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UNIT ECA-001376
ADVENTURE COMICS #367
Silver Age Legion of Super-Heroes adventure from the Jim Shooter era
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// Condition analysis
This is the back cover, shown upside down in the photo. The book displays moderate overall wear consistent with age: slight corner softness at the lower left, minor edge wear along the right border, and a faint tan discoloration/foxing near the price box area. No major tears, creases, or color breaks are visible, and the cover gloss and color remain fairly strong. Interior pages and the actual front cover were not assessed, so the grade reflects only the visible back cover surface.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $10 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $21 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $325 |
// Archive commentary
Adventure Comics #367 arrived in April 1968 during the celebrated Jim Shooter run on the Legion of Super-Heroes, the stretch of stories that saw the young writer, hired as a teenager, steadily reshape the 30th-century team into DC's most ambitious ensemble book of the decade. The issue is a representative entry from that run rather than a landmark first appearance or origin story, featuring the established roster of Legionnaires in continuing adventures drawn in the clean, classic DC house style of the period. Its interest lies chiefly in its place within a tightly followed serialized run rather than in any single unrepeatable event on its pages.
Market data reflects a well-populated but modestly traded book: a census of 54 universal copies shows steady but unspectacular demand, with FMVs rising gradually from the low-$20s in mid grades to under $100 even at 9.4. Sales activity is thin at the top of the pyramid, with only a single 9.6 and three 9.8 copies certified and no completed 9.8 sale on record, indicating the ceiling grades trade rarely enough that pricing there is driven more by scarcity than by transaction volume. This pattern is typical of consistently collected but non-key Silver Age issues, where completism within a beloved run sustains a base of steady, low-volume buying.
This is a book for Legion of Super-Heroes and Silver Age DC completists building out a full run rather than speculators chasing a single key. Raw copies in low and mid grade move cheaply and steadily as run-fillers, while a true Gem Mint slab would appeal to census-toppers and Legion specialists willing to pay a scarcity premium for a grade that essentially never comes to market. Long-term demand should track the enduring popularity of the Shooter-era Legion stories among Silver Age DC collectors rather than any breakout event tied to this specific issue.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-001376 | ~6.5 | — | AVAILABLE |
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