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Dark Horse · Aliens: Hive · #3 · Modern Age · ID-8710402
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Aliens: Hive #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 | $121.00 |
| 9.8 | $93.29 |
| 9.2 | $31.69 |
| 8.0 | $21.91 |
| 6.0 | $14.63 |
| 4.0 | $6.21 |
| 3.0 | $5.00 |
| 2.0 | $4.00 |
| Raw | $3.84 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Hedonic age factor + census scarcity weighting.
80% Interval: Unmeasured (Insufficient Volatility Sample)
Wholesale realization (45% haircut · ILLIQUID_SPECIALTY)
| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $4.00 | $15.99 | 75.0% |
| 4.0 | $1.40 | $6.79 | 79.4% |
| Raw | $0.80 | $4.19 | 80.9% |
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Census-registered copies anchor pricing. First appearances of characters adapted to screen drive the market.
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Two humans and an Android are stranded on an Alien Hive planet. They're stuck out in a storm that will kill them before help can arrive, so they decide to enter the Xenomorph hive for shelter. They've got devices on their wrists that make them invisible to Xenomorphs, but they're on a timer and the clock is ticking. Julie communicates with their drop ship, the Dolemite and requests a pick up, but it will take a little while to arrive. They decide to navigate the Hive with their invisibility devices before the timer runs out. While in the Hive, Stan decides to investigate a Xenomorph version of a garbage dump in order to get a better understanding of how Xenomorph's live. Unfortunately he falls in and damages his cloaking device. The Xenomporphs see him and a shootout ensues. The trio narrowly escape and make it to the drop ship. The escape is so narrow in fact that Gill get his arm ripped off. They barely make it on board, but a Xenomorph manages to make it on with them. They escape to a room with a locked door, but not before Julie takes some acid to the face. Temporarily safe, and with Julie stabilized, Stan and Gill begin a conversation about ancient Greece.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Aliens: Hive #3.
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.
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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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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.
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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).
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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.
Foreign editions (licensed through Panini, Urban Comics, Editorial Novaro, Novedades, Otto Simon, etc.) represent physical tradeable instruments in international secondary markets. Geographic scarcity and currency differentials drive global cross-border arbitrage.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 8710402. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
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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) | $3.84 | — | $5.00 | $6.21 | — | $14.63 | — | $21.91 | — | $31.69 | $68.00 | $93.29 | $121.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $0.80 | — | — | $1.40 | — | $4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $4.19 | — | — | $6.79 | — | $15.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 sold | — |
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