Water
5.67 pp · Superhero

In "The Greatest Show on Water," Aquaman turns a sunken carnival into a dazzling underwater spectacle, using his aquatic powers to recreate rides with an octopus-whip, a whale-Virginia Reel, an eagle-and-blowfish parachute jump, and a roller coaster made of giant clam shells and a shipwreck—all to delight a stranded barge crew's children.

The Human Chess Game
6 pp · Superhero

In "The Human Chess Game," Oliver "Queen" finds himself caught in a deadly game orchestrated by a mysterious chess master, with real-life pawns like the "Car King" and "Knight Hunter" held hostage. When Speedy storms in with a daring plan, the duo must outwit their captors using quick thinking and a cleverly aimed fountain-pen arrow—only to uncover a shocking twist behind the game’s true mastermind.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $39
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $567*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $396*
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $249*
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $207*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $174*
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CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $150*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $126*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $120*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $102*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $89*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $79*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
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VG $67 VG $92 Vintage DC Adventure Comics Superman Superboy No 219 Dec 1955 Gorilla X-Ray Eyes $45
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Full credits

artist Curt Swan
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

Reprinted in Superboy #174 (1971), Aquateers Meet the Super Friends #[nn] (1979), Supermán #96

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