Key Issue
March 10, 1958

Showcase #13

Key Issue
Third appearance of Silver Age Flash; First appearance of Mister Element (Albert Desmond)
Script Writer
Robert Kanigher
John Broome
Artist
Carmine Infantino
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
Julius Schwartz
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1958
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
36 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Showcase #13
D.C. Comics
3-4/58
Verify
All Grades
253
Population Share
Universal
213
84.2% of pop
Signature
3
1.2% of pop
Restored
35
13.8% of pop
Qualified
2
0.8% of pop
Conserved
0
0% of pop
9.6
1
top 0.5%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.4
1
top 0.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.0
2
top 1.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
8.5
5
top 4.2%
0
--
2
top 5.7%
0
--
0
--
8.0
4
top 6.1%
0
--
1
top 8.6%
0
--
0
--
7.5
10
top 10.8%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
7.0
17
top 18.8%
0
--
1
top 11.4%
0
--
0
--
6.5
14
top 25.4%
1
top 33.3%
3
top 20%
0
--
0
--
6.0
13
top 31.5%
0
--
4
top 31.4%
0
--
0
--
5.5
11
top 36.6%
0
--
1
top 34.3%
1
top 50%
0
--
5.0
19
top 45.5%
1
top 66.7%
3
top 42.9%
0
--
0
--
4.5
15
top 52.6%
1
top 100%
2
top 48.6%
0
--
0
--
4.0
17
top 60.6%
0
--
3
top 57.1%
0
--
0
--
3.5
17
top 68.5%
0
--
3
top 65.7%
0
--
0
--
3.0
18
top 77%
0
--
5
top 80%
0
--
0
--
2.5
16
top 84.5%
0
--
3
top 88.6%
0
--
0
--
2.0
13
top 90.6%
0
--
1
top 91.4%
0
--
0
--
1.8
4
top 92.5%
0
--
2
top 97.1%
0
--
0
--
1.5
9
top 96.7%
0
--
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
1.0
6
top 99.5%
0
--
0
--
1
top 100%
0
--
0.5
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
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