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DC · Catwoman · #54 · Postmodern Age · ID-5049832
| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $1.40 | $6.79 | 79.4% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $36.00 |
| 9.8 | $27.37 |
| 9.6 | $14.00 |
| 9.2 | $15.71 |
| 8.0 | $10.83 |
| 6.0 | $6.22 |
| 4.0 | $1.14 |
| 3.0 | $1.00 |
| 2.0 | $1.00 |
| Raw | $2.98 |
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She isn't impressed with the security until she reaches the room that holds the Casanova Canary, now lit up by security lasers.
In the morning, they find the diamond missing again. Colvin tells Kalowski that "next time" he wants the security heightened even further, but Kalowski doesn't know there will be a next time. The expense of this security system was too much for them, and there is no telling what Catwoman will do now. He throws up his arms, sending his coffee cup flying... and the Casanova Canary falls down from a broken ceiling tile and lands in Colvin's hands.
Their next security system is from WayneTech Security, but it and the guards they station around the diamond are no match for Catwoman.
She mails the diamond back to Colvin.
The next security system includes a dozen security cameras pointed at every possible entrance to the Casanova Canary's exhibit, but Catwoman sends in a rocket, which sets off the sprinklers and soaking the security system. She doesn't steal it this time, instead leaving a note pinned to the diamond that reads Don't worry-I wouldn't risk him getting wet. Oh-though on second thought, worry hard. I'll be back. It's signed with a cat print.
Kalowski advises Colvin that buying additional security isn't worth it, and they should just let her take it and collect the insurance. Kalowski, however, later overrules Colvin when Two-Ham Sam, a gangster who Catwoman recently cheated out of $60,000 and who has formed "Black Cat Security" with his "associates" to take her down, offers to provide security for the gem.
When Catwoman returns for the Casanova Canary, she is surprised by Two-Ham Sam and his associates, but she is unconcerned that they will be any more of a threat than the museum security guards.
She grows angry when they fire their guns among the valuables in the room, and she is distracted defending them. Two-Ham Sam doesn't care about the museum displays, though. He tells her that all he cares about is killing her. Catwoman acts to defend the displays now, but her beat-down turns more brutal when she realizes the Casanova Canary is missing.
She strip-searches the gangsters and leaves them tied up. Kalowski is furious that the gangsters shot up the museum and lost the diamond anyway, especially since Catwoman doesn't have it and some unknown party does. Colvin sadly says he'll go file the insurance claim while Kalowski handles this situation.
Colvin returns to his office, and he pulls out the paperwork... only for Catwoman, standing in the shadows, to ask, "Looking for this?" He tells her she earned it, but she says he's the one who stole it last. He admits that in the chaos of last night he thought it would be safer if he removed it, but Catwoman wants to know when the insurance policy got raised from fifteen million to forty million dollars.
All of Catwoman's thefts lately have raised the insurance value on the diamond. She comments on how high the premium he pays must be now, and he asks why she cares how much he'll be compensated for his loss.
Catwoman grins and says she has an idea. The museum has a great security system now and a very sweet insurance package. As long as she knows Colvin is suffering miserably for its upkeep, she'll keep her diamond here.
Colvin is distraught. He took out personal loans to cover the insurance premiums, to which Catwoman replies that she knows. She does her research. She likes that it's all on his head, and if she hears that there's been a change in policy or a downgrade in security... Well, she'll leave that to his imagination.
"Until next time, darling," she says.
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) | $2.98 | — | $1.00 | $1.14 | — | $6.22 | — | $10.83 | — | $15.71 | $14.00 | $27.37 | $36.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | — | — | — | — | — | $1.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $3.29 | — | — | — | — | $6.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 sold | — |
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