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DC · Flash Gordon · #1 · Modern Age · ID-26554
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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.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $9,000.00 |
| 9.8 | $79.00 |
| 9.2 | $34.85 |
| 8.0 | $24.88 |
| 6.0 | $17.77 |
| 4.0 | $8.55 |
| 3.0 | $7.00 |
| 2.0 | $6.00 |
| Raw | $9.76 |
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 | $5.00 | $19.99 | 75.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $1.90 | $9.39 | 79.8% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $2.80 | $10.99 | 74.5% | Arnveld Capital |
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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.
Variant cover era. Trade paperback culture. Independent movement flourishes. Digital distribution begins.
Census-registered copies anchor pricing. First appearances of characters adapted to screen drive the market.
Al Williamson
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Tom Daning
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 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.
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.
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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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 26554. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Flash Gordon l'intégrale Al Williamson #[nn]
Flash Gordon l'intégrale Al Williamson #[nn]
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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.
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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) | $9.76 | — | $7.00 | $8.55 | — | $17.77 | — | $24.88 | — | $34.85 | $87.00 | $79.00 | $9,000.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $2.80 | — | — | $1.90 | — | $5.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $10.99 | — | — | $9.39 | — | $19.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 sold | — |
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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.