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RATING: HOLD (MARKET EQUILIBRIUM)TARGET VALUE: $20.14 – $44.00
Capital Breakeven Floor ($108.14)
Capital Math Ground Truth: $88.00 all-in slabbing hurdle + $20.14 raw acquisition stacks the breakeven cost basis at $108.14. Anything cleared above $108.14 is an operational win; anything under is a capital loss. At current 9.8 market pricing of $44.00, slabbing this book raw incurs a -$64.14 (-59%) operational drag against the $88 grading hurdle—signaling that collectors should hold raw copies rather than speculatively slabbing. Furthermore, falling to a 9.6 drops to ~$15.40 (an immediate ~$92.74 / ~86% loss on capital spent).
PRE-SCREEN PROTOCOL: Savvy traders deploy a $9.00 Pre-Screen threshold (+$9.00 pro-rated freight = $18.00 total reject exposure). If CGC grades it a 9.6, the book is rejected raw, saving $40+ in wasted encapsulation costs and protecting portfolio cash. This high-stakes grading asymmetry is why the asset commands a disciplined hold (market equilibrium) rating.
Target Spread ($51 – $63 Peak Profit Expansion)
Secondary transaction volume currently records top comps at $50.60 across a disciplined 50-copy census. Because secondary realized comps remain below the full slabbing cost hurdle ($108.14), institutional liquidity favors holding raw copies until secondary market demand catches up with physical production costs.
Macro Catalysts & Silver Surfer Lore
Macro tailwinds—including cinematic adaptation cycles for Silver Surfer, generational collector reverence, and tight 50-slab registered census float—support sustained institutional demand over a 3-year investment horizon.
Order book settlement quotes are grounded strictly in recorded market transactions.Unpriced grades remain unpriced.
Longitudinal statistical envelope compiled across all verified transactions for benchmark CGC 9.8 copies.
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All-Time High
$44.00
Historical Peak
All-Time Low
$25.36
Historical Floor
Max Drawdown
−12.1%
Peak-to-Trough
Lifetime Volatility
12.0%
Normalized CV
Avg Recovery Time
3 cycles
From −20% Drawdown
Historical Data Span
3.8 Years
46 Observations
Longitudinal Valuation Trajectory
CGC 9.8 Universal
Verified historical transaction line with quarterly equilibrium baseline anchor.
Observed Date
Nov 1, 2026
Historical Valuation
$44.00
Change vs Prior
+0.1% ($0.06)
Net Cycle Return
+73.5%
Historical Price TrajectoryHistorical Average Floor
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Grade Census & Liquidity Breakdown
Grade Census & Liquidity Radial DecompositionBENCHMARK DEFINITION
Multi-axis radial distribution comparing trade velocity, capital weight, and bid-ask spread drag across certified grades.
Understand how physical sales, invested dollars, and liquidity friction divide across grades.
1. Liquid Float Anchor
$44.00 9.8
Primary Market Clearing Center (CGC 9.8 Liquid Standard)
2. Sovereign Benchmark
$44.00 9.8
Direct Universal Blue Label Standard (— CGC Slabs)
3. Raw Surviving Float
— Units
Print run minus CGC census | — CGC Registry
4. Active 12M Market Float
— Trades
— Annual Velocity (12M trades ÷ surviving float)
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Sales Volume
Historical price records
282MARKET VOLUME
HOT PINK CAPITAL
Capital Weight
Relative market value allocation
$132.98TOTAL AUM VALUE
FLAME FRICTION
Spread Drag
Estimated execution friction
28%AVG SPREAD COST
1. Sales Volume Share (Velocity)Identifies which grade tiers trade most frequently. High-volume tiers offer rapid liquidity and tight turnaround.
2. Capital Weight (AUM Concentration)Demonstrates where the total invested dollars sit. High grades (9.6–9.8) command the majority of total capital pool.
3. Spread Drag (Execution Cost)Reveals the dealer bid-ask spread friction for each grade, highlighting transaction cost penalties before committing capital.
