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DC COMICS · 8/72
UNIT ECA-040632
// Unit photos [5]
SUPERMAN #255
Cary Bates and Curt Swan's "The Sun of Superman", under a Nick Cardy cover of the Earth flying off into a blazing sun
// Unit specification
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-040632 | ~7.5 | — | LISTED ON EBAY ↗ (opens eBay in a new tab) |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Graded at 7.5 (VF-) on 2026-10-16, from new photos taken out of the sleeve: front, back, interior page and spine. Bright, glossy, flat cover. Sharp corners. Clean spine with no stress lines. Lightly toned back cover with a faint smudge at the top right. Cream pages.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $3 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $8 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $250 |
// Archive commentary
Superman #255 (DC Comics, August 1972) leads with "The Sun of Superman", a 16-page story written by Cary Bates, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Murphy Anderson, behind a Nick Cardy cover of Superman watching everything on Earth fly off into a blazing sun. The story introduces the Cardiac Creature, the Sun-Thrivers and the planet Krypton-Two.
The backup, "'Moon-Crossed' Love!", is an eight-page Fabulous World of Krypton story by Mike Friedrich and Dick Giordano.
It is a Bronze Age Superman issue from the Swan and Anderson years, collected mainly for the run and for Cardy's cover.
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