Price history & market evidence
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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 #3337397
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $22.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 6.0 | $42.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 8.0 | $50.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 9.2 | $69.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 9.4 | $115.91 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 9.6 | $330.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 9.8 | $300.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| RAW | $6.59 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 10.0 | $390.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1976-03-01 |
| 9.6 | $16.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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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 157 graded copies for Karate Kid #1 (1976). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
My World Begins in Yesterday
Karate Kid trails Nemesis Kid back to the 20th Century to apprehend him, and, once there, decides to stay. | Editor1_1 = Joe Orlando | Writer1_1 = Paul Levitz | Penciler1_1 = Ric Estrada | Inker1_1 = Joe Staton | Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 =
| Quotation = Funny... I really **enjoyed** this mission. First time in **years** I've felt whole. It was like **rediscovering** that I'm someone **special**-- Not just another one of the Legionnaires), but a hero in my **own** right... And this world! I almost forgot that there was an age when people **did** things! Maybe **this** is where I **belong**... | Speaker = Karate Kid)
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Karate Kid) **Supporting Characters:** * Legion of Super-Heroes) **Brainiac 5) **Lightning Lad) **Mon-El) **Saturn Girl) * Iris Jacobs) **Antagonists:** * Nemesis Kid) **Other Characters:** * New York City Police Department **Locations:** * 20th Century ** New York City *** Futuretech, Inc. **Items:** * Legion Flight Ring **Vehicles:** * Time Bubble
| Notes = * This series is published on a bi-monthly schedule.
* This issue is reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 12 (Collected).
* Karate Kid) appeared last in *Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes* #216.
| Trivia = * The tagline to this issue is "From the Legion of Super-Heroes... Karate Kid... Comes Smashing into Our Time!!"
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Creative credits
Writers: Paul Levitz
Interior art: Ric Estrada
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:620941
GCD: 29621
PANEL PROFITS: 3337397