SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #82

Pre-1977 book so no direct/newsstand distinction applies. Cover shows significant wear: visible spine stress lines and a crease running through the lower center of the cover, soft rounded corners, and general handling wear along the edges. There's noticeable surface scuffing/scratching visible on the yellow platform area and a small tear/crease near the top left edge. Color appears bright with no major fading, but the overall wear and spine stress place this in the mid-grade range; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #82 arrived in the spring of 1968, deep into the long-running DC series built around the Daily Planet reporter and her perpetual entanglements with the Man of Steel. By this point in the run the title had settled into its familiar formula of romantic misadventure, disguise-driven plots, and Silver Age whimsy, with Kurt Schaffenberger's polished, expressive artwork remaining the visual signature of the book throughout the late 1960s. The issue reflects the era's house style rather than any singular narrative milestone, and it carries no first appearance, origin, or landmark creative credit that would elevate it beyond a representative entry in a well-collected Silver Age series.

Market data for #82 is thin, with only 24 universal copies recorded across the CGC census and a scattering of sales concentrated in the low-to-mid grade tiers. Pricing climbs modestly and steadily from the mid-grade range into the low nine-point tiers, with the small handful of sales at 9.0 through 9.2 fetching double-digit to low-triple-digit sums, consistent with a book whose demand is driven primarily by series completists and Silver Age Superman-family collectors rather than by any first-appearance or landmark-cover premium. The near-total absence of certified copies at the top of the grading scale, including no recorded 9.8, signals genuine scarcity in top condition even though overall demand remains modest.

This is a book for collectors building a run of Lois Lane or assembling a broader Superman-family Silver Age library rather than a speculative or investment-grade purchase. Lower and mid-grade raw copies should continue to trade in the range typical of unassuming back issues, while a well-preserved high-grade or hypothetical 9.8 example would command a real premium purely on the strength of its rarity within an already small census, not because of any recognized key status.