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Independent · My Own Romance · #13 · Atomic Age · ID-5489729
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
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| Raw | $26.16 |
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My Own Romance #13 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
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Wholesale realization (45% haircut · ILLIQUID_SPECIALTY)
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
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| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
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| Raw | $8.70 | $28.99 | 70.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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Babs and John are engaged. Dr. Hopkins tells Babs that John could be a great brain surgeon with years of study. Instead, John intends to be a general practitioner and marry Babs. Hopkins says the woman he loved died 35 years before because there was no talented brain surgeon around and Babs would be condemning others to death by marrying John. Babs breaks up with John and studies to be a nurse. She’s injured rescuing children from a hospital fire, and needs a brain operation. John convinces Dr. Hopkins to perform the surgery. Babs will recover and marry John.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for My Own Romance #13.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
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Sally is engaged to Don, a small-town architect, but wants better things. She vacations at a fancy resort, pretending to be wealthy, and rich guest Fred proposes to her. Don shows up and reveals the truth, causing Fred to reject her. A fire breaks out and Don risks his life to save Sally. They return to their home town and are married.
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Wanda accidentally causes an auto accident in which Dick is injured. She visits him in the hospital and they fall in love. Bart, another patient who’s also attracted to Wanda, tells her Dick has died. Wanda discovers Dick is still alive – Bart had told him that Wanda didn’t love him – and they are reunited.
Newspaper correspondent Julia takes a vacation in Switzerland and meets Dr. Paul, who invites her to stay at his lodge. While Paul is away, Julia meets Ralph, his research assistant, and they become friendly. But when Paul returns, Ralph is cool to Julia and she accepts Paul’s marriage proposal out of spite. Ralph and Julia are trapped in a cabin after an avalanche and Ralph admits he loves her but says he doesn’t want to betray Paul. However, Paul shows up and accepts the situation with good humour.
Nan dates Pete but is worried about his “careless disregard for danger.” Pete proposes but Nan isn’t sure. Pete’s left with a limp after an auto accident and has to change his lifestyle, but gambles away money his father had given him to study accountancy. Nan’s friend Cliff helps Pete get a job at the factory where he works, but Pete is caught stealing. Nan discovers Pete’s also been cheating on her with another woman. Now she can be with Cliff, whom she really loves.
Babs and John are engaged. Dr. Hopkins tells Babs that John could be a great brain surgeon with years of study. Instead, John intends to be a general practitioner and marry Babs. Hopkins says the woman he loved died 35 years before because there was no talented brain surgeon around and Babs would be condemning others to death by marrying John. Babs breaks up with John and studies to be a nurse. She’s injured rescuing children from a hospital fire, and needs a brain operation. John convinces Dr. Hopkins to perform the surgery. Babs will recover and marry John.
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) | $26.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $8.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $28.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 sold | — |
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Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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