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DC · Superman · #221 · Independent · ID-2365817
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Superman #221 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $44.00 |
| 9.8 | $33.83 |
| 9.2 | $17.81 |
| 8.0 | $12.49 |
| 6.0 | $7.61 |
| 4.0 | $1.98 |
| 3.0 | $2.00 |
| 2.0 | $2.00 |
| Raw | $2.90 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $1.70 | $8.39 | 79.7% |
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Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
Outside the Marvel/DC duopoly. Often creator-owned with outsized cultural impact and far greater natural scarcity.
No returnable copies, no overprint buffer. True scarcity with potential for explosive growth on media adaptation news.
The recovery of third-party encapsulation and grading expenditures when an asset is acquired at a discount below the physical cost of replacement grading fees, shipping, and insurance.
Jimmy Olsen and Kelly the intern witness a battle between Bizarro and an O.M.A.C. above Metropolis. Superman soon arrives. After saving the day, Superman leaves and then returns as Clark Kent, but Jimmy, unaware of Superman's dual identity treats him rudely. Unbeknownst to them, Bizarro had been watching the exchange, and formulates a plan. Back at the Daily Planet, Lois Lane warns Jimmy not to be so disrespectful toward Clark, returning to her office to find that her husband had been listening to her. Jimmy struggles with writing his article on the fight with the O.M.A.C., and is interrupted by a message from Bizarro in skywriting, leading him to a bank where the misguided Bizarro is robbing it of its garbage. This is in an attempt to give Jimmy a big story to cover, but Jimmy is obviously unimpressed, and Bizarro leaves to come up with a new plan. While brainstorming, Bizarro is accosted by Cheetah who attempts to invite him into the ranks of the Secret Society - but she finds his manner of speaking confusing. Meanwhile, Jimmy once again struggles with his article, when Clark arrives to give him a hand. They are interrupted, however, by Bizarro bursting through the window. He reveals that he left a trail of bread (actual loaves of bread) to his super-villain lair - a giant, holiday-themed shack full of explosives. When Superman intervenes, the explosives go off, but it turns out they're only fireworks. Bizarro intimates that his revenge against Jimmy's poor treatment of Clark was to make him the greatest newsman in the world. While confused, Superman is touched, and Bizarro says he will leave earth. Then, Jimmy and Clark reconcile. Later, Bizarro is seen to have joined Cheetah and Zoom.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Superman #221.
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.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2365817. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Bizarro tries to give Jimmy Olsen a big scoop.
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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 |
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Panel Profits(Exchange FMV) | $2.90 | — | $2.00 | $1.98 | — | $7.61 | — | $12.49 | — | $17.81 | — | $33.83 | $44.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | — | — | — | — | — | $1.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $3.19 | — | — | — | — | $8.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 sold | — |
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