Superman #3

Superman Number 3 is titled “The Orphanage Adventure” and is the third issue in the Superman comics series. Published on November 15th 1939. It has a cover date of December 1939.

Interesting Facts

Superman #3 features a cover that shows Superman holding a young boy while flying over a train. This cover art was by Joe Shuster and the comic was written by Jerry Seigel with inking by Dennis Neville and editing by Whitney Ellsworth.

Superman issue 3 is a comic that features a story about children being abused inside an orphanage. The story starts off with Superman rescuing a child who is about to be hit by a  train (this scene is what the cover shows).

Before the boy regains consciousness Superman changes into his Clark Kent persona and it is then that the boy tells him of the abuse that he and his fellow children are suffering at the home. (By abuse we mean forced labour and insufficient food).

Clark agrees to investigate and he teams up with Lois Lane to find out more. 

It’s during this investigation that the superintendent of the orphanage traps Lois and tries to burn down the home with Lois inside.

Superman is able to rescue her and the children all escape, leaving the police to arrest the Superintendent. 

 

What's Superman #3.0 worth in 2021?

The highest quality available for this issue is represented by two VF/NM 9.0s. One set the top price of $33,500 in 2011, followed by a small drop to $30,500 with the last sale in 2015. Lower in the market, FN+ 6.5 gained over $5,000 in net profit from $2,875 in 2005 to today's price of $7,900! Fa/Gd 1.5 grew 175% from $835 in 2012 to a current value of $2,300.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0	VG 4.0	FN 6.0	VF 8.0	NM 9.4	RECORD SALE!
$2,275	$4,500	$7,900	$15,500	$60,000	$33,500