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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #3367073
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $185.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 4.0 | $7.52 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 6.0 | $18.53 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 8.0 | $37.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 9.2 | $52.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 9.4 | $39.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 9.6 | $156.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| 9.8 | $141.96 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
| RAW | $5.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1979-07-01 |
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CGC records 140 graded copies for World of Krypton #1 (1979). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Jor-El Story
Superman) listens to a taped diary of Jor-El's) found on the Moon years ago. In it, he hears his father speak of his early childhood, his education and how he became a scientist. While working at a rocket research facility he meets and falls head over heels in love with his future wife, astronaut cadet Lara Lor-Van), During a test of Jor-El's revolutionary anti-gravity propulsion spacecraft, Lara stows away. The spacecraft malfunctions and crashes on Krypton's larger moon Wegthor. Jor-El then stows away himself on a colonization spacecraft to Wegthor and finds and rescues Lara. Shortly after uncovering the murderous plot of a corrupt Science Council member, Jor-El rescues Lara from the clutches of the malfunctioning Matricomp (matrimony computer), which had blocked their marriage because it wanted Lara for its own android proxy Anr-Mu. The issue ends with the marriage of Jor-El and Lara--an event Superman remembers, since he attended it.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Jor-El) * Lara Lor-Van)
**Supporting Characters:** * Kal-El/Superman) * Professor Ken-Dal) * General Dru-Zod) * Jax-Ur) * Jor-El I)
**Antagonists:** * Tron-Et) ** Ed-Ilv) * Matricomp ** Anr-Mu Android Duplicate
**Other Characters:** * Air-Mat * Director Ven * Kim-Da) * Kru-El) * Kryptonian Science Council * Nali-Ilv * Nim-El) * Nor-Kann) * Ral-En) * Zweler Beast * Tala-El)
**Locations:** * Earth-One ** Fortress of Solitude * Krypton ** Kandor ** Antarctic City ** Jewel Mountains ** Kryptonopolis *** Kryptonopolis Space Centre ** Tufu Island *** Valdunia Tracking Station ** Vathlo Island *** Vathlo Tracking Station ** Wegthor
**Items:** * Anti-Gravity Belt * The Jewel of Truth and Honor * Matter-Dissolver * Thought Transfer Helmets * Vaxxium
**Vehicles:** * Anti-Grav I * Colonist IV
| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton (Collected). * Superman relates how the rocket that carried him from Krypton opened a space warp; which is why so many Kryptonian artifacts end up on Earth.
| Trivia = * This issue retells the story of "Jor-El's Golden Folly" from Superman Vol 1 233; "Marriage: Kryptonian Style!" from Superman Vol 1 246 and "Prison in the Sky" from Superman Vol 1 234.
| Recommended = *Krypton Chronicles *Phantom Zone *World of Krypton (Volume 2)
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Creative credits
Writers: Paul Kupperberg
Interior art: Howard Chaykin
Color: Adrienne Roy
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 33510
PANEL PROFITS: 3367073