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Marvel·Hero For Hire·#3·Bronze Age·ID-2410789
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Realized Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 10 of 172 slabs | 10 | SOV | $659.46 | $6,595 | 10 | $6,594.60 | (30.0x) |
| 9.6 | 14 of 172 slabs | 14 | $331.96 | $4,647 | 14 | $4,647.44 | (15.1x) | |
| 9.4 | 24 of 172 slabs | 24 | ANC | $137.50 | $3,300 | 24 | $3,300.00 | (6.3x) |
| 9.2 | 21 of 172 slabs | 21 | $119.00 | $2,499 | 21 | $2,499.00 | (5.4x) | |
| 9.0 | 21 of 172 slabs | 21 | $63.48 | $1,333 | 21 | $1,333.08 | (2.9x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $21.98 | — | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
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Market operates purely on organic buyer and seller auction discovery. Zero artificial price interventions or emergency liquidity halts on record.
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Completed market sales by grade
Relative market value allocation
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Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
Simulate head-to-head clashes between this issue's lead hero, villains, rival factions, superpowers, or historic places.
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Carl Creel
Abraham Sapien
TACTICAL VERDICT: Absorbing Man triumphs with an estimated 50% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (64 vs 85).
Both combatants exchange lightning opening volleys with near-identical operational reflexes, neither yielding ground in the opening clash.
Absorbing Man unleashes full destructive capacity (98 Power rating), forcing Abe Sapien onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
In the grueling war of attrition, Absorbing Man's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (64 Combat) and endurance (100 Durability) break Abe Sapien's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Archie Goodwin
George Tuska
William Graham Jr.
William Graham Jr.
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Roy Thomas
Home of Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Comics grow darker and more socially aware. Wolverine, Punisher, Swamp Thing debut. Creator-driven storytelling emerges.
Newsstand variants carry meaningful scarcity premiums. First appearances from this era are blue-chip investments.
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Following the death of Diamondback, Luke Cage answers to the police and Claire corroborates his story. When Luke confronts Burstein about what he intends to do about knowing Luke's real identity, Burstein says he has to think it over and invites Luke to discuss the matter in his office. The two argue about turning Burstein contacting the authorities, and Burstein agrees to let Luke operate on his own, but under his watchful eye. Later, back at his office, Luke is visited by a man named Owen Ridgely. Ridgely explains that he was hired by a former Vietnam Vet named Gideon Mace who was organizing a militia that would stage terrorist attacks to shake the foundation of the United States in hopes of making the people of the States respect their veterans. However, having a change of heart Ridgely came to Cage in hopes that Luke can stop Mace's plan. However, Gideon's men arrive and manage to shoot Owen, and in his dying breath, Owen hands Luke money and demands that he stop Mace. Luke travels to Gideon's base where he tries to stop Gideon's plot to blow up each bridge and power station in Manhattan. During the fight, Gideon Mace tries to escape aboard a helicopter, but Cage manages to jump aboard. During their fight in the air, Cage knocks both of them into the harbor where the weight of Mace's metal mace sinks to the bottom of the harbor. Assuming his foe had perished, Luke emerges from the water victorious. Returning to the Gem Theater, Luke decides to mail the payment Owen had given to him to Ridgely's widow.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Hero For Hire #3.
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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Cage thwarts the retired, renegade Colonel Mace from enacting a para-military disruption of NYC so that a robbery of Wall Street can be undertaken.
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Victor von Doom
Planetary Heavyweight
TACTICAL VERDICT: Luke Cage triumphs with an estimated 54% win probability. Both contenders demonstrated elite parity, with the margin of victory secured through tactical conditioning and superior durability recovery.
Luke Cage dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (29 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
A-Bomb unleashes full destructive capacity (24 Power rating), forcing Luke Cage onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Luke Cage's elite martial execution (70 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.