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Independent · 1st Issue Special · #8 · Bronze Age · ID-2447716
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $1,298.00 |
| 9.8 | $998.45 |
| 9.6 | $240.89 |
| 9.4 | $150.00 |
| 9.2 | $85.58 |
| 9.0 | $69.00 |
| 8.0 | $51.71 |
| 7.0 | $30.00 |
| 6.0 | $43.67 |
| 5.0 | $32.00 |
| 4.0 | $19.31 |
| 3.0 | $15.00 |
| 2.0 | $12.00 |
| Raw | $19.87 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $19.20 | $47.99 | 60.0% |
| 4.0 | $6.30 | $20.99 | 70.0% |
| Raw | $6.60 | $21.99 | 70.0% |
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1st Issue Special #8 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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Lt. Colonel Travis Morgan of the United States Air Force is attacked while on a reconnaissance mission over Russia. Fleeing towards the Arctic Circle, he is forced to abandon his dying aircraft in Yukon Territory, and parachutes through a swirling mist into the strange and unrecognizable land of Skartaris. ]] While wandering through the unfamiliar forests, he happens upon a beautiful barbarian girl, , who is being attacked by a Dinosaur, and rescues her. He questions her about their surroundings, but finds she speaks a strange language. They are interrupted by a group of armored warriors who attack them as well, but when Travis shoots two of them, they are afraid of his technology, and instead offer to take them to their King at his palace in Thera. ]] Morgan and Tara are introduced to the king, as well as his high priest, , who feels threatened by the foreigner. Deimos tests him with an attack from a magical orb, but Morgan simply shoots it out of his hand. He is bathed and clothed, and a feast is prepared in his honor, although Tara clearly disapproves of the civilization pampering them. When Travis goes into a deep sleep, he awakes with a large beard, and realizes time has little meaning in this strange land. Over a period of time, Morgan learns the language of the local people, and begins to learn from Tara. She explains to him how although she seems less cultured than the people around them, her people look down on them for atrocities committed in the name of human sacrifices to their god. Morgan theorizes that the peculiar details of Skartaris can be explained by it existing inside of the Earth itself, which is how he fell into it. A spy overhears them, and reports back to Deimos. He sends trained killers to murder Travis and Tara in their sleep, but Travis, lying in ambush, surprises them, and the two are able to slay the mercenaries together. Realizing they are no longer safe in Thera, Tara decides to take Travis back to her own people, and the two leave the city to strike out on their own.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for 1st Issue Special #8.
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.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2447716. 64 dated nightly snapshots on file for this book.
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Lt. Colonel Travis Morgan's spy plane is damaged and while trying to fly over the North Pole ends up in a world inside the Earth.
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) | $19.87 | — | $15.00 | $19.31 | $32.00 | $43.67 | $30.00 | $51.71 | $69.00 | $85.58 | $240.89 | $998.45 | $1,298.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $6.60 | — | — | $6.30 | — | $19.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $21.99 | — | — | $20.99 | — | $47.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 sold | — |
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