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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2405377
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $72,658.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 4.0 | $642.27 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $1,183.11 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $7,349.37 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $8,188.98 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $61,480.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $55,890.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
| RAW | $266.45 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1958-10-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 942 graded copies for Superboy #68 (1958). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Boy of Steel vs. the Thing of Steel
When a defective duplicating ray created by Professor Dalton strikes Superboy, it creates a grotesque, stupid, imperfect duplicate of the Boy of Steel which nonetheless possesses all of his incredible power. Moreover, it is not affected by Green Kryptonite. Superboy remarks that the creature is "bizarre", to which the creature replies, "Him call me...(mumble)...Bizarro! Is...is that my name?" Bizarro is basically good-hearted, but cannot control his powers very well, and proves dangerous to Smallville. However, he is befriended by a blind girl named Melissa, who senses his benevolent nature. Superboy is unable to defeat Bizarro by conventional means, but finally senses that the metal of the demolished duplicator ray itself can destroy him. Bizarro deliberately flies into the piece of metal Superboy holds, destroying himself, but creating a vibration that restores Melissa's sight. Superboy muses that Bizarro may well have understood what effect his destruction would have on Melissa's eyes and, as the Boy of Steel flies away, he hears Melissa say "I never saw Bizarro myself, while blind! But I know, from his gentle voice, that he must have had a kind face!"
| Editor1_1 = Mort Weisinger | Writer1_1 = Otto Binder | Penciler1_1 = George Papp | Inker1_1 = George Papp | Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Kent Family ** Jonathan Kent) ** Martha Kent) **Antagonists:** * Bizarro Superboy) Bizarro * Elephant * Gorilla * Lion **Other Characters:** * Professor Dalton) * Zookeeper * Citizens of Smallville ** Four Member Posse ** Three Gym Class Boys ** Sculptor * Smallville Police Officer * Hilda * Hiram * Melissa * Melissa's Guide Dog * Aunty * Airplane Pilot * United States Army ** Brigadier General ** Three Flamethrowers ** Two Tank Crew Members * Three Guided Missle Range Personel * Prince Charming **Locations:** * Earth-One ** Space *** Krypton *** Saturn) *** Earth's Moon *** Earth **** Smallville ***** Professor Dalton's Laboratory ***** 321 Maple Street ****** Kent Farm ******* Kitchen ******* Clark Kent's Room ******** Secret Closet ***** Hiram & Hilda's Farm ***** Park ***** Smallville High School ****** Room 102 Braille Classroom ****** Gym ***** Sculptor's Studios ***** Smallville Museum **** Lead & Zinc Works unknown location **** Mountainside outside of town ***** Carved Face of Superboy **** Army Base nearby Smallville **** Metropolis ***** Metropolis Zoo **** Florida ***** Guided Missile Base **Items:** * Duplicator Ray ** Glowing Metal Pieces * Radium * Duplicate Radium * Geiger Counter * Jewel * Duplicate Jewel * Superboy Robots * Punching Bag * Green Kryptonite * Lead-lined Suit * Melissa Puppet * Artillery Guns * Flamethrowers * Atomic Bomb detonated 240,000 miles away on the Moon **Vehicles:** * Tank
| Notes = * This issue is divided into three chapters: ** Part I: *The Amazing Bizarro* ** Part II: *The Runaway Super-Creature* ** Part III: *The Battle with Bizarro* * *Binky -- Lost a Free Education!* public service advertisement. * *Little Pete* gag strip. * *Shorty* gag strip. * *Casey the Cop)* gag strip. * This issue is reprinted in Superman Annual Vol 1 2, DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest Vol 1 15 and The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (Collected). * Superboy) appeared last in Adventure Comics Vol 1 252. He appears next in Adventure Comics Vol 1 253. * Martha Kent) appeared last in Adventure Comics Vol 1 252. She appears next in Adventure Comics Vol 1 253.
| Trivia = * First and only appearance of Bizarro Superboy). He is not to be confused with Bizarro No. 1), an adult Bizarro who plagues Superman) in Action Comics Vol 1 254. The two Bizarros are actually separate characters, as opposed to an older version of a single character. Although Bizarro No. 1 is more well-known to the general public, Bizarro Superboy predates Bizarro's first appearance by nearly a year. * The story of the first Bizarro is re-imagined in John Byrne's, The Man of Steel Vol 1 5, in which Lucy Lane becomes the blind object of Bizarro's) affections. * First appearance of Professor Dalton's Duplicator Ray. A second Duplicator Ray was developed by the Brain in Superboy Vol 1 82. And an upgraded version of the ray (developed by Lex Luthor)) was introduced in Action Comics Vol 1 254.
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Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder
Interior art: George Papp
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 14671
PANEL PROFITS: 2405377