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Marvel · Fantastic Four Annual · #4 · Silver Age · ID-2409628
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $4,292.00 |
| 9.8 | $3,301.36 |
| 9.6 | $793.00 |
| 9.4 | $442.14 |
| 9.2 | $227.12 |
| 9.0 | $205.40 |
| 8.0 | $152.86 |
| 7.0 | $125.00 |
| 6.0 | $72.23 |
| 5.0 | $67.83 |
| 4.0 | $41.40 |
| 3.0 | $33.00 |
| 2.0 | $26.00 |
| Raw | $16.50 |
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 | $31.60 | $78.99 | 60.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $18.40 | $45.99 | 60.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $4.50 | $17.99 | 75.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
Fantastic Four Annual #4 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
High-conviction equity with strong appreciation upside and momentum.
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.
While Reed, Sue, and Ben read over some fan mail, they are suddenly startled when Lockjaw transports Johnny and Wyatt into the Baxter Building. While elsewhere, the Mad Thinker (with the help of his computer Quasimodo which he promises to provide a human body in exchange for help) recover the body of the original Human Torch and begin repairing it. While Reed is examining Lockjaw's teleportation powers, Johnny travels out to the desert to try to find a way with his own power to break through the Negative Zone sealing off the Hidden Land of the Inhumans. There he is attacked by the original Human Torch. The battle is eventually broken up with the arrival of the rest of the Fantastic Four and Wyatt when they are transported there by Lockjaw. Separating the two, the original Torch gets back under control. When they are teleported into the Mad Thinker's lab, the Thinker has Quasimodo activate a device which causes the original Torch to destruct, allowing the Mad Thinker to escape. When Lockjaw begins teleporting Johnny and Wyatt leap onto the beast being transported away. In the aftermath the rest of the FF depart as well, leaving Quasimodo with his dreams of being human crushed.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Fantastic Four Annual #4.
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 2409628. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
The Mad Thinker, in his many efforts to best the Fantastic Four, finds the android body of the original Human Torch and re-activates him. The Thinker then forces him to attack the team.
The Hulk is on a rampage and Ben wants to stop him.
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Not even the Avengers can stop the Hulk. But Rick Jones can.
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) | $16.50 | — | $33.00 | $41.40 | $67.83 | $72.23 | $125.00 | $152.86 | $205.40 | $227.12 | $793.00 | $3,301.36 | $4,292.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $4.50 | — | — | $18.40 | — | $31.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $17.99 | — | — | $45.99 | — | $78.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 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.