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Independent · Wild Western · #18 · Atomic Age · ID-3383232
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Wild Western #18 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
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| Raw | $38.50 |
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| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
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| Raw | $16.80 | $41.99 | 60.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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The Apache Kid has called a secret meeting with his father Red Hawk and Captain Bill Gregory to discuss rumors that illegal gambling equipment is going to be shipped into the area. Not knowing who the mastermind behind the plot is, Red Hawk suggests to the others that Apache Kid look around in his alter-ego of roving cowboy Aloysius Kare. They are unaware that they are being watched and that the spy has overheard the secret of Apache Kid's double identity until the spy tries to leave, alerting them of the spy's presence. However, their efforts to capture the spy end in failure. With the possibility of his double identity being revealed and hampering his ability to fight for justice, the Apache Kid changes into Aloysius Kare and follows the spy's tracks into town to try and find them. As Kare passes by Nellie Green's dance parlor, Miss Nellie offers Kare a job, and suggests that if he's not interested maybe the Apache Kid would take it. Realizing Miss Nellie was the person who discovered his double identity, she points out quite the bind: That the great Apache Kid could not bring himself to kill a woman, and that if he does not take on the job she will tell everyone his secret identity. With no choice, Kare accepts and Miss Nellie goes around back to get ready. Before Aloysius meets up with her he passes a note to a soldier to give to Bill Gregory, telling him to come to Gulcher Pass alone for a showdown. Having doffed his Aloysius Kare identity, the Apache Kid joins Nellie and her gang to pick up the gambling equipment. Nellie threatens the Kid to do just as she says or she will reveal his identity. However, when the equipment is turned over to Nellie and her gang, the Apache Kid jumps at her, calling out to Bill Gregory to help. While Gregory shoots down Nellie's men, the buck wagon carrying Nellie and Apache Kid runs wild and careens off a cliff while they struggle. While Apache Kid manages to grab hold of a branch, Nellie and her horses go falling all the way to the bottom and are killed on impact. With Nellie dead the Apache Kid's secret died as well as her ambitions of opening a gambling house in Madison have died with her.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Wild Western #18.
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.
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International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
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Nellie learns the Apache Kid and Aloysius Kare are the same person and tries to blackmail the kid into helping her with a smuggling operation, but he calls in Captain Gregory. As the Kid struggles with Nellie's wagon it goes over a cliff with Nellie, killing her.
Morades tricks Parker into releasing Chavez to him. Red pursues Chavez and meets Ricardo, who helps Red kill Chavez and his gang, obtaining vengeance on Chavez for killing his parents.
Bart sees Billy the Kid kill his father. Many years after the Kid's death Bart meets a senile old man who seems to be Billy the Kid, still alive, but Bart lets the old man live at peace.
Silver is found on Eve's ranch and her foreman Tod is trying to get it on behalf of his backers, including Thompson and Carerro. After Tod is killed the Black Rider discovers the supposed US Marshal Kelway who 'infiltrated' the gang is actually the gang leader and exposes him.
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) | $38.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $16.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $41.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 sold | — |
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