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Independent · Godzilla · #3 · Bronze Age · ID-3314944
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
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| 9.0 | $650.00 |
| 6.0 | $239.99 |
| Raw | $89.11 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $132.00 | $264.00 | 50.0% |
| Raw | $39.20 | $97.99 | 60.0% |
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Godzilla arrives in San Francisco and begins tearing apart the Golden Gate Bridge. Police officers arrive on the scene, but are powerless to stop him. In Los Angeles, the Champions catch a news broadcast of the catastrophe and board the Champscraft, ready to help. When they arrive, Angel is the first one to soar out across San Francisco Bay, but Godzilla, unaware of his presence, swats him away with a mighty stroke of his tail. Iceman creates an ice-bridge to evacuate pedestrians off the Golden Gate. Godzilla marches onto dry land, where Hercules manages to get under his foot. With a mighty heave, he actually succeeds in toppling Godzilla over. Iceman encases Godzilla's head in a solid block of ice, but the monster bites through it. Dum Dum Dugan and other members of the Godzilla Squad fly over the scene in their flight packs and drop electro-nets onto Godzilla, but these too prove ineffective. Godzilla tears away a section of the bridge and heaves it at the Helicarrier, downing it. The Golden Gate Bridge has been destroyed! With nothing else to do, Godzilla turns and marches out to sea.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Godzilla #3.
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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.
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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.
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Godzilla reaches San Francisco. The Champions go to the scene and engage Godzilla in battle which ultimately causes Godzilla to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge. S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives and tries to stop Godzilla with electrified nets but Hercules causes them to miss. Hercules then throws a piece of the destroyed bridge at Godzilla but misses and knocks the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier out of the sky causing it to crash into San Francisco Bay. Godzilla seems to be amused watching S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Champions inadvertently fighting one another but gets bored and leaves the city.
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| 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) | $89.11 | — | — | — | — | $239.99 | — | — | $650.00 | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $39.20 | — | — | — | — | $132.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $97.99 | — | — | — | — | $264.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 sold | — |
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