Absorbing Man (50%)Estimated Win Probability(50%) Abin Sur
TACTICAL VERDICT: Absorbing Man triumphs with an estimated 50% win probability. Both contenders demonstrated elite parity, with the margin of victory secured through tactical conditioning and superior durability recovery.
3-Round Encounter Breakdown:
ROUND 1speed Focus
Opening Incursion: Speed & Spatial Engagement
Abin Sur dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (53 vs 25) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
Advantage:Abin Sur
ROUND 2power Focus
Apex Escalation: Heavy Armament & Energy Output
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as Absorbing Man and Abin Sur's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
Advantage:Even Stalemate
ROUND 3combat Focus
The Decisive Finish: Combat Mastery & Attrition
In the grueling war of attrition, Absorbing Man's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (64 Combat) and endurance (100 Durability) break Abin Sur's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Advantage:Absorbing Man
CANONICAL STATUS: HISTORIC MULTIVERSE FIRST: This exact 1-on-1 battle has never occurred in official Marvel or DC canonical continuity.
Creative Production Team
GCD ARCHIVAL CREDITS
PENCILER / ARTIST
various
INKER
various
LETTERER
typeset
Story Arc & Synopsis
Lead Story Title
“Fracture Part 2 Guilty Blood”
superhero
Bolphunga demands to be released from custody or he will expose the secret that a Green Lantern murdered a member of the Sinestro Corps. If true, this could shatter the fragile alliance between the two Corps. John sends Guy and Arkillo to investigate. Meanwhile, Soranik tries to understand Kyle's recent behavior and learns that Sarko, the deceased villain from the future, is actually the son of Kyle and herself.
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DC
1934
Burbank, CA
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
KEY CHARACTERS
SupermanBatmanWonder WomanFlash
Era Intelligence▲
Postmodern Age2010–Present
Deconstructionist storytelling. Trade-first publishing. Creator prestige over character IP.
INVESTMENT NOTES
Value driven by creator reputation and adaptation potential rather than print scarcity.
The recovery of third-party encapsulation and grading expenditures when an asset is acquired at a discount below the physical cost of replacement grading fees, shipping, and insurance.
Direct Asset Application (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #4):Standard third-party slabbing fees and insurance average $45–$65 per book. At an entry valuation of $44.00, the grading expense represents a substantial built-in subsidy, providing downside protection against raw comic volatility.
Modeled Dealer Bid$31.68Wholesale Buy-List Floor
Retail Ask Price$50.60Top Dealer Catalog Asking
Bid-Ask Spread37%Market Liquidity Margin
Downside Cushion28%Protection from Wholesale Floor
Bolphunga demands to be released from custody or he will expose the secret that a Green Lantern murdered a member of the Sinestro Corps. If true, this could shatter the fragile alliance between the two Corps. John sends Guy and Arkillo to investigate. Meanwhile, Soranik tries to understand Kyle's recent behavior and learns that Sarko, the deceased villain from the future, is actually the son of Kyle and herself.
Pencilervarious
Inkervarious
Letterertypeset
16 Canonical Collectible Asset Classes Matrix
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #4.
SOVHIGH
Certified Universal Slab
CGC, CBCS, PSA Universal certified high-grade specimens (9.8 / 9.6 / 9.4). The gold standard for institutional alternative investment.
1.00x Base$44
Role: Core Market Baseline
SIGMEDIUM
Witnessed Signature Series
Official witnessed creator-signed slabs (Yellow label). Valued based on creator historical stature and inscription provenance.
1.50x Premium$66
Role: Creator Provenance Alpha
PEDINSTITUTIONAL
Recognized Pedigree Collection
Certified specimens from landmark historical collections (Edgar Church / Mile High, White Mountain, Kansas City, Pacific Coast).
