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 #2405363
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $9,010.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 4.0 | $66.70 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 6.0 | $162.17 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 8.0 | $657.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 9.2 | $935.80 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 9.6 | $7,624.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| 9.8 | $6,930.73 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
| RAW | $31.33 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1957-03-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 22 graded copies for Superboy #55 (1957). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Mystery of the Space Trophies
A rocket carrying strange artifacts lands, and con man Harry Colt sells them as "Superboy) souvenirs" from space.
| StoryTitle2 = A Visit from Superman's Pal | Synopsis2 = Jimmy Olsen) is accidentally hurled through time by the backwash of one of Superman)'s super-spins to the era of Superboy).
| StoryTitle3 = The Secret of Smallville High | Synopsis3 = On Parents' Day at Smallville High School, Jonathan Kent) gets to be principal for a day, and turns out to be a tyrant.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Lana Lang) * Martha Kent) **Antagonists:** * Harry Colt **Other Characters:** * Charlie Rolfe * Emma Potter **Locations:** * Smallville ** Curio Shop ** Kent Farm **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Jimmy Olsen) * Jonathan Kent) * Lana Lang) * Martha Kent) * Superman) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Lois Lane) **Locations:** * Earth ** Egypt *** Giza **** Great Sphinx of Giza **** Pyramid of Giza ** United States of America *** Metropolis (1957) **** Chemical Plant **** Daily Planet *** Smallville **** Kent Farm **** Smallville High School * The Moon * Time Barrier **Items:** * Amnesium * Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Jonathan Kent) * Lana Lang) * Martha Kent) * Prof. Lang) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Henry Dunn * Louise Ash * Tom Jones **Locations:** * Smallville ** Smallville High School **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * "The Mystery of the Space Trophies" was reprinted in Adventure Comics Vol 1 340. * "A Visit from Superman's Pal" was reprinted in Superman Annual Vol 1 1, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol 1 114, Giant Superman Annual Replica Edition Vol 1 1 and Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (Collected). | 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: 13402
PANEL PROFITS: 2405363