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Independent · Marvel Fanfare · #36 · Copper Age · ID-2423480
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Marvel Fanfare #36 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $126.00 |
| 9.8 | $96.92 |
| 9.2 | $31.39 |
| 8.0 | $17.33 |
| 6.0 | $13.13 |
| 4.0 | $4.98 |
| 3.0 | $4.00 |
| 2.0 | $3.00 |
| Raw | $4.70 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $3.50 | $13.99 | 75.0% |
| 4.0 | $1.10 | $5.49 | 80.0% |
| Raw | $1.00 | $5.19 | 80.7% |
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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.
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Continued from the previous issue, Loki tricks Una's father with one more false goat, leading him to commission Fandral to take the goat to the Isle of Love and get help from the priestess of Freya. The Isle of Love is populated only by maidens tending to the Temple of Freya, all of whom are sworn to vows forbidding them to love until their apprenticeship is over. Fandral nonetheless relentlessly flirts with every maiden he meets. He convinces the boat girl that even though she breaks her vows with him, he'll take her with him and marry her. When she notices him wooing other women immediately afterwards, she runs off heartbroken and prepares to leap from a cliff. When Fandral finds out, he fights the temptation to avoid taking responsibility and goes to talk her down, apologizing for his behavior and relaying the assurance from the priestess that she won't be punished for breaking her vows. The priestess confirms that Fandral's goat is also a real goat, and through her own sorcery recognizes Loki as the source of Mord's curse. She sends Fandral back to Asgard's meadows to take the appropriate next steps. As he leaves, as part of his penance he reluctantly hands the priestess a comically large scroll of all the ladies he promised to marry, swearing not to seek them out again.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Marvel Fanfare #36.
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.
Foreign editions (licensed through Panini, Urban Comics, Editorial Novaro, Novedades, Otto Simon, etc.) represent physical tradeable instruments in international secondary markets. Geographic scarcity and currency differentials drive global cross-border arbitrage.
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Special black & white noir printings, facsimile editions, and anthology collections licensed or published domestically.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2423480. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
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| 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) | $4.70 | — | $4.00 | $4.98 | — | $13.13 | — | $17.33 | — | $31.39 | $68.00 | $96.92 | $126.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.00 | — | — | $1.10 | — | $3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $5.19 | — | — | $5.49 | — | $13.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 sold | — |
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