3.00x Historical Grail$132
Role: Sovereign Heritage Grail
NEWHIGH
Newsstand Distributor Edition
Original newsstand barcode distribution copies. Extremely scarce in high grade due to newsstand rack wear and unsold return pulping.
1.35x Scarcity$59
Role: Scarcity Multiplier
PRVMEDIUM
Regional Price Test Variant
Regional price test market copies (Canadian 75¢/95¢ variants, Marvel 30¢/35¢ test variants). Highly coveted micro-population rarities.
2.50x Asymmetry$110
Role: Census Asymmetry
RATHIGH
Retailer Ratio Incentive Variant
Exclusively allocated copies requiring retailer orders of 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, or 1:500 standard copies. Immediate manufactured scarcity.
1.75x Allocation$77
Role: Modern Velocity Float
RAWHIGH
Raw / Uncertified Specimen
Unslabbed collector copies inspected under standard Overstreet physical guidelines. The primary pool for grading arbitrage.
0.35x Arbitrage Base$15
Role: Grading Arbitrage Pipeline
VARHIGH
Cover Art / Foil / Virgin Edition
Alternative artistic interpretations, virgin covers, metal foil, and convention exclusives with dedicated collector followings.
1.25x Aesthetic$55
Role: Aesthetic Collector Demand
DIRHIGH
Direct Market Comic Shop Edition
Standard specialty comic shop printings sold through non-returnable distribution. The baseline circulation foundation.
1.00x Standard Float$44
Role: Circulation Float
QLFMEDIUM
Certified Qualified Label
Green label copies with significant manufacturing flaws, unwitnessed signatures, or missing coupons that do not affect the main story.
0.50x Qualified$22
Role: Affordable Grail Access
RSTMEDIUM
Certified Restored Specimen
Purple label copies with professional or amateur color touch, tear seals, piece fill, or spine rebuilds.
0.40x Conservation$18
Role: Conservation Specimen
CNSMEDIUM
Certified Conserved Specimen
Blue/Grey label copies treated exclusively with archival preservation techniques (leaf-casting, rice paper tear reinforcement, solvent wash).
0.70x Archival$31
Role: Museum Preservation
PRNHIGH
Subsequent Official Printing
Official second, third, or later printings released to satisfy secondary market sellouts. Distinct cover art and trade dress.
0.65x Repress$29
Role: Secondary Sellout Wave
INTSPECIALIZED
Foreign Market / Translated Edition
International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
Advance promotional black-and-white booklets, ashcans created to secure trademark rights, and preview giveaways.
4.00x Pre-Publication$176
Role: Pre-Publication History
Atomic Tradeable Instruments: Published Variants & Printings
2 PUBLISHED EDITIONS
GCD Canon
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #26 - black and white cover reprint
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]OrionNth Metal Golems
Fall of the Gods Part One A Shot from the Dark
20 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Graf Toren]Green Lantern [Mogo]Green Lantern [Princess Iolande]Green Lantern [Two-Six]Green Lantern [John Stewart]Green Lantern [Salaak]Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Green Lantern [Aegle]other unidentified Green Lanterns]Nth Metal Golemsunnamed aliensOrion
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]Orion
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27 - black and white cover reprint
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]Orion
Fall of the Gods Part Two All Heart
20 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]Green Lantern [Mogo]Green Lantern [John Stewart]Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]Green Lantern [Salaak]Green Lantern [Graf Toren]Green Lantern [Two-Lobe]]Nth Metal GolemOrionDr. Thaava (of Slyggia)other unidentified SlyggiansYuga Khan (flashback)other Nth Metal Golems (flashback)
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #28
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Lightray
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #28 - black and white cover reprint
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Lightray
Fall of the Gods Part Three Godspeed
20 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]LightrayHighfatherMartin Jordan (vision)
Hal flies solo to catch up to Lightray and Highfather, who are being pursued at high speeds across the universe by twin Omega beams fired by an Nth Metal Golem. When Hal's willpower fails to be enough to achieve the speed he needs to catch the fastest of the New Gods, a vision of his father appears to him, and helps give him to confidence that he needs to increase his will power to achieve his goal.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #29
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Nth Metal Golems
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #29 - black and white cover reprint
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Variant Cover Gallery
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [John Stewart]Green Lantern [Kilowog]Green Lantern [Arisia Rrab]Green Lantern [Princess Iolande]Green Lantern [Two-Six]Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]other unidentified Green Lanterns]
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #22 Variant Cover
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Yellow Lantern [Soranik Natu]
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #23 Variant Cover
1 pages
Featured Characters & Entities
Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]other unidentified Green Lanterns]Sinestro Corps [Yellow Lantern [Arkillo]other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #24 Variant Cover
Bolphunga demands to be released from custody or he will expose the secret that a Green Lantern murdered a member of the Sinestro Corps. If true, this could shatter the fragile alliance between the two Corps. John sends Guy and Arkillo to investigate. Meanwhile, Soranik tries to understand Kyle's recent behavior and learns that Sarko, the deceased villain from the future, is actually the son of Kyle and herself.
