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DC · Action Comics · #6 · Golden Age · ID-2313869
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Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Joe Shuster
typeset
Vincent Sullivan
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 9.2 | $37,231.00 |
| 8.0 | $28,638.97 |
| 7.0 | $21,874.50 |
| 6.0 | $9,652.49 |
| 5.0 | $4,861.88 |
| 4.0 | $7,722.00 |
| 3.0 | $6,178.00 |
| 2.0 | $4,999.99 |
| Raw | $4,320.00 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Hedonic age factor + census scarcity weighting.
80% Interval: Unmeasured (Insufficient Volatility Sample)
Estimated wholesale liquidation realization (calibrated liquidity haircut).
Rigorous options modeling requires empirical prices for both legs (raw acquisition and target slab FMV). One or both legs currently lack recorded market observations; synthetic assumptions are disabled.
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $6,370.80 | $10,618.00 | 40.0% |
| 4.0 | $5,096.40 | $8,494.00 | 40.0% |
| Raw | $2,851.20 | $4,752.00 | 40.0% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
Action Comics #6 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
The birth of superheroes. Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Wonder Woman debut. Comics became a mass medium.
Extreme scarcity drives value. Condition sensitivity is paramount — even low-grade copies of key issues command five figures.
In illiquid alternative asset markets, sovereign blue-chip holdings trade at an exponential multiple over mid-grade float due to institutional accumulation and inelastic seller reservation prices.
At the Daily Star offices, Clark Kent is introduced to Nick Williams, who claims to be Superman's manager. He says Superman has given him all commercial rights to the Superman name, and if the paper agrees to keep mentioning Superman, he'll give them a share of the profits. Clark Kent doubts the authenticity of his words, so Williams invites Kent to meet Superman at his house tonight. The Officeboy is listening outside the door, and he mentions what he heard to Lois Lane. She immediately goes up to Clark and asks him out on a date. They go out to a nightclub and hear a singer singing her new song "You're A Superman". Lois slips a drug into Clark's drink that is supposed to make him fall asleep. She leaves to meet up with Williams and Superman. Clark Kent stops pretending to sleep, changes into Superman, and heads over to Williams's house. The fake Superman comes in and performs some fake feats of strength. But Lois is not fooled. When she tries to leave, Williams grabs her and throws her out the window. Luckily, Superman happens along at just that time, and he jumps in the air and catches her. Williams and the fake Superman see him and run away, but Superman catches up with them and carries them to the police station. Fake Superman admits guilt to the attempted murder charge, and both he and Williams go to jail.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Action Comics #6.
CGC, CBCS, PSA Universal certified high-grade specimens (9.8 / 9.6 / 9.4). The gold standard for institutional alternative investment.
Official witnessed creator-signed slabs (Yellow label). Valued based on creator historical stature and inscription provenance.
Certified specimens from landmark historical collections (Edgar Church / Mile High, White Mountain, Kansas City, Pacific Coast).
Original newsstand barcode distribution copies. Extremely scarce in high grade due to newsstand rack wear and unsold return pulping.
Regional price test market copies (Canadian 75¢/95¢ variants, Marvel 30¢/35¢ test variants). Highly coveted micro-population rarities.
Exclusively allocated copies requiring retailer orders of 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, or 1:500 standard copies. Immediate manufactured scarcity.
Unslabbed collector copies inspected under standard Overstreet physical guidelines. The primary pool for grading arbitrage.
Alternative artistic interpretations, virgin covers, metal foil, and convention exclusives with dedicated collector followings.
Standard specialty comic shop printings sold through non-returnable distribution. The baseline circulation foundation.
Green label copies with significant manufacturing flaws, unwitnessed signatures, or missing coupons that do not affect the main story.
Purple label copies with professional or amateur color touch, tear seals, piece fill, or spine rebuilds.
Blue/Grey label copies treated exclusively with archival preservation techniques (leaf-casting, rice paper tear reinforcement, solvent wash).
Official second, third, or later printings released to satisfy secondary market sellouts. Distinct cover art and trade dress.
International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
Certified printing oddities (missing foil, inverted interior, double covers, foil color error). Unique curiosity pieces.
Advance promotional black-and-white booklets, ashcans created to secure trademark rights, and preview giveaways.
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
Foreign editions (licensed through Panini, Urban Comics, Editorial Novaro, Novedades, Otto Simon, etc.) represent physical tradeable instruments in international secondary markets. Geographic scarcity and currency differentials drive global cross-border arbitrage.
Aventures #39/1941
Special black & white noir printings, facsimile editions, and anthology collections licensed or published domestically.
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Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life.
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Total graded population from the stored CGC census snapshot for this title and issue.
Aventures #38/1941
Aventures #37/1941
Aventures #36/1941
DC Archiv Edition #5
Clásicos DC #6
Pep travels to the Rocky Mountains for his annual hunting trip.
"Adventures in Science" book
List of the Cartoon Contest winners from the August issue of Action Comics (#3).
Recorded price evidence by source and grade tier. Ungraded / RAW pricing represents loose physical copies; certified grading authorities record authenticated slabbed grades only. Unpriced grades remain unpriced.
| Authority Source / Metric | RAWUNGRADED | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.8ANCHOR | 10.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel Profits(Exchange FMV) | $4,320.00 | — | $6,178.00 | $7,722.00 | $4,861.88 | $9,652.49 | $21,874.50 | $28,638.97 | — | $37,231.00 | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $2,851.20 | — | — | $5,096.40 | — | $6,370.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $4,752.00 | — | — | $8,494.00 | — | $10,618.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 sold | — |
Highest verified price observed. Non-9.8 books never receive a 9.8 price or synthetic valuation.
ComicBase catalog guide reference valuation. Evaluated independently from newsstand cover prices and certified slabs.
Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
Panel Profits decodes auction transaction feeds into sovereign econometric market valuations and bid-ask spreads. CGC, CBCS, and PSA never carry RAW prices.
“Mystery Man of Steel re-appears”
— Daily Star headline