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DC · Detective Comics · #318 · ID-2316760
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Detective Comics #318 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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Bill Finger
Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
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Jack Schiff
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $6,841.00 |
| 9.8 | $5,262.67 |
| 9.6 | $2,639.98 |
| 9.4 | $408.00 |
| 9.2 | $458.36 |
| 9.0 | $456.48 |
| 8.0 | $238.23 |
| 7.0 | $202.50 |
| 6.0 | $146.98 |
| 5.0 | $76.04 |
| 4.0 | $29.99 |
| 3.0 | $24.00 |
| 2.0 | $19.00 |
| Raw | $51.45 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $81.00 | $162.00 | 50.0% |
| 4.0 | $9.90 | $32.99 | 70.0% |
| Raw | $22.80 | $56.99 | 60.0% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Institutional-grade core holding providing high liquidity and stability.
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
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.
The Cat-Man returns to bedevil Gotham City, Batman and Robin with new crimes, based on famous fictional cats. After his first crime, Cat-Man saves Batwoman's life and tells her he'd like to have her as her partner before leaving the crime scene. During Cat-Man's second crime, Batwoman makes a mistake that foils Batman and Robin's pursuit of Cat-Man. Batman thinks that Batwoman did that on purpose to repay the criminal for saving her life and Batwoman decides to leave Batman and join Cat-Man. In Cat-Man's secret hideout, the criminal provides Batwoman with a Cat-Woman costume, designed to match his own costume. Soon, the Dynamic Duo arrive at the location and Cat-Man realizes that he has been tricked by Batwoman as she has guided the heroes to his hideout. Cat-Man manages to overpower them, but Batman soon summons Bat-Hound to help them. Cat-Man tries to escape with Batwoman as his hostage, but Batman chases them down and saves Batwoman. However, Cat-Man uses a boat to get away and he crashes into a buoy, causing an explosion, and apparently dying. In the aftermath of the case, Batwoman decides to keep the Cat-Woman costume in her trophy room.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Detective Comics #318.
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.
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Special black & white noir printings, facsimile editions, and anthology collections licensed or published domestically.
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Decoded sovereign continuous market order book with verified bid/ask execution depth.
Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2316760. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Batwoman appears to switch sides and become Cat-Man's ally.
Zook gets amnesia and falls into the hands of criminals.
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— | StoryTitle1 = Batman: "The Cat-Man Strikes Back
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) | $51.45 | — | $24.00 | $29.99 | $76.04 | $146.98 | $202.50 | $238.23 | $456.48 | $458.36 | $2,639.98 | $5,262.67 | $6,841.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $22.80 | — | — | $9.90 | — | $81.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $56.99 | — | — | $32.99 | — | $162.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 sold | — |
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