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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Adventure Comics #243

Dec 1957 · DC · 0.10 USD

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In "The Super-Toys from Krypton," a mysterious box of Kryptonian toys crashes to Earth, sparking chaos in Smallville when they fall into the wrong hands—Superboy must sort out the mess before things spiral further. Written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by Stan Kaye, the story brings a whimsical yet perilous twist to Superboy’s adventures, with the cover by Swan and Kaye capturing the moment of arrival.

Contains 4 stories

The Super-Toys from Krypton

12 pp · Superhero

Jor-ElLara (flashback)Lana Lang

Aquaman's Amazing Bets

6 pp · Superhero

Topo

Untitled Humor story

0.5 pp · Humor

The Million-Dollar Arrows

6 pp · Superhero

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (VG) $50

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $968

CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $425

CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $277

CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $277

CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $218*

CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $172

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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $127

CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $127*

CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $102*

CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $101*

CGC 3.5 none in existence

CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $65*

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More listings for this title

GD $27.95 VG $29.99 GD $33 VG $70 FN $162.5 FN $187.5 Adventure Comics #243 DC 1957 $28.88 ADVENTURE COMICS #243 2.0 // DC COMICS 1957 $34

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Full credits

writer Edmond Hamilton

artist Curt Swan

inker Stan Kaye

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #93 (1958), Big Boy #20 (1958), The Hundred Comic Monthly #29 (1959), Action Comics #297 (1963), Invictus (3ª Série) [Batman & Super-Homem] #13 (1968), Big Boss #7 (1972), Big Boss #56 (1982), Superboy-BI #10

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