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Marvel · Annihilation: Silver Surfer · #3 · Independent · ID-5435864
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Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $201.00 |
| 9.8 | $154.65 |
| Raw | $5.99 |
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | $1.30 | $6.59 | 80.3% |
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Outside the Marvel/DC duopoly. Often creator-owned with outsized cultural impact and far greater natural scarcity.
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Recently freed from the Kyln, Tenebrous and Aegis are on the hunt for Galactus. They quickly capture the Fallen One, sensing Galactus' unique signature in the area. They are surprised to learn that countless millennia have transpired since the creation event (at the time when Galactus imprisoned them in the Kyln). Firelord, Red Shift and the Silver Surfer find the galactic caravan of survivors they were looking for and drop off Tarq, the lone survivor of the one of the most recent Annihilation Wave attacks. They are soon joined by Stardust, which informs Silver Surfer of Galactus' summons. Silver Surfer decides to find Galactus, knowing that a summons must mean something more pressing than one of his usual orders. The three remaining ex-heralds of Galacuts are left to fight off a wave of Seekers - they are the only line of defense for the galactic caravan before them. Annihilus and Thanos continue their discussion, truely getting down to business. Annihilus divulges his true intent, his desire for the Power Cosmic. Morg did not survive the extraction, Terrax is the next to visit his examination table. Silver Surfer finds Galactus but is unaware that a team of Seekers (including Ravenous) is tracking him. Before the Seekers arrive, the Silver Surfer decides once again to become Galactus' herald, this time with a few attitude adjustments.
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CGC, CBCS, PSA Universal certified high-grade specimens (9.8 / 9.6 / 9.4). The gold standard for institutional alternative investment.
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In order to better combat the Annihilation Wave, the Surfer again becomes Galactus's herald.
Brief biographical sketch of Tenebrous.
Brief biographical sketch of Aegis.
“Behold the...SILVER SURFER, HERALD TO GALACTUS!”
— Galactus)
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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) | $5.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $193.00 | $154.65 | $201.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $1.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $6.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 sold | — |
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