Issue cover. Verify the exact issue, printing, and cover before buying.
DC · Silver Age · 1958
Superboy #68
DC · 1958
Noted for: Bizarro
KEY ISSUEShop this issue
We may earn a commission from these links, at no extra cost to you. Disclosure.
Before you buy
Verify the issue and printing, check the grader certification, review restoration notes, and compare recent sold examples in the same grade.
The Superboy #68 in context
Why collectors care
The first appearance of Bizarro, cover-dated October 1958, created by Otto Binder and George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superboy. Bizarro became one of the most culturally recognizable Superman concepts, entering ordinary English as an adjective.
How to identify it
Superboy #68, October 1958. This is the Superboy-era Bizarro; the adult Bizarro follows later in the Superman titles.
Common mistakes
Confusing the Superboy #68 debut with the later adult Bizarro appearances in Action Comics.
Grade considerations
A late-1950s book from a title that was not heavily preserved. High-grade copies are scarce.
Part of these hubs
Showcase #4
DC · 1956
1st: Silver Age Flash (Barry Allen)
Action Comics #252
DC · 1959
1st: Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
The Flash #123
DC · 1961
1st: Flash of Two Worlds (Earth-Two)
Detective Comics #359
DC · 1967
1st: Barbara Gordon as Batgirl