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Independent · Alpha Flight · #14 · Copper Age · ID-2409191
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Alpha Flight #14 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $89.00 |
| 9.8 | $68.50 |
| 9.6 | $17.40 |
| 9.2 | $28.11 |
| 9.0 | $18.05 |
| 8.0 | $24.00 |
| 6.0 | $19.97 |
| 4.0 | $3.40 |
| 3.0 | $3.00 |
| 2.0 | $2.00 |
| Raw | $3.00 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Historical permanence, Copper canon, permanent census floor.
Subject to cultural attention, media adaptation beta, and theta decay.
Immediate wholesale dealer liquidation cash (Shortboxed / Lone Star bid).
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $6.60 | $21.99 | 70.0% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
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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.
In the Yukon, Shaman finds an exhausted Snowbird wandering about and reminds her that she still needs to rest to recover from her near-death experience outside the border, and that though she has the wisdom of the gods available to her soul, her mind and body still have only six years of experience in her current form so she could stand to heed his advice. As they leave, something dark begins to seep from the stone where Snowbird had been leaning. In Vancouver, Aurora is getting out of the shower when she's shocked to see the image of an enraged Jeanne Beaubier in the mirror, screaming to be let out. Meanwhile at Ontario Place, Eugene Judd and Heather McNeil are having lunch discussing Heather's efforts to pull her life together when a scream coming from the lake draws them out to find a panicking mother whose baby was suddenly pulled into the water along with the stroller. Knowing Judd can't swim, Heather dives into the lake to attempt a rescue, but finds only the abandoned stroller before something grabs her leg and nearly kills her as well. Judd is able to pull her from the water and get her to a hospital. He later learns from the police that this was part of a string of grisly murders occurring near the water going back ten months. Going on a hunch, he calls in Marrina, interrupting Namor's proposal to her, and together they piece together that another of the creatures hatched from the same brood as her might be going berserk beneath the lake. And at the site of Fort Calgary, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen is on an archaeological dig when she uncovers a human skull that briefly manifests a frightening appartion that screams "Revenge!!".
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Alpha Flight #14.
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 members of Alpha Flight break up and do their own thing with no leader to guide them. Heather tries to rescue a woman who has fallen into Lake Ontario but is attacked by a tentacle. Puck meets up with Marrina and and informs her that he thinks the attacker was one of her alien race.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2409191. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
“You have the wisdom of the gods Snowbird, but you lack the life experience to make that wisdom serve you. Your form is of a woman grown, yet it is less than six years since I plucked you from the netherworld, a mere babe. There is a richness to life that you have not yet begun even to suspect. Do not deny yourself this fullness.”
— Shaman)
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) | $3.00 | — | $3.00 | $3.40 | — | $19.97 | — | $24.00 | $18.05 | $28.11 | $17.40 | $68.50 | $89.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | — | — | — | — | — | $6.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $3.29 | — | — | — | — | $21.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 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.
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