CANONICAL VERSUS MATCHUP ENGINE50 / 50 Simulation Box
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Doctor Doom (42%)Estimated Win Probability(58%) Mister 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).
3-Round Encounter Breakdown:
ROUND 1speed Focus
Opening Incursion: Speed & Spatial Engagement
Abe Sapien dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (35 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
Advantage:Mister Mxyzptlk
ROUND 2power Focus
Apex Escalation: Heavy Armament & Energy Output
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as A-Bomb and Abe Sapien's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
Advantage:Even Stalemate
ROUND 3combat Focus
The Decisive Finish: Combat Mastery & Attrition
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.
Advantage:Mister Mxyzptlk
CANONICAL STATUS: HISTORIC MULTIVERSE FIRST: This exact 1-on-1 battle has never occurred in official Marvel or DC canonical continuity.
With news of Hal Jordan's capture by his Yellow Lanterns, Sinestro is expecting Hal to be delivered to him, but is surprised when instead the captive delivered to him turns out to be Guy Gardner, which means the missing Green Lantern Corps has returned to the universe. Meanwhile, Hal has been abducted and forced to undergo a painful and torturous procedure by someone he thought was an ally.
Yellow Lantern [Low]
Yellow Lantern [Maash]
Yellow Lantern [Skurry]
Yellow Lantern [Subject 82]
Yellow Lantern [Kryb]
Yellow Lantern [Space Ape]
Yellow Lantern [Karu-Sil]
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
Yellow Lantern [Romat-Ru]
Yellow Lantern [Low]
Yellow Lantern [Maash]
Yellow Lantern [Skurry]
Yellow Lantern [Subject 82]
Yellow Lantern [Kryb]
Yellow Lantern [Space Ape]
Yellow Lantern [Karu-Sil]
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
Sinestro Corps [Yellow Lantern [Subject 82]
Yellow Lantern [Maash]
Yellow Lantern [Arkillo]
Yellow Lantern [Skurry]
Yellow Lantern [Soranik Natu]
Yellow Lantern [Fantas-M]
Yellow Lantern [Space Ape] (flashback)
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
unnamed Vault technician
unnamed Vault residents
Vault Chief of Accounts
Bolphunga [the Unrelenting]
Tolgo
Cepheid Raiders
Sarko (flashback, deceased)
Myrwhydden (prisoner in a Sciencell)
The Green Lanterns and Yellow Lanterns respond to an attack on the planet Vault, a place where beings from all over the universe store their valuables for safe-keeping. There they encounter their old foe Bolphunga and his gang of space raiders. The Green and Yellow Lanterns work in harmony to defeat Bolphunga, but he hides a secret that could shatter the alliance of the two Corps.
