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 #2405365
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $10,660.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 4.0 | $61.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 6.0 | $193.58 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 8.0 | $460.92 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $1,109.42 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 9.6 | $9,020.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| 9.8 | $8,199.72 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
| RAW | $37.47 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1957-06-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 27 graded copies for Superboy #57 (1957). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Strong Boys of Smallville
The head of a phony strength-increasing racket appears to have put one over on Superboy, but the Boy of Steel turns the tables on him as Clark Kent. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** *Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Lana Lang) **Antagonists:** * Thornton J. Peabody (a.k.a. Doc Thorne) ** his gang * Johnny Peabody, kid brother **Other Characters:** * boys of Smallville **Locations:** * Smallville, Kansas
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** *Superboy) **Antagonists:** * boy inventor **Other Characters:** * boy lion tamer * boy musician * boy acrobat * Officer Clancy **Locations:** * Smallville, Kansas
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** *Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Lana Lang) **Other Characters:** * Roger Ames, eccentric millionaire * All-Star Baseball Team **Locations:** * Smallville, Kansas
| Notes = * "The Boy of the Year Contest" is reprinted in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular Vol 1 15. * "One-Man Baseball Team" is reprinted in Adventure Comics Vol 1 334. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder, Otto Binder, Otto Binder
Interior art: John Sikela, Curt Swan, Curt Swan
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 13573
PANEL PROFITS: 2405365