Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2405311
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $21,840.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 4.0 | $135.23 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 6.0 | $206.31 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 8.0 | $502.03 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 9.2 | $1,725.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 9.4 | $1,306.88 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 9.6 | $18,480.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| 9.8 | $16,800.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
| RAW | $142.20 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1951-11-01 |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 47 graded copies for Superboy #17 (1951). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Clark Kent ... Problem Pupil!
Superboy discovers that a new exclusive school in Smallville is a coverup for a gang of thieves.
| StoryTitle2 = The Man Who Shadowed Superboy! | Synopsis2 = A would-be detective sets up shop in Smallville, but ends up almost starving when Superboy solves his every case. Then he receives a new assignment: shadow Clark Kent.
| StoryTitle3 = Superboy's Double! | Synopsis3 = Superboy travels back to the 12th Century to see why a statue in his image was found in an old castle.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Jonathan Kent) * Martha Kent) **Antagonists:** * Ruffington van Jones ** Snapper **Other Characters:** * Einstein) * Fatty Edwards * Freckles * Gaugin * Quetzalcoatl) * Ripley * Wesley Palmer * Wilson Palmer **Locations:** * Africa ** South Africa *** Griqualand **** Vaal River * Asia ** India *** Indian Observatory * Balearic Isles * South America * Tahiti * United States of America ** Grand Canyon ** San Francisco ** Smallville *** Kent Home *** Manor Hall *** Smallville High School **Items:** * Collection of Odd Facts * Paristan World * San Francisco Chronicle * South American Gazette **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Luke Folsum **Antagonists:** * Hal Flint * Trigger Mahoney **Other Characters:** * Ellery * Mr. Bellows * Mr. Wilkins * Philo * Senator Wiggins * Sherlock Holmes) * Whirlaway the god **Locations:** * Duckworth Academy of Detection * Hilldale * Smallville ** 12th Street ** Hyler Street ** General Store ** Smallville Dam ** Smallville Hospital ** Smallville Reservoir **Items:** * Duckworth Detectives' Manual * Radium **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) Clark Brent **Supporting Characters:** * Alan Brent * Cedric * Lana Lang) * Professor Riley **Antagonists:** * King Armand **Other Characters:** * Dragons * Martha Kent) * Unicorns **Locations:** * Europe (12th Century) ** Cantrus ** Clafton * Timestream * United States of America ** Smallville *** General Store **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
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Creative credits
Writers: Jack Schiff, Jerry Coleman
Interior art: Win Mortimer, John Sikela, John Sikela
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 9222
PANEL PROFITS: 2405311