#42

Key Issue

September 10, 1939

Adventure Comics #42

Key Issue

Sandman story; Cover art by Flessel

Artist

Creig Flessel

Chad Grothkopf

Bert Christman

Ed Winiarski

Wayne Boring

Jim Chambers

Joseph Sulman

Bob Kane

Bart Tumey

Tom Hickey

Ogden Whitney

Fred Schwab

Script Writer

Bert Christman

Ed Winiarski

Jerry Siegel

Jim Chambers

Joseph Sulman

Bob Kane

Terry Keane

Bart Tumey

Tom Hickey

Gardner F. Fox

Fred Schwab

Publisher

DC Comics

Editor

Vincent Sullivan

Publication Date

Sep 10, 1939

Cover Price

$0.10

Page Count

68 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Adventure Comics #42	D.C. Comics	9/39	Verify

All Grades 43 Population Share	Universal 33 76.7% of pop	Signature 0 0% of pop	Restored 9 20.9% of pop	Qualified 1 2.3% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.4	1 top 3%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
8.0	0 --	0 --	1 top 11.1%	0 --	0 --
7.5	1 top 6.1%	0 --	1 top 22.2%	0 --	0 --
7.0	3 top 15.2%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
6.5	1 top 18.2%	0 --	3 top 55.6%	0 --	0 --
6.0	2 top 24.2%	0 --	2 top 77.8%	0 --	0 --
5.5	2 top 30.3%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
5.0	2 top 36.4%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
4.5	0 --	0 --	0 --	1 top 100%	0 --
4.0	2 top 42.4%	0 --	1 top 88.9%	0 --	0 --
3.5	2 top 48.5%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.0	7 top 69.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.5	3 top 78.8%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
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1.5	0 --	0 --	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --
1.0	2 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
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