THE ATOM AND HAWKMAN #39

Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with no major creases visible; corners appear sharp with only slight blunting at bottom left. There is minor edge wear along the top and right border, and a small amount of surface rub near the spine, but no significant color breaks are visible. The book is currently housed in a plastic sleeve, which slightly obscures fine surface detail and edge condition. Interior pages and back cover were not visible for assessment.

The Atom and Hawkman #39, cover dated November 1968, represents the tail end of DC's brief pairing of two Silver Age heroes in a shared backup-feature title before cancellation. The series is a product of DC's late-1960s experimentation with combining lower-selling solo features into a single book, and this issue reflects the standard production values, house creative teams, and characters of that era rather than any landmark story development.

Market data shows a modest, fairly flat demand curve typical of a non-key late Silver Age DC title: prices hold steady through the 7.0-8.0 range before rising through the low $100s at 9.2-9.4, with a thin population at the top of the census. The book's certified population is concentrated in the mid-to-high grades, suggesting most surviving copies were kept in reasonably protected condition, while true high-grade examples remain scarce enough to command a real premium once above 9.4.

This issue is best suited to completists building a run of the Atom and Hawkman series or Silver Age DC team-up collectors rather than character-first key-issue buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade inexpensively and steadily, while the handful of near-pristine certified examples command outsized premiums relative to the rest of the curve, reflecting the difficulty of finding this comparatively minor title in top condition rather than any inherent story or first-appearance significance.