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Independent · Baffling Mysteries · #12 · Atomic Age · ID-25779
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 6.0 | $399.95 |
| 5.0 |
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Baffling Mysteries #12 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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| $252.00 |
| 4.0 | $183.99 |
| 3.0 | $147.00 |
| 2.0 | $118.00 |
| Raw | $99.86 |
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.
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| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $220.00 | $440.00 | 50.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $101.00 | $202.00 | 50.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $55.00 | $110.00 | 50.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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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.
A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients. The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Fighting ensues. The bad guys are overpowered by their own slaves, the place goes up in flames.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Baffling Mysteries #12.
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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Though the natives warn him about the "tiger people", big game hunter Deerson kills and beheads a noble tiger in Sumatra. Visions of a headless man and a visit from beautiful princess "Tigrina" lure him back into the jungle. Tigrina transforms into a tigress and takes revenge for her tiger husband.
Count Damon, who seems to be the devil but also an art painter in Soho, London, weaves fates by painting people. A model first marries a lord, then starts murdering people and ends up killed by her own husband who turn out to be a werewolf.
"There is a strange tale still being told in a small country in the Balkans..." A duchess takes a golden mirror from a gypsy woman by violence. She is cursed and dies looking into the mirror.
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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.
Total graded population from the stored CGC census snapshot for this title and issue.
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A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients. The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Fighting ensues. The bad guys are overpowered by their own slaves, the place goes up in flames.
"Stories have been told of clannish feuds among families of Scotland..." A creek wherein a man was murdered runs with blood, but only once a year, on the anniversary of the murder.
Gordon Haverstraw is drawn into a painting and relives a crime he committed in another reality. He dies in the painting, and his wife finds his mutilated body in front of the painting.
A gambler comes into possession of the talisman of Ceasar Borgia, which helps him to amass fortunes. The price will be his soul. All attempts to get rid of the talisman fail. In the end his soul is lost to the devilish Borgia.
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) | $99.86 | — | $147.00 | $183.99 | $252.00 | $399.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $55.00 | — | — | $101.00 | — | $220.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $110.00 | — | — | $202.00 | — | $440.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 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.