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 #2314476
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $54,988.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 4.0 | $163.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $397.52 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $2,292.60 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $2,980.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $46,529.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $42,298.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| RAW | $186.31 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-10-01 |
| 8.5 | $310.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 80 graded copies for Adventure Comics #229 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Superboy: "The End of the Kent Family"
When their home is destroyed by a meteor, supposedly with them in it, Superboy) and his foster parents are forced to adopt new identities and move to another town. | Synopsis2 = Aquaman) tries out various sea creatures as his "partners" while rounding up escaped crooks. | Synopsis3 = To save townspeople from being pushed off their land by a greedy oil developer, Green Arrow) and Speedy) help them find ways of drilling for oil.
| Editor1_1 = Mort Weisinger | Editor1_2 = George Kashdan | Editor2_1 = Mort Weisinger | Editor2_2 = George Kashdan | Editor3_1 = Mort Weisinger | Editor3_2 = George Kashdan
| Writer1_1 = Otto Binder | Writer2_1 = | Writer3_1 =
| Penciler1_1 = John Sikela | Penciler2_1 = Ramona Fradon | Penciler3_1 = George Papp
| Inker1_1 = John Sikela | Inker2_1 = Ramona Fradon | Inker3_1 = George Papp
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy)
**Supporting Characters:** * Jonathan Kent) * Martha Kent)
**Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Lana Lang) * Millie Trent * Billie Trent
**Locations:** * Smallville * Centerville
**Items:** * None
**Vehicles:** * None
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Aquaman) **Supporting Characters:** * Topo the Octopus) **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Criminals **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Pacific Ocean **Items:** * None **Vehicles:** * None
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Green Arrow) **Supporting Characters:** * Speedy) **Antagonists:** * Gus Jordan * Drake **Other Characters:** * Tom Cotter **Locations:** * Sagebrush Valley **Items:** * Trick Arrows **Vehicles:** * None
| Notes = * "Aquaman's Undersea Partner" is reprinted in: ** DC Finest: Aquaman: The King of Atlantis (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended =
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Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder
Interior art: John Sikela, Ramona Fradon, George Papp
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:16947
GCD: 13134
PANEL PROFITS: 2314476