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DC · House of Mystery · #178 · Silver Age · ID-2408731
| Grade | Census Distribution | CGC Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.8 | 0 | ANC | ~$2,975.73 | — | (83.8x) | |
RAW | — | RAW | $35.50 | ×29 | — |
Empirical cash settlement intelligence, cross-grade elasticity curve, and secondary liquidation velocity.
Empirical step multipliers between adjacent condition tiers. Pinpoints the exponential premium transition and capital efficiency frontier.
Realized turnover cadence and capital absorption depth across certified auction comps.
Autonomous institutional strategies, financial equilibrium, scarcity modeling, and algorithmic risk profiling.
Single-source econometric valuation across 61 verified monthly observation epochs (5.08Y runway)
Standard base target for well-preserved, unrestored raw copies with strong gloss.
| Outcome Grade | Target FMV | CGC Fee (3%) | Gross Gain | Net Cash Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0MID-GRADE ENTRY FLOOR | $36 | +$45 | -$274.5 | -$304.27 |
| 6.0CONSERVATIVE SOLID FLOOR | $45 | +$45 | -$265.5 | -$296.46 |
| 8.0EXPECTED BASE CASE | $130 | +$45 | -$180.5 | -$222.73 |
| 9.2HIGH-WATER TARGET | $344 | +$45 | +$33.5 | -$37.08 |
| 9.8SOVEREIGN BLUE-CHIP APEX | $3,827.78 | +$135 | +$3,402.28 | +$2,870.1 |
In Plain English: What this physical comic book is worth purely as an irreplaceable surviving relic. Even in a worst-case crash where all movie hype dies tomorrow, collectors pay this baseline floor for authentic paper age and certified census scarcity.
In Plain English: The extra dollar premium driven by character fame, MCU film adaptations, and forward speculative bidding. This is the catalyst upside layered on top of the physical paper floor.
In Plain English: The cash you walk away with in your pocket TODAY without waiting months for auction schedules. Calculated as fair market value minus selling venue fees and an immediate 15% wholesale discount for instantaneous wire liquidation.
| Grade | FMV (P) | TNAV (Floor) | Franchise (Hype) | OLV (Cash-Out) | Floor % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAW | $44.99 | $38.24 | $6.75 | $24.74 | 85% |
| 4.0 | $36 | $30.6 | $5.4 | $19.8 | 85% |
| 6.0 | $45 | $38.25 | $6.75 | $24.75 | 85% |
| 8.0 | $130 | $110.5 | $19.5 | $71.5 | 85% |
| 9.2 | $344 | $292.4 | $51.6 | $189.2 | 85% |
| 9.8 | $3,827.78 | $3,253.61 | $574.17 | $2,105.28 | 85% |
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
Rigorous options modeling requires empirical prices for both legs (raw acquisition and target slab FMV). One or both legs currently lack recorded market observations; synthetic assumptions are disabled.
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Rigorous options modeling requires empirical prices for both legs (raw acquisition and target slab FMV). One or both legs currently lack recorded market observations; synthetic assumptions are disabled.
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Zero-gap masonry layout. Each widget is indexed to review what stays and what goes.
This issue · House of Mystery · grade history
10-period volatility
Last 30 readings
High-conviction equity with strong appreciation upside and momentum.
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
House of Mystery #178 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
High-conviction equity with strong appreciation upside and momentum.
This issue · House of Mystery · grade history
10-period volatility
Last 30 readings
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
House of Mystery #178 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
This issue · House of Mystery · grade history
10-period volatility
Last 30 readings
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
House of Mystery #178 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
High-conviction equity with strong appreciation upside and momentum.
Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
Simulate head-to-head clashes between this issue's lead hero, villains, rival factions, superpowers, or historic places.
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Francis
Richard Milhouse Jones
TACTICAL VERDICT: Ajax 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.
Ajax seizes immediate spatial superiority with superior kinetic velocity (35 vs 17), circling A-Bomb and testing perimeter defenses.
A-Bomb counters with devastating offensive potency (24 Power rating), breaking through Ajax's forward defensive perimeter.
In the grueling war of attrition, Ajax's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (55 Combat) and endurance (80 Durability) break A-Bomb's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
typeset
Joe Orlando
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
Marvel revolution. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko create the modern superhero. Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men debut.
The sweet spot for collectors — significant enough to be culturally important, scarce enough to be valuable. 9.8 copies are extremely rare.
Inspectable mathematical proof, blockchain/ledger provenance, data integrity validation, and asset taxonomy.
In illiquid alternative asset markets, sovereign blue-chip holdings trade at an exponential multiple over mid-grade float due to institutional accumulation and inelastic seller reservation prices.
A boy survives a flood by playing Scrabble with a child who looks identical to him in a mysterious house on top of a four-post bed. His playmate suddenly vanishes after the lad's father locates him.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for House of Mystery #178.
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.
Inspect underlying sources, timestamps, and confidence factors for any market claim
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.
Stored Exchange Benchmark 9.8 price for product 2408731. No dated snapshot is on file for this book yet.
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Young Jamie Markus takes refuge from a storm in an old deserted house and spends the night playing a game with a strange being who has his face.
Are ghostly miners mining coal in Lions Coal Corporation mines?
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Victor von Doom
Mr. 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).
Abe Sapien dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (35 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as A-Bomb and Abe Sapien's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
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.