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DC · Flash Gordon · #1 · Copper Age · ID-26512
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The 1994 independent phenomenon that established Event Comics as a creative powerhouse, serving as the direct springboard to Joe Quesada becoming Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.
Dan Jurgens
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $110.00 |
| 9.8 | $84.45 |
| 9.6 | $18.50 |
| 9.2 | $29.69 |
| 8.0 | $19.85 |
| 6.0 | $12.39 |
| 4.0 | $4.55 |
| 3.0 | $4.00 |
| 2.0 | $3.00 |
| 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 (22% haircut · MODERATE_LIQUIDITY)
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 | $3.50 | $13.99 | 75.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $1.00 | $4.99 | 80.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $1.20 | $5.89 | 79.6% | Arnveld Capital |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
Flash Gordon #1 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
Ash #0 — Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti's Event Comics
The 1994 independent phenomenon that established Event Comics as a creative powerhouse, serving as the direct springboard to Joe Quesada becoming Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.
Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
The direct market matures. Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen redefine the medium. Speculator boom begins.
High print runs mean condition is the key differentiator. 9.8 census numbers matter more than total prints.
Dan Jurgens
Bruce Patterson
Anthony Tollin
typeset
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.
Flash Gordon crashed his car in the rain, near Dr. Zarkov's house. Inside, Dr. Zarkov was showing Dale Arden a rocket that landed nearby three years prior before "Jake of Insight America" (actually Flash) rang the doorbell and asked to borrow a phone. Flash recognized Dale and introduced himself to her. When Flash looked for the phone, Zarkov pointed a gun at him and forced them into his rocket. The ship launched into space before crashing on Mongo. Flash and Dale were separated from Zarkov and shortly after arriving, they were attacked by a giant worm. Dale returned to their crashed rocket and incinerated its head. Hours later, when the suns came up, Flash and Dale found a body of water and swam. Afterwards, they returned to the worm's corpse and planned to eat it. They slept in a cave that night and after waking up, they were taken prisoner and flown to a city, where they met Ming. Flash and Dale asked Ming to send them back to Earth, but they could not afford to pay him anything, so Ming made unwanted advances towards Dale, angering Flash. As a result, Ming ordered Flash to be thrown into an arena containing a pit of boiling sludge, where he fought his and defeated his captors. Ming was impressed and congratulated him before attempting to kill him by lowering him into the pit.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Flash Gordon #1.
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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Fleeing from rogue CIA agents, Flash, Dale and Zarkov board Zarkov's experimental spacecraft.
Flash and Dale crashland on Opto. Everyone on Opto wears blinders after the planet's sun having gone out, leaving it in darkness, and re-ignited. Flash helps the insurgency triumph over the tyrant Optik.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 26512. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Mandrake and Lothar drive around the square and notice the gas rings from a candy ring sign are malfunctioning, and gassing the crowd. Using the smoke rings in his hypnosis magic Mandrake convinces the criminals that they are iron rings and imprisons them until they surrender to the police.
The Witch Queen spoils the Mongo Olympics by kidnapping Flash Gordon.
Flash befriends the Squidmen of Molluskum after saving them from a Gastroclops. Azura takes Flash to Syk and imprisons him. Grateful to Flash for saving his life, Tralgor frees him. Flash attempts to flee but crashes in the Kingdom of the Fire People.
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) | $5.36 | — | $4.00 | $4.55 | — | $12.39 | — | $19.85 | — | $29.69 | $18.50 | $84.45 | $110.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.20 | — | — | $1.00 | — | $3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $5.89 | — | — | $4.99 | — | $13.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 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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