May 10, 1957

Showcase #8

Key Issue: Second appearance of silver age Flash; First appearance of Captain Cold
Script Writer: Robert Kanigher

John Broome

Gardner Fox
Artist: Carmine Infantino

Gil Kane
Publisher: DC Comics
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Publication Date: May 10, 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 36 pages

What's it Worth?

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Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Showcase #8	D.C. Comics	5-6/57	Verify

All Grades 327 Population Share	Universal 281 85.9% of pop	Signature 1 0.3% of pop	Restored 43 13.1% of pop	Qualified 2 0.6% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.2	2 top 0.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.0	1 top 1.1%	0 --	1 top 2.3%	0 --	0 --
8.0	6 top 3.2%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
7.5	6 top 5.3%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
7.0	6 top 7.5%	0 --	3 top 9.3%	0 --	0 --
6.5	16 top 13.2%	0 --	1 top 11.6%	1 top 50%	0 --
6.0	11 top 17.1%	0 --	5 top 23.3%	0 --	0 --
5.5	13 top 21.7%	0 --	2 top 27.9%	0 --	0 --
5.0	18 top 28.1%	0 --	4 top 37.2%	0 --	0 --
4.5	25 top 37%	0 --	4 top 46.5%	0 --	0 --
4.0	28 top 47%	0 --	2 top 51.2%	1 top 100%	0 --
3.5	29 top 57.3%	0 --	1 top 53.5%	0 --	0 --
3.0	31 top 68.3%	0 --	8 top 72.1%	0 --	0 --
2.5	27 top 77.9%	0 --	6 top 86%	0 --	0 --
2.0	16 top 83.6%	0 --	2 top 90.7%	0 --	0 --
1.8	12 top 87.9%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.5	20 top 95%	0 --	2 top 95.3%	0 --	0 --
1.0	8 top 97.9%	1 top 100%	2 top 100%	0 --	0 --
0.5	6 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --

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