SUPERMAN #62
Dan Jurgens-era Superman adventure from the buildup to the Death of Superman saga
// Unit specification
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-017915 | ~9.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-034504 | ~9.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
The cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp, well-defined corners and no visible creases or spine stress lines. Edges appear clean with only the faintest hint of handling wear along the top edge, and no color breaks or chipping are evident. The book is protected in a clear polybag, which limits ability to assess surface texture in detail, and the interior and back cover were not examined.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $1 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $60 |
// Archive commentary
Superman #62 (volume 2, December 1991) arrived during Dan Jurgens's run as writer and penciler on the core Superman title, a period in which DC's Superman office was coordinating a shared continuity across four monthly books ahead of the following year's "Death of Superman" event. The issue is a mid-run chapter rather than a landmark one: it features no first appearance, origin, or death, and its creative team, while accomplished, was working within the collaborative editorial structure of the era rather than producing a singular standout issue.
Market data reflects that status. Certified population is small and sales are infrequent, with GoCollect's most recent tracked sale sitting in the mid-grade range and no meaningful transaction history at the top of the grading scale. This is consistent with a mass-printed early-1990s superhero title that entered long-box circulation in enormous quantities; demand is driven almost entirely by Superman completists and readers filling out the pre-"Death of Superman" story arc rather than by any standalone key-issue interest.
Collecting interest in this book centers on series runs and Superman crossover-event completists rather than speculative buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades move cheaply and are readily available, while high-grade certified examples see modest premiums driven more by scarcity of submission than by collector demand. It is best positioned in a dealer archive as an affordable representative of the early Jurgens Superman era rather than as an investment-grade key.
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