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Condition Profile
DC COMICS · 2/60
UNIT ECA-001268
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #107
Silver Age Superman and Batman team-up book from DC's flagship duo title
// Unit specification
// Run position
// Condition analysis
This 1960 Silver Age DC book shows significant wear consistent with a lower-mid grade: heavy spine stress with visible white stress lines and small chips along the spine edge, a noticeable tear/split at the upper right corner area near Robin's cape, and general edge wear and corner rounding on all corners. The cover also shows overall tanning/discoloration typical of the era and some minor surface creasing across the image. Interior pages and back cover were not visible in this photo and were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $25 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $67 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $700 |
// Archive commentary
World's Finest Comics #107 continues the long-running formula that made the title a Silver Age staple: Superman and Batman (with Robin in support) sharing lead billing in a single team adventure rather than the separate features of the Golden Age run. By 1960 the book was firmly established as DC's marquee pairing of its two biggest properties, and issues from this stretch carry the clean, optimistic house style that defined the publisher's early Silver Age output. It is a solid mid-run issue of a collected series rather than a first appearance or origin, which places it among the readable, historically representative books that fill out a World's Finest set.
The market profile here is shaped by scarcity of graded copies rather than by key status. Fewer than three dozen copies exist on the certified census, and demand is steady but modest, concentrated among set collectors and Superman/Batman completists. Values climb gradually through the mid grades and then accelerate toward the top of the census, where high-grade examples are genuinely thin — there is no 9.8 recorded, and even the best certified copies trade infrequently. That combination of low supply and niche, consistent demand keeps mid-grade pricing accessible while rewarding the rare high-grade survivor.
Collecting outlook favors the buyer assembling a World's Finest run or a broad Silver Age DC collection. In low and mid grades this is an affordable, easily sourced reader that trades hands regularly; in the upper census tiers it becomes a genuine condition rarity that only surfaces occasionally, and pricing there is driven by the absence of top-graded competition. Buyers seeking investment leverage should focus on the highest attainable grade, while those building for display or completion will find mid-grade copies the practical sweet spot.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-001268 | ~3.5 | — | AVAILABLE |
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