Green Lantern [Vath Sarn]
Green Lantern [B'dg]
Green Lantern [Amanita]
Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]
Green Lantern [Voz]
Green Lantern [Tomar-Tu]
other unidentified Green Lanterns]
Sinestro Corps [Yellow Lantern [Slushh]
Yellow Lantern [Karu-Sil]
Yellow Lantern [Subject 82]
Yellow Lantern [Scivor]
Yellow Lantern [Moose]
Yellow Lantern [Soranik Natu]
Yellow Lantern [Arkillo]
Yellow Lantern [Romat-Ru] (flashback, death)
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
Bolphunga [the Unrelenting]
unnamed mess hall workers
Space Cabbie [Space Cabby]
Cepheid Raiders
Sarko (deceased)
Vuldarian Spy Imp
Bolphunga demands to be released from custody or he will expose the secret that a Green Lantern murdered a member of the Sinestro Corps. If true, this could shatter the fragile alliance between the two Corps. John sends Guy and Arkillo to investigate. Meanwhile, Soranik tries to understand Kyle's recent behavior and learns that Sarko, the deceased villain from the future, is actually the son of Kyle and herself.
Yellow Lantern [Soranik Natu]
Yellow Lantern [Arkillo]
Yellow Lantern [Haasp]
Yellow Lantern [Tekik] (silhouette only)
Yellow Lantern [Low] (silhoulette only)
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members]
Vuldarian Spy Imp (flashback)
Bolphunga [the Unrelenting]
John and Hal discover that Tomar-Tu murdered Yellow Lantern Romat-Ru. John strips Tomar-Tu of his ring and orders him held for trial. Meanwhile Soranik confronts Kyle for hiding the truth about Sarko from her.
Green Lantern [Salaak]
Green Lantern [Stel]
Green Lantern [Mogo]
other unidentified Green Lanterns]
Sinestro Corps [Yellow Lantern [Haasp]
Yellow Lantern [Low]
Yellow Lantern [Tekik]
Yellow Lantern [Arkillo]
Yellow Lantern [Subject 82] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [Rayunn] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [Skurry] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [Soranik Natu
Soranik Sinestro]
Yellow Lantern [Tri-Eye]
Yellow Lantern [Kryb]
Yellow Lantern [Scivor]
Yellow Lantern [Combo] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [Stanch]
Yellow Lantern [Murr, the Melting Man]
Yellow Lantern [Fantas-M]
Yellow Lantern [Space Ape] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [C.H.A.D.] (becomes a Green Lantern)
Yellow Lantern [Sirket]
Yellow Lantern [Slushh]
Yellow Lantern [Moose]
Yellow Lantern [Maash]
Yellow Lantern [Thaal Sinestro] (cameo)
Yellow Lantern [Lyssa Drak] (cameo)
other unidentified Sinestro Corps members (some become Green Lanterns)]
Tomar-Tu (former Green Lantern)
Somar-Le (becomes a Green Lantern)
Somar-Le's grandmother
Somar-Le's grandfather)
Xudarian doctor
With the news that Yellow Lantern Romat-Ru was murdered by Green Lantern Tomar-Tu, and with Soranik angry feeling that Kyle betrayed her, Soranik terminates the alliance between the Yellow and Green Lanterns, leading to an full blown battle between the two Corps.
Dr. Thaava (of Slyggia)
other unidentified Slyggians
Investigating an anomaly in space, Hal and Kyle find a decimated solar system, where they encounter Orion who is being hunted by an ancient and powerful Nth Metal Golem.
On Slyggia, Hal and Kyle try to stop an Nth Metal Golem that is after Orion. Unable to stop it, and realizing that the Golem is tracking Orion by his heartbeat, Orion must die before the Golem destroys the planet as collateral damage.
Green Lantern [Stel]
Green Lantern [Kilowog]
Green Lantern [Mogo]
other unidentified Green Lantern]
Highfather
Orion
Dr. Thaava
Yuga Khan (lifeless body)
Nth Metal Golems
Lightray
The Corps must find a way to stop the Nth Metal Golems before they release Yuga Khan from the Source Wall, while Kyle must keep Orion alive until the battle is over.
