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Independent · Leading Comics · #1 · Golden Age · ID-24198
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 9.2 | $11,247.00 |
| 9.0 | $7,490.00 |
| 8.0 | $8,651.63 |
| 7.0 | $3,881.38 |
| 6.0 | $2,155.08 |
| 5.0 | $1,680.00 |
| 4.0 | $1,581.20 |
| 3.0 | $1,296.54 |
| 2.0 | $1,037.00 |
| Raw | $1,201.01 |
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| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $1,422.60 | $2,371.00 | 40.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $1,043.40 | $1,739.00 | 40.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $792.60 | $1,321.00 | 40.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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Leading Comics #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.
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The birth of superheroes. Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Wonder Woman debut. Comics became a mass medium.
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At the hilltop mansion of a master criminal known as the Hand, a doctor issues a fatal diagnosis; the Hand had only a month to live. Deciding to make the most of his limited time, the Hand puts together a group consisting of the cleverest crooks and gangsters, in order to pull off the greatest crime wave of his career. Headlines soon pour in, the Red Dragon, Professor Merlin, Big Caesar, and the Needle are broken out of their respective prisons. Meanwhile, a raid of the Dummy's hideout turns sour after a tip from the Hand gives the Dummy plenty of time to get away while his thugs keep the cops distracted with a shootout. Soon, the Hand meets with the five criminals at his home. He tells them of his plan, to make them his five "fingers", each performing a robbery that will put them in direct opposition with the best crimefighters, such as Green Arrow and the Crimson Avenger. The team of confident crooks felt that their own intellect, combined with the Hand's help, could overcome any obstacle they face. So it is that the Hand places an ad in the papers, challenging the Green Arrow, Crimson Avenger, Shining Knight, Star-Spangled Kid, and the Vigilante to participate in "the greatest criminal chase in history", giving instructions to meet at the auditorium in Gotham City fore more information. In the Gotham Auditorium, the heroes gather together, and right on time, a screen flickers on revealing the image of the Hand! The Hand tells them where each crime will take place, letting them decide for themselves which crook to go after. Green Arrow suspects there is something much more sinister behind this event and suggests they meet back here a week later. But for right now, they all agree to divide up and track down the five criminals.
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International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
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The nefarious Hand, believing that he has only one month to live, organizes a group of master criminals, the "fingers" of his hand, to commit crimes, and challenges a newly organized band of heroes to the greatest criminal chase the world has ever seen.
Green Arrow and Speedy head to Death Valley, California to stop Professor Merlin from stealing gold stockpiled by an old prospector.
The Kid and Stripesy head for the Panama Canal Zone to prevent the Needle from stealing a ray-gun weapon from its inventor.
The Crimson and Wing must prevent Big Ceasar from carrying out mass robberies in Times Square under the cover of darkness.
The Shining Knight travels to the Valley of Wamona to prevent the Red Dragon from stealing a large supply of pitchblend (radium) from the local Indians living there.
The Western Waddy travels to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood to foil the evil plan of the Dummy to kidnap some important people, pretend to turn them to stone, then try to extort money from people before "restoring" them back to life.
Seeing that his plot has failed against the Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Hand decides to take them all on at his own home. But when he hears from the doctor that his medical condition can be cured and that he won't die, the Hand's vanity gets the better of him and he decides to fight anyway.
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) | $1,201.01 | — | $1,296.54 | $1,581.20 | $1,680.00 | $2,155.08 | $3,881.38 | $8,651.63 | $7,490.00 | $11,247.00 | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $792.60 | — | — | $1,043.40 | — | $1,422.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $1,321.00 | — | — | $1,739.00 | — | $2,371.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 sold | — |
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In the Gotham Auditorium, the heroes gather together, and right on time, a screen flickers on revealing the image of the Hand! The Hand tells them where each crime will take place, letting them decide for themselves which crook to go after. Green Arrow suspects there is something much more sinister behind this event and suggests they meet back here a week later. But for right now, they all agree to divide up and track down the five criminals.