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Independent · Countdown to Final Crisis · #4 · Postmodern Age · ID-5808359
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Countdown to Final Crisis #4 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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Paul Dini
Jamal Igle
Keith Champagne
Tom S. Chu
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $135.00 |
| 9.8 | $103.71 |
| 9.2 | $39.42 |
| 8.0 | $32.49 |
| 6.0 | $29.70 |
| 4.0 | $19.32 |
| 3.0 | $15.00 |
| 2.0 | $12.00 |
| Raw | $28.74 |
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| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $9.90 | $32.99 | 70.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $6.30 | $20.99 | 70.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $9.60 | $31.99 | 70.0% | Arnveld Capital |
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Value driven by creator reputation and adaptation potential rather than print scarcity.
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The Challengers from Beyond return to their Earth from the now devastated Earth- 51. After a brief argument over whether they should remain a team to stop the Great Disaster from occurring on their Earth, they decide to largely part ways. Red Hood decides to leave, but when Holly Robinson and Harley Quinn decide to return to Gotham, he goes with them. Firestorm returns to his life. Green Lantern, Donna Troy, and Atom decide to take Jimmy Olsen, accompanied by Forager, decide to take Jimmy to the Justice League of America so they can help him figure out his powers and the threat of Darkseid. Mary Marvel (Mary Bromfield) leaves to see what is happening on Themyscira and check in on Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman. When she returns to her apartment, she finds Darkseid there waiting for her. He tells her that her returned powers are diminished because the Olympian Gods for not fully trust her. He offers her the dark power she previously held. She admits that the power made her feel strong. In a moment of weakness, she accepts, and he tells her that, in return, she must bring him Jimmy Olsen. On the Monitor Satellite, Monitor Solomon laments that his fellow Monitors have ostracized him despite that he managed to confine the Morticoccus Virus to one world. It is finally revealed that the world which the virus destroyed was Earth-Seed-51. Solomon, however, still has plans to make a play for power. At the Hall of Justice, Mary Marvel attacks the heroes accompanying Jimmy. Eventually she manages to grab Jimmy and fly away with him.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Countdown to Final Crisis #4.
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.
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Alternative artistic interpretations, virgin covers, metal foil, and convention exclusives with dedicated collector followings.
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International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
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The Challengers of the Beyond, Jimmy Olsen & Forager, Holly, Harleen & Mary Batson, Pied Piper and Karate Kid & Una are all drawn to Apokolips.
The Challengers of the Beyond, Holly, Harleen & Mary Batson, Pied Piper and Karate Kid & Una are fighting individual battles on Apokolips. Jimmy Olsen & Forager go to The Habitat, looking for the Hairies.
Mary, Holly and Harley rescue the Gods who were trapped on Apokolips, and they give Mary her powers back, and also give temporary powers to Holly and Harley. Desaad tries to get the Pied Piper to play his flute, which he believes will release the anti-life equation.
Brother Eye disects Karate Kid while using his OMACs to take over Apokolips. Pied Piper plays his flute, killing Desaad and breaking Brother Eye's hold on Apokolips.
Darkseid and Solomon the Monitor continue their cosmic chess match, putting their final pieces in motion. Solomon sends all the heroes back to Earth, including the infected Karate Kid.
The heroes find out they weren't transported back to New Earth. Jimmy takes them to this Earth's Cadmus, but it may be too late for Karate Kid.
The morticoccus virus is released to devasting effect, turning the people of Earth into animals and the animals into humans. There doesn't appear to be a cure for the virus.
With his world burning all around him, Buddy Blank and Una go looking for Buddy's grandson. They find him, but Una dies protecting him. Buddy takes his grandson to the Command D bunker to shelter him from the atomic bombs. Helpless to do anything further, the Earth-0 heroes boom tube away.
The heroes arrive back on their Earth, and go their separate ways. Mary Batson arrives at her apartment and finds an unexpected guest: Darkseid, and he's got an offer she can't refuse.
Superman versus Darkseid. Evil Mary Marvel versus Donna Troy and Kyle Rayner.
Darkseid battles Jimmy Olsen, trying to get at the New Gods powers stored within him. Orion arrives and appears to kill Darkseid.
Various loose ends are wrapped up as the weekly series comes to a close.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel Profits(Exchange FMV) | $28.74 | — | $15.00 | $19.32 | — | $29.70 | — | $32.49 | — | $39.42 | $40.00 | $103.71 | $135.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $9.60 | — | — | $6.30 | — | $9.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $31.99 | — | — | $20.99 | — | $32.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 sold | — |
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