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Independent · Monsters on the Prowl · #17 · Bronze Age · ID-2521178
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Monsters on the Prowl #17 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|
| 10.0 | $462.00 |
| 9.8 | $355.22 |
| 9.6 | $149.00 |
| 9.2 | $55.48 |
| 8.0 | $39.10 |
| 7.0 | $30.00 |
| 6.0 | $21.05 |
| 4.0 | $9.99 |
| 3.0 | $8.00 |
| 2.0 | $6.00 |
| Raw | $5.36 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Hedonic age factor + census scarcity weighting.
80% Interval: Unmeasured (Insufficient Volatility Sample)
Wholesale realization (45% haircut · ILLIQUID_SPECIALTY)
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $6.90 | $22.99 | 70.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $2.80 | $10.99 | 74.5% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $1.20 | $5.89 | 79.6% | Arnveld Capital |
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Newsstand variants carry meaningful scarcity premiums. First appearances from this era are blue-chip investments.
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
The Colossus flies and manages to destroy the plane with the hydrogen bomb. It then lands and another spaceship appears. The crab-like creature leaves the Colossus and goes home. Boris takes this chance to tell his brother Ivan that his Government must change or the Colossus will come back to life again. The Government changes and the Colossus stands guard to make sure that justice and peace will continue in the land.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Monsters on the Prowl #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.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2521178. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
The Colossus escapes from the army and Boris takes the opportunity to attack the regime by declaring that after he built the statue a voice came from the beyond saying that it was time for dictators to be brought to task and power-mad rulers to be halted. Once away from the army the Colossus comes back and destroys a submarine and the war ministry decides to destroy it with a hydrogen bomb.
The Colossus flies and manages to destroy the plane with the hydrogen bomb. It then lands and another spaceship appears. The crab-like creature leaves the Colossus and goes home. Boris takes this chance to tell his brother Ivan that his Government must change or the Colossus will come back to life again. The Government changes and the Colossus stands guard to make sure that justice and peace will continue in the land.
A "ghoulish" reporter finds more than he bargained for when he meets with a mysterious stranger on a boat to talk about some local disappearances.
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) | $5.36 | — | $8.00 | $9.99 | — | $21.05 | $30.00 | $39.10 | — | $55.48 | $149.00 | $355.22 | $462.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.20 | — | — | $2.80 | — | $6.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $5.89 | — | — | $10.99 | — | $22.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 sold | — |
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Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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