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Marvel · Tales to Astonish · #9 · Silver Age · ID-2388690
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Tales to Astonish #9 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
Stan Goldberg
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $11,337.00 |
| 9.8 | $8,720.79 |
| 9.2 | $1,221.81 |
| 9.0 | $1,006.00 |
| 8.0 | $790.99 |
| 7.0 | $488.36 |
| 6.0 | $277.31 |
| 5.0 | $255.53 |
| 4.0 | $212.50 |
| 3.0 | $104.66 |
| 2.0 | $84.00 |
| Raw | $49.20 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Hedonic age factor + census scarcity weighting.
80% Interval: Unmeasured (Insufficient Volatility Sample)
Wholesale realization (45% haircut · ILLIQUID_SPECIALTY)
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $152.50 | $305.00 | 50.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $117.00 | $234.00 | 50.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $21.60 | $53.99 | 60.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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 Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel revolution. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko create the modern superhero. Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men debut.
The sweet spot for collectors — significant enough to be culturally important, scarce enough to be valuable. 9.8 copies are extremely rare.
Stan Lee
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 genie from last issue's story by Jack Kirby returns again when a man uncorks his muddy bottle from the swamp and discards it because he cannot see the genie inside. Since the genie has no master, he is free to do whatever he wishes and he enslaves Earth. Growing bored, he sets his sights on the stars, but finds that once he passes Earth's atmosphere, his powers fade and he winds up back in the bottle again, watching the man approach. This time, the genie thinks, he knows his mistake and will not overreach, but the man turns away and leaves without even uncorking the bottle.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Tales to Astonish #9.
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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The genie from last issue's Kirby story returns again when a man uncorks his muddy bottle from the swamp and discards it because he cannot see the genie inside. Since the genie has no master, he is free to do whatever he wishes and he enslaves the Earth. Growing bored, he sets his sights on the stars, but finds once he passes Earth's atmosphere, his powers fade and he winds up back in the bottle again watching the man approach. This time, the genie thinks, he knows his mistake and won't overreach, but the man turns away and leaves without uncorking the bottle.
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All prices are current market price based on historic completed sales with a buyer and seller agreeing on price. Calculated via proprietary algorithm tracking end-of-month historical sales. Unsold items are excluded.
Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2388690. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
In the 21st century mankind finds that there is a barrier out beyond Pluto that prevents any further space travel, keeping humanity confined to the solar system like goldfish in a bowl.
A scientist invents a growth serum intended to solve world hunger by enlarging vegetables. A tiny exotic lizard is accidentally soaked by the liquid and grows into a giant lizard that rampages across the country. They blast it into outer space and it drifts through space frozen, eventually landing on Earth to become the first dinosaur.
A scientist and his friend build a time machine and witness several historical events, almost accidentally killing George Washington in the process.
A crook builds a robotic teddy bear to rob the homes of the people who buy it, before returning to him. When he tries to retrieve the bear from a poor family with nothing worth stealing, the love of the couple's crippled son turns the bear against him and he is arrested.
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) | $49.20 | — | $104.66 | $212.50 | $255.53 | $277.31 | $488.36 | $790.99 | $1,006.00 | $1,221.81 | $15,132.00 | $8,720.79 | $11,337.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $21.60 | — | — | $117.00 | — | $152.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $53.99 | — | — | $234.00 | — | $305.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 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.