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DC · Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight · #212 · Independent · ID-2425482
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #212 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $62.00 |
| 9.8 | $47.96 |
| 9.2 | $23.00 |
| 8.0 | $17.22 |
| 6.0 | $12.74 |
| 4.0 | $5.97 |
| 3.0 | $5.00 |
| 2.0 | $4.00 |
| Raw | $8.99 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $3.50 | $13.99 | 75.0% |
| 4.0 | $1.30 | $6.59 | 80.3% |
| Raw | $2.00 | $9.89 | 79.8% |
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.
Outside the Marvel/DC duopoly. Often creator-owned with outsized cultural impact and far greater natural scarcity.
No returnable copies, no overprint buffer. True scarcity with potential for explosive growth on media adaptation news.
No narrative synopsis recorded in GCD for this sequence.
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.
Fernando Guerrero sees Batman (Bruce Wayne) swinging overhead one night while he is using his telescope atop the Schwartz Memorial Gotham Armory. He goes back every night for a week and sees Batman again at the same time, and he realizes this is Batman's regular patrol route. Nando sees his crush Sonia Costa wearing a Batman shirt at school and realizes he can use his knowledge to impress her. He invites her to go see Batman with him that night, but though they wait past his usual time, Batman doesn't show up. Sonia believes he was lying to her. A gang who has come to steal the supervillains' weapons from the armory find them and threaten to kill them to make sure they don't talk. Nando tries to defend Sonia. Batman appears and reveals he has been coming by the armory all week because he knew about their plans. The children run away while Batman fights the gang, but one grabs Sonia as a hostage. While the thief's eyes are on Batman, Nando grabs his arm and throws off his aim. Batman takes out the last thief and tells them to go home because it's a school night. Sonia kisses Nando in thanks for saving her life.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #212.
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.
Special black & white noir printings, facsimile editions, and anthology collections licensed or published domestically.
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All prices are current market price based on historic completed sales with a buyer and seller agreeing on price. Calculated via proprietary algorithm tracking end-of-month historical sales. Unsold items are excluded.
Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2425482. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
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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) | $8.99 | — | $5.00 | $5.97 | — | $12.74 | — | $17.22 | — | $23.00 | $34.00 | $47.96 | $62.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $2.00 | — | — | $1.30 | — | $3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $9.89 | — | — | $6.59 | — | $13.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 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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