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Action Comics #242
	DC Comics, 7/58

Otto Binder story, Curt Swan cover		Origin and 1st appearance of Brainiac.
Al Plastino, Jim Mooney and		1st appearance of the
Horward Sherman art		shrunken city of Kandor.

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
1 BOOK	Universal	719	3.41	1 0.1%	2 0.4%	7 1.4%	2 1.7%	9 2.9%	14 4.9%	34 9.6%	40 15.2%	47 21.7%	57 29.6%	68 39.1%	84 51%	85 63%	80 74%	41 79%	49 86%	28 90%	27 94%	44 100%
1 BOOK	Restored	40	3.90	0 0.0%	1 2.5%	0 2.5%	0 2.5%	3 10.0%	2 15.0%	2 20.0%	3 27.5%	4 37.5%	1 40.0%	3 47.5%	2 53%	7 70%	4 80%	2 85%	1 88%	1 90%	2 95%	2 100%
1 BOOK	Signature	8	3.23	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 12.5%	0 12.5%	2 37.5%	1 50%	1 63%	1 75%	1 88%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%
1 BOOK	Qualified	7	4.21	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 14.3%	1 28.6%	0 28.6%	0 28.6%	1 42.9%	0 42.9%	0 42.9%	0 42.9%	1 57%	1 71%	1 86%	0 86%	0 86%	0 86%	0 86%	1 100%

TOTAL SUBMISSIONS (all types): 774

Action Comics #242 (1958, DC Comics)
CGC Universal Grade Distribution

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10

0
9.9

0
9.8

0
9.6

0
9.4

0
9.2

1
9.0

2
8.5

7
8.0

2
7.5

9
7.0

14
6.5

34
6.0

40
5.5

47
5.0

57
4.5

68
4.0

12%

84
3.5

12%

85
3.0

11%

80
2.5

41
2.0

49
1.8

28
1.5

27
1.0

44
0.5

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