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 #2405360
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $8,146.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 4.0 | $58.77 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $144.17 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $607.68 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $842.03 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $6,893.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $6,266.09 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| RAW | $26.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
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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 19 graded copies for Superboy #52 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Heroine of Smallville
A magic amulet seems to give Lana Lang) the power to hear spirit voices that alert her to impending danger.
| StoryTitle2 = The Power-Boy from Earth | Synopsis2 = Superboy) meets Power-Boy), an Earthboy who has super-powers on the civilized asteroid of Juno, and befriends him...only to learn that he must leave him forever or endanger his life.
| StoryTitle3 = The Super-Robot | Synopsis3 = When two swindlers palm off an inefficient Superboy robot on a sculptor, the real Boy of Steel) steps in to help out the victim and teach the crooks a lesson.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Lana Lang) * Martha Kent) * Jonathan Kent) * Lewis Lang) **Antagonists:** * Slippery Smith **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Smallville **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Power-Boy (Zarl Vorne)) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Ma and Pa Vorne **Locations:** * Smallville **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * Monk * Silky **Other Characters:** * Pop Peabody **Locations:** * Smallville **Items:** * Superboy Robot **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * "The Power-Boy from Earth" was reprinted in: ** Superboy Annual Vol 1 1. * "The Super-Robot" was reprinted in: ** Superboy Vol 1 163. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder, Otto Binder, Otto Binder
Interior art: John Sikela, Curt Swan, Curt Swan
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 13112
PANEL PROFITS: 2405360