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DC COMICS · 1/72
UNIT ECA-001140
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #210
Bronze Age Superman and Green Arrow team-up with a Neal Adams and Dick Giordano cover
// Unit specification
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-001140 | ~3.5 | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Overall pronounced tanning/browning of the cover and paper stock, with edge wear and chipping along the bottom edge and corners. A loose/detached interior leaf is visible, indicating a spine/staple or page-separation problem that limits the grade. Interior completeness and back cover were not assessed from this single photo.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $10 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $22 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $190 |
// Archive commentary
World's Finest Comics #210 is a 1972 DC team-up issue pairing Superman with Green Arrow and Black Canary, written by Elliot S! Maggin with interior pencils by Dick Dillin and inks by Dick Giordano. The cover is the draw here, a collaboration between Neal Adams and Dick Giordano during the period when Adams's dynamic figure work was reshaping DC's house style. It is a representative example of the early-1970s World's Finest format, when the title rotated Superman's guest stars rather than defaulting to the classic Batman pairing.
The issue trades as a mid-run Bronze Age book rather than a key. Certified activity clusters in the high grades, with a modest census and a small number of recorded 9.8 sales, and the price curve climbs sharply only at the very top of the scale while remaining affordable through the 9.4 tier. Demand is driven primarily by Neal Adams cover collectors and completists working through the World's Finest run, not by first-appearance speculation.
Buyers for this book are run collectors and Adams cover enthusiasts, who most often pursue clean high-grade certified copies where the premium is concentrated. Raw copies in low and mid grades change hands inexpensively and suit readers or those filling gaps, while the meaningful money sits in the top census slots. Liquidity is steady but unspectacular, typical of a non-key Bronze Age DC issue with attractive cover art.
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