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Independent · Romantic Story · #5 · Atomic Age · ID-9739446
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Romantic Story #5 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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| Raw | $14.05 |
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| Grade | Dealer buy | Retail sell | Gap |
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| Raw | $3.80 | $14.99 | 74.6% |
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Down on her luck, Jean responds to a lost and found ad and claims a piece of jewelry under false pretenses. Murray is another claimant and he and Jean fall in love. She thinks he’s poor, but he takes her to fancy restaurants and nightclubs, and she suspects he’s a criminal. Murray tells her that he's not poor -- the brooch was his mother’s, so he knows Jean lied. He gave her a chance to confess and she didn't so he breaks up with her. Jean works as a waitress in “a cheap restaurant” to recover the jewelry from the pawnshop, and mails it to Murray. He forgives her and they will wed.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Romantic Story #5.
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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Helen and her father run a country inn, but have fallen into depression after the death of Helen’s brother Jerry in the war, and that of her mother shortly afterwards. Hiker Rod arrives and despite Helen’s refusal to become emotionally involved, they eventually fall in love. Her father also responds and they spruce up the inn and resume their lives. Rod admits he was Jerry’s war buddy, and had promised to help his family: Rod and Helen will marry.
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All prices are current market price based on historic completed sales with a buyer and seller agreeing on price. Calculated via proprietary algorithm tracking end-of-month historical sales. Unsold items are excluded.
Total graded population from the stored CGC census snapshot for this title and issue.
Down on her luck, Jean responds to a lost and found ad and claims a piece of jewelry under false pretenses. Murray is another claimant and he and Jean fall in love. She thinks he’s poor, but he takes her to fancy restaurants and nightclubs, and she suspects he’s a criminal. Murray tells her that he's not poor -- the brooch was his mother’s, so he knows Jean lied. He gave her a chance to confess and she didn't so he breaks up with her. Jean works as a waitress in “a cheap restaurant” to recover the jewelry from the pawnshop, and mails it to Murray. He forgives her and they will wed.
Joyce dates Bert despite his shady reputation because he can show her a good time. She agrees to put her name on the lease for a garage Bert needs. When FBI agent Doug arrives in town, Bert warns her to be careful what she says, because he's running a stolen car operation and she's involved. Joyce lies to Doug, but eventually they fall in love and she confesses everything. Joyce saves Doug’s life when Bert tries to shoot him. Doug says he’ll intercede with the court for Joyce, and will then marry her.
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) | $14.05 | — | — | $35.74 | — | $96.55 | — | $261.26 | — | $699.02 | $6,307.00 | $5,733.84 | $7,454.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $14.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 sold | — |
Highest verified price observed. Non-9.8 books never receive a 9.8 price or synthetic valuation.
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Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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