Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2405356
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $17,262.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 4.0 | $275.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 6.0 | $387.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 8.0 | $660.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $2,880.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 9.6 | $14,606.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| 9.8 | $13,278.53 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
| RAW | $54.40 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-06-01 |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 91 graded copies for Superboy #49 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Loneliest Boy in Town
Freddy Parker thinks his father, who works as a doorman at a Smallville movie theater, is a "nobody" until he helps Superboy track down three robbers.
| StoryTitle2 = Lana Lang's Secret Identity | Synopsis2 = Lana Lang wins a toothpaste contest in which she is to receive her weight in gold, but insists on keeping her identity secret.
| StoryTitle3 = Metallo of Krypton | Synopsis3 = Superboy is marooned on an asteroid by a cloud of Kryptonite dust, and finds the only other inhabitant is a Kryptonian robot.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Freddy Parker **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Joe Parker **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Lana Lang) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** *Superboy) **Villains** * Metallo of Krypton) | Notes = | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder, Jerry Coleman, Jerry Coleman
Interior art: John Sikela, John Sikela, John Sikela
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 12859
PANEL PROFITS: 2405356