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Independent · National Comics · #17 · ID-2455455
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National Comics #17 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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? [as Frank Kearns] (signed)
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
typeset
Ed Cronin
| Grade |
|---|
| Panel Profits |
|---|
| 9.0 | $2,640.00 |
| 4.0 | $510.00 |
| 3.0 | $300.00 |
| 2.0 | $200.00 |
| Raw | $128.25 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $336.60 | $561.00 | 40.0% |
| Raw | $70.50 | $141.00 | 50.0% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
In Greece, Merlin invokes the god Zeus to drive off the Nazis and save a girl named Helena. Zeus gives Merlin the use of his winged horse, Pegasus, all leaving for the safety of Egypt, where Helena was entrusted to the British.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for National Comics #17.
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.
? [as Frank Kearns] (signed), ? [as Dan Wilson] (signed), ? [as Bob Reynolds] (signed), ?, ? [as Lowell Riggs] (signed), ? [as Lynn Bird] (signed), ? [as Storey Weaver] (signed)
?
?, typeset
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Decoded sovereign continuous market order book with verified bid/ask execution depth.
Total graded population from the stored CGC census snapshot for this title and issue.
The Black [Legion] Guard returns to threaten U.S. forces in Panama.
A reporter for the News Star uncovers inside information that helps him clear the name of a man slated for execution by pin-pointing the true mastermind, crime boss Bikazo, who had sought to discredit the District Attorney.
In Greece, Merlin invokes the god Zeus to drive off the Nazis and save a girl named Helena. Zeus gives Merlin the use of his winged horse, Pegasus, all leaving for the safety of Egypt, where Helena was entrusted to the British.
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) | $128.25 | — | $300.00 | $510.00 | — | — | — | — | $2,640.00 | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $70.50 | — | — | $336.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $141.00 | — | — | $561.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 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.