Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $8.72 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $19.84 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $35.45 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $61.81 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 9.4 | $55.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $328.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $297.98 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| RAW | $5.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 10.0 | $387.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1974-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $18.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 61 graded copies for Action Comics #440 (1974). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Superman: "The Man Who Betrayed Krypton!"
A criminal mastermind tries to demoralize Superman) with illusions of his parents.
Creative credits
Writers: Elliot S. Maggin, Elliot S. Maggin
Interior art: Curt Swan, Mike Grell
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:12151
GCD: 27796
PANEL PROFITS: 2314220