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DC · Aquaman · #1 · Copper Age · ID-2391622
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $195.00 |
| 9.8 | $150.00 |
| 9.6 | $20.49 |
| 9.4 | $26.00 |
| 9.2 | $31.90 |
| 9.0 | $31.00 |
| 8.0 | $30.00 |
| 6.0 | $18.99 |
| 4.0 | $8.37 |
| 3.0 | $7.00 |
| 2.0 | $6.00 |
| Raw | $7.37 |
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 (30% haircut · THIN_AUCTION_FLOAT)
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 | $6.30 | $20.99 | 70.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $1.80 | $9.19 | 80.4% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $1.60 | $8.09 | 80.2% | Arnveld Capital |
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)
Aquaman #1 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 direct market matures. Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen redefine the medium. Speculator boom begins.
High print runs mean condition is the key differentiator. 9.8 census numbers matter more than total prints.
Neal Pozner
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
The book "The Chronicles of Choloh" describes how the mage Calculha discovered mystical multicolored threads that weave magic. In the Earth's core, there was a furnace of mystical power. Ancients carved twelve mystic crystals to focus that power. They were placed across the world and provided magic and heat to the entire planet. Two brothers fought, draining the crystals' power and subjecting the Earth to an ice age. Orm attacks New Venice, Aquaman's home. Aquaman confronts Orm, but he is more than before and Orm retreats. After Atlantis' royal seal is stolen, the people of Atlantis protest Aquaman as they believe that the diplomats of the surface world he invited are responsible for the theft. Believing that the seal was stolen magically, King Vulko tasks Aquaman with venturing to Thierna Na Oge, another undersea kingdom. In Thierna Na Oge, former King Nuada Silverhand is imprisoned by King Bres. In a new camouflage costume, Aquaman, after failing to sneak into the walled city, is imprisoned in Thierna Na Oge alongside Nuada.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Aquaman #1.
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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Aquaman being swept into a whirlpool that has teeth, along with various skeletons.
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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 2391622. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Aquaman returns to Atlantis to find it controlled by unseen invaders.
Review of the Aquaman strip during the Golden Age.
The history of Atlantis in the DC universe.
Mervin is miserable.
Quisp accidently shrinks Aquaman and Aqualad after they are attacked by the Fire Trolls. In their tiny forms, the duo gets attacked by a scorpion, lizard and pelican.
After the shrinking spell wears off, Aquaman and Aqualad team up with Quisp to freeze the Fire Trolls and return them to their underwater volcano, sealing it up.
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) | $7.37 | — | $7.00 | $8.37 | — | $18.99 | — | $30.00 | $31.00 | $31.90 | $20.49 | $150.00 | $195.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.60 | — | — | $1.80 | — | $6.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $8.09 | — | — | $9.19 | — | $20.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 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.