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Independent · Astonishing Tales · #5 · Bronze Age · ID-2411001
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Astonishing Tales #5 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $445.00 |
| 9.8 | $342.03 |
| 9.6 | $263.99 |
| 9.4 | $91.57 |
| 9.2 | $58.00 |
| 9.0 | $49.46 |
| 8.0 | $44.52 |
| 7.0 | $38.00 |
| 6.0 | $31.62 |
| 5.0 | $13.50 |
| 4.0 | $13.50 |
| 3.0 | $11.00 |
| 2.0 | $9.00 |
| Raw | $11.89 |
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 (30% haircut · THIN_AUCTION_FLOAT)
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $10.50 | $34.99 | 70.0% | Khamsin Custodial |
| 4.0 | $3.80 | $14.99 | 74.6% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $3.30 | $12.99 | 74.6% | Arnveld Capital |
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Comics grow darker and more socially aware. Wolverine, Punisher, Swamp Thing debut. Creator-driven storytelling emerges.
Newsstand variants carry meaningful scarcity premiums. First appearances from this era are blue-chip investments.
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A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
The jungle lord is locked in a deadly struggle with Zaladane high above the Savage Land as the two clash atop a rampaging pterodactyl. When the creature crashes, Ka-Zar saves Zaladane instead of letting her die, and that act of mercy changes the course of the story. Zaladane reveals that the true threat is Garokk, the petrified “Sun God,” whose ancient power has curdled into madness. As Garokk surveys the violence and suffering of the Savage Land, he concludes that peace can only come through total destruction and resolves that all living things must die. Hoping to stop him, Zaladane leads Ka-Zar toward the black pool whose strange energies first gave Garokk his power, immortality, and curse, believing it may also be the only way to end his torment. Ka-Zar confronts Garokk in a savage final battle, fighting not only the stone man’s strength and energy blasts but also his despair-driven certainty that life is only pain. Their struggle brings them down into the cavern of the black pool, where Garokk’s curse is finally broken and he dies, returned at last to mortality after centuries of existence. Ka-Zar spares Zaladane despite her crimes, but the ending remains uneasy, with Zabu acting strangely and the story closing on the promise of a new threat to come.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Astonishing Tales #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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Ka-Zar is taken to the Pool that Garokk drank from that made him immortal. He is attacked by the Guardian of the Pool but he manages to defeat him and then cast Garokk into the Pool where he loses his immortality and dies.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2411001. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
Wolverine and the Punisher are able to kill one of the Predator X beasts but with one left to go, Viper and Hydra show up to make things more difficult.
Iron Man fights his way into Commodore Q's helicarrier and has to face down the robotic Jenny.
Dr. Doom returns to Latveria and defeats Red Skull and his Exiles to regain his kingdom.
Sam and Bobby do four movie remakes at once including Weird Science, The Graduate and The Princess Bride.
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) | $11.89 | — | $11.00 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $31.62 | $38.00 | $44.52 | $49.46 | $58.00 | $263.99 | $342.03 | $445.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $3.30 | — | — | $3.80 | — | $10.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $12.99 | — | — | $14.99 | — | $34.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 sold | — |
Highest verified price observed. Non-9.8 books never receive a 9.8 price or synthetic valuation.
ComicBase catalog guide reference valuation. Evaluated independently from newsstand cover prices and certified slabs.
Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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