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 #2405361
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $8,918.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 4.0 | $65.06 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 6.0 | $158.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 8.0 | $217.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 9.2 | $923.09 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 9.6 | $7,546.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| 9.8 | $6,860.05 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
| RAW | $30.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-12-01 |
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 25 graded copies for Superboy #53 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Suit of Steel
Superboy loses his costume again and it falls into the hands of several others, all of whom experience adventures with it.
Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder, Otto Binder, Jerry Coleman
Interior art: John Sikela, John Sikela, Curt Swan
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 13214
PANEL PROFITS: 2405361