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DC·Action Comics·#309·Silver Age·ID-2313692
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Realized Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 2 of 105 slabs | 2 | $5,558.06 | $11,116 | 2 | $11,116.12 | (130.8x) | |
| 9.6 | 1 of 105 slabs | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 | 1 | $780.00 | (18.4x) | |
| 9.4 | 6 of 105 slabs | 6 | $480.00 | $2,880 | 6 | $2,880.00 | (11.3x) | |
| 9.2 | 5 of 105 slabs | 5 | $700.00 | $3,500 | 5 | $3,500.00 | (16.5x) | |
| 9.0 | 8 of 105 slabs | 8 | $168.00 | $1,344 | 8 | $1,344.00 | (4.0x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $42.50 | — | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
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.
Market operates purely on organic buyer and seller auction discovery. Zero artificial price interventions or emergency liquidity halts on record.
Verified historical transaction line with quarterly equilibrium baseline anchor.
Understand how physical sales, invested dollars, and liquidity friction divide across grades.
Completed market sales by grade
Relative market value allocation
Estimated execution friction
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.
Planetary Heavyweight
Richard Milhouse Jones
TACTICAL VERDICT: Abin Sur triumphs with an estimated 58% win probability. Raw destructive energy projection (99 vs 24) proved insurmountable in prolonged exchanges.
Abin Sur seizes immediate spatial superiority with superior kinetic velocity (53 vs 17), circling A-Bomb and testing perimeter defenses.
Abin Sur unleashes full destructive capacity (99 Power rating), forcing A-Bomb onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
In the grueling war of attrition, Abin Sur's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (65 Combat) and endurance (64 Durability) break A-Bomb's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
George Klein
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Mort Weisinger
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.
When Our American Heroes, a TV show honoring great Americans by reuniting them on air with their old acquaintances, honors Superman in its inaugural program he is perplexed as to how he will find someone to portray Clark Kent and thus throw suspicion off his double identity. President John F. Kennedy agrees to do so, and, in a Clark Kent mask and make-up, shakes Superman's hand on the air. Later, Superman tells JFK that he knows his secret identity is safe with him.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Action Comics #309.
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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The television show "Our American Heroes" gathers many of Superman's friends for a surprise tribute. Lois and Lana are sure that Clark Kent will not appear, which will prove their theory that Clark is Superman, but to their surprise Clark does arrive. Later, Superman thanks President John F. Kennedy for disguising himself as Clark.
Supergirl learns that her parents survived the destruction of Argo City and that they are still alive in the Survival Zone, though she cannot reach them.
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Victor von Doom
Henry Henshaw
TACTICAL VERDICT: Cyborg Superman triumphs with an estimated 64% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (80 vs 64).
Cyborg Superman dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (92 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
Cyborg Superman counters with devastating offensive potency (100 Power rating), breaking through A-Bomb's forward defensive perimeter.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Cyborg Superman's elite martial execution (80 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.