Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2426869
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $75.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1958-08-01 |
| 8.0 | $131.45 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1958-08-01 |
| 9.2 | $171.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1958-08-01 |
| RAW | $16.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1958-08-01 |
| 8.5 | $180.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 4 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 9 graded copies for Tales of the Unexpected #28 (1958). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Melting Planet
| StoryTitle2 = I Adopted a Martian Boy | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = The Super Space Salesman | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = The Planet of Lost Space Ships | Synopsis4 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Fred Marshall **Supporting Characters:** * Akza, an alien boy **Animals:** * Gorillas **Other Characters:** * Azka's parents * Camping children **Locations:** * Africa **Vehicles:** * Spaceship
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Interior art: Will Ely, Bernard Baily, Jim Mooney
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:1071477
GCD: 14530
PANEL PROFITS: 2426869