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DC · Superman: The Man of Steel · #1 · Copper Age · ID-2407117
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Superman: The Man of Steel #1 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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Mike Carlin
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $103.00 |
| 9.8 | $79.15 |
| 9.6 | $49.10 |
| 9.4 | $29.97 |
| 9.2 | $32.00 |
| 9.0 | $32.00 |
| 8.0 | $32.00 |
| 6.0 | $26.50 |
| 5.0 | $25.00 |
| 4.0 | $4.95 |
| 3.0 | $4.00 |
| 2.0 | $3.00 |
| Raw | $4.35 |
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)
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $8.70 | $28.99 | 70.0% |
| 4.0 | $1.10 | $5.49 | 80.0% |
| Raw | $1.00 | $4.79 | 79.1% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
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.
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.
There's a new terrorist calling itself Cerberus in Metropolis blowing up different settlements throughout the city, like a department store and a warehouse, and Clark Kent is on the case. Strangely, he suffers some headaches and sees visions of ancient Krypton. Meanwhile, the Eradicator emerges from the son with a humanoid body, causing solar storms that affect Earth's atmosphere. The storm causes twenty-nine airplanes flying over Metropolis to shut off, one of them transporting Ma and Pa Kent, and Superman helps all of them to land safely. When all planes are on the ground, Superman hears a strange noise, and the cargo wing of the airport explodes in a terrorist attack caused by one of Cerberus' bombs. The explosion leaves a cryptic message that Superman investigates. Clark takes his parents to his apartment and then goes to the Daily Planet, where Sam Foswell announces they are cutting the personnel, one of the fired employees being Jimmy Olsen. Clark suddenly hears Hamilton's signal, and he flies off to his lab. He finds the professor doing experiments with Mister Z's gemstone, which ends up destroyed, and Superman takes it to his Fortress in Antarctica. Later in the night, Lois and Clark have dinner with Ma and Pa Kent, but the evening is interrupted by a bomb threat, and all customers evacuate in panic. The threat results to be a crank call, as Superman investigates the area and finds no trace of a bomb. Clark keeps investigating Cerberus' case at his apartment, still suffering from headaches and visions of ancient Krypton where he sees the Eradicator. Clark realizes Luthor has a connection to Cerberus' targets, so he decides to investigate LexCorp. Under the storm, Superman hears the same noise from the airport and follows it to an industrial park, where he finds Cerberus' bomb and throws it into the sky, leaving another cryptic message. Superman leaves the building and finds a cyborg in the parking lot and defeats him in combat. The employees demand the hero to kill the criminal, but Superman refuses. Suddenly, the Eradicator appears and blasts the criminal and tells Superman he plans to turn Earth's sun into a red dwarf to recreate Krypton on Earth.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Superman: The Man of Steel #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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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2407117. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Cerberus strikes at Metropolis and Superman, Jimmy Olsen rents an apartment, not knowing he's about to be laid off by the Daily Planet, Professor Hamilton examines Mr. Z's gemstone, and the Eradicator is reborn in the sun.
Lara and Jor-El discuss their unborn son, and how Jor-El intends to protect him. As Krypton begins its final eruptions, Jor-El sends Kal-El to Earth.
Clark Kent is now a star football player, helped by additional strength. But his foster father reveals that he is adopted and is an alien from another planet.
After helping out secretly for years, Clark Kent is forced into doing his first public super-deed, saving the space-plane Constitution. In doing so, he has his first meeting with Lois Lane.
The Kents design and make a costume for Clark, and come up with a way for him to look different in both identities as he adopts his Superman identity.
Superman meets Lois and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet.
Superman comes to Gotham City to arrest the outlaw Batman, interrupting Batman's pursuit of the criminal Magpie. While pursuing the villain together, Superman comes to realize that Gotham City is very different from Metropolis and needs a different type of hero.
Luthor allows a group of terrorists to attack his luxury liner so he can meet Superman and put him on his payroll. But Superman refuses to be bought and Luthor is jailed for reckless endangerment. In response Luthor vows revenge on the Man of Steel.
Lex tries to create a clone of Superman, resulting in the creation of Bizarro.
On a trip home to Smallville, Superman discovers the spaceship that brought him to Earth is missing. But at the same time he triggers a computer program that reveals to him his Kryptonian heritage and places all of Krypton's knowledge in his mind. He also discovers what revealing his powers to Lana years ago did to her and decides he wants to actively pursue a life with Lois.
Later in the night, Lois) and Clark have dinner with Ma and Pa Kent, but the evening is interrupted by a bomb threat, and all customers evacuate in panic. The threat results to be a crank call, as Superman investigates the area and finds no trace of a bomb.
Clark keeps investigating Cerberus' case at his apartment, still suffering from headaches and visions of ancient Krypton where he sees the Eradicator. Clark realizes Luthor) has a connection to Cerberus' targets, so he decides to investigate LexCorp. Under the storm, Superman hears the same noise from the airport and follows it to an industrial park, where he finds Cerberus' bomb and throws it into the sky, leaving another cryptic message. Superman leaves the building and finds a cyborg) in the parking lot and defeats him in combat. The employees demand the hero to kill the criminal, but Superman refuses. Suddenly, the Eradicator appears and blasts the criminal and tells Superman he plans to turn Earth's sun into a red dwarf to recreate Krypton on Earth.
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) | $4.35 | — | $4.00 | $4.95 | $25.00 | $26.50 | — | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $49.10 | $79.15 | $103.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.00 | — | — | $1.10 | — | $8.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $4.79 | — | — | $5.49 | — | $28.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 sold | — |
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Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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