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Marvel·Venom vs. Carnage·#2·Independent·ID-2428003
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Realized Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 295 of 823 slabs | 295 | SOV | $129.90 | $38,321 | 295 | $38,320.50 | (8.7x) |
| 9.6 | 249 of 823 slabs | 249 | $65.61 | $16,337 | 249 | $16,336.89 | (4.4x) | |
| 9.4 | 135 of 823 slabs | 135 | $51.10 | $6,899 | 135 | $6,898.50 | (3.4x) | |
| 9.2 | 61 of 823 slabs | 61 | $53.00 | $3,233 | 61 | $3,233.00 | (3.5x) | |
| 9.0 | 37 of 823 slabs | 37 | $47.00 | $1,739 | 37 | $1,739.00 | (3.1x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $15.00 | — | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
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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.
Richard Milhouse Jones
Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth
TACTICAL VERDICT: A-Bomb triumphs with an estimated 67% win probability. Both contenders demonstrated elite parity, with the margin of victory secured through tactical conditioning and superior durability recovery.
Both combatants exchange lightning opening volleys with near-identical operational reflexes, neither yielding ground in the opening clash.
A-Bomb unleashes full destructive capacity (24 Power rating), forcing Alfred Pennyworth onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
In the grueling war of attrition, A-Bomb's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (64 Combat) and endurance (80 Durability) break Alfred Pennyworth's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Peter Milligan
Clayton Crain
Clayton Crain
Clayton Crain
typeset
Warren Simons
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Black Cat is delivering the painting she stole back to the creator when she notices Carnage throwing Officer Mulligan off a building. She reluctantly intervenes, saving his life. Carnage catches up to them, and is about to kill them both when Venom finds them, and while they fight, Black Cat and Mulligan escape. The two fight it out and Carnage is seemingly killed when he is run over by a subway train. Mulligan makes it to the hospital to meet his newly born son, Edward. Venom waits outside the hospital in an attempt to protect the newborn symbiote. Carnage has survived and is burrowing his way under the hospital, biding his time until he can strike at his offspring again. Spider-Man also patrols the area to ensure Pat's safety. Several days later, Pat is back on the job, noticing his reflexes and strength being better than ever. His partner notices too, and remarks about it as they make their way to their next call. There they review security tape of the woman who stole the painting the night before, and Pat recognizes her body immediately. He tracks down the artist of the painting and figures out how to get Black Cat to show up there. Just as he is about to read her her rights, she recognizes him as the guy she saved a few nights before. Turns out, all he wanted from her was help figuring out what is happening to him. In smashes Cletus, ready to kill them all when the Toxin symbiote finally appears, ready to fight.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Venom vs. Carnage #2.
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.
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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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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).
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Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
Venom and Carnage continue to tear into each other over the fate of the new symbiote that Carnage is about to spawn (Venom wants to protect it and Carnage wants to kill it). Little do they know that Carnage has already "delivered" his child and it has bonded with New York police officer Patrick Mulligan. Patrick finds out himself as he is confronting the Black Cat about a recent art theft and papa Cletus shows up, causing him to transform into Toxin.
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Victor von Doom
Mr. Mxyzptlk
TACTICAL VERDICT: Abe Sapien triumphs with an estimated 58% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (85 vs 64).
Abe Sapien dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (35 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as A-Bomb and Abe Sapien's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Abe Sapien's elite martial execution (85 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.