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World's Finest Comics #170 front cover
~6.0 AI-Estimated
Approximate
Condition Profile
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #170
DC COMICS · 11/67
UNIT ECA-001318

WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #170

Silver Age World's Finest Superman-Batman team-up issue from 1967

SIG 3/10 Available

// Unit specification

PublisherCover dateEraVariantKey attributeStatus
DC Comics November 1967 Silver AVAILABLE

// Run position

// Condition analysis

⚠ AI-Estimated / Approximate Condition Profile

The cover shows overall page tanning consistent with age, with a couple of light vertical crease lines running through the lower story panels and slight softness/rounding at the top corner. There is minor spine stress visible along the left edge (as photographed) with a few small ticks, and the surface gloss appears mostly intact with no major color breaks or tears. No writing, stains, or missing pieces are visible; interior pages and back cover were not assessed from this photo.

// Valuation — market reference

⚠ AI-Estimated values — approximate, not an appraisal
BracketGradeEst. market valueMarker
LOW_RAW 0.5 – 1.5 $15
MID_RAW 4.0 – 6.0 $35
HIGH_CERT 9.8 SLAB $375

// Archive commentary

World's Finest Comics #170, cover dated November 1967, sits squarely in the run that paired DC's two flagship heroes, Superman and Batman, in a single monthly adventure. By this point the title had settled into a formula of self-contained team-ups and imaginary tales, produced by the Weisinger-era editorial house style that defined much of DC's late Silver Age Superman family output. The issue is a standard-format entry rather than one of the line's oversized giants, and its appeal rests on the enduring draw of the two characters working side by side rather than on any first appearance or origin.

The market profile here is that of a collectible but common mid-run Silver Age book. Certified copies are reasonably plentiful through the mid- and upper-nine grades, and the recorded sales curve climbs steadily but without the sharp premiums seen on recognized keys. High-grade demand exists, but the population thins only at the very top, where no 9.8 has yet traded, giving the finest slabs a scarcity that outpaces their modest underlying interest. Raw copies in reader and mid grades change hands quietly and inexpensively.

This is a book for Superman and Batman completists, World's Finest run collectors, and registry builders chasing top-census DC titles. Across most grades it trades as an affordable filler, with the value concentrated in the census-topping certified copies where supply is genuinely limited. Buyers seeking the issue for reading or set completion will find plenty of options, while those pursuing high-grade slabs should expect to pay a premium driven by grade rarity rather than by any landmark content.

// Copies in archive

UnitGradeVariantStatus
ECA-001318 ~6.0 AVAILABLE
ECA-001316 ~5.5 AVAILABLE

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