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DC · Superman · #16 · Golden Age · ID-2335329
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Jerry Siegel
Leo Nowak
Leo Nowak
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Whitney Ellsworth
| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $490,144.00 |
| 9.8 | $377,033.75 |
| 9.2 | $7,200.00 |
| 9.0 | $5,670.00 |
| 8.0 | $3,699.71 |
| 7.0 | $1,684.48 |
| 6.0 | $1,449.50 |
| 5.0 | $924.98 |
| 4.0 | $724.44 |
| 3.0 | $637.50 |
| 2.0 | $510.00 |
| Raw | $442.95 |
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 | $956.40 | $1,594.00 | 40.0% |
| 4.0 | $478.20 | $797.00 | 40.0% |
| Raw | $243.50 | $487.00 | 50.0% |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
Superman #16 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
Generational apex asset with museum-grade historical prestige.
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
The birth of superheroes. Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Wonder Woman debut. Comics became a mass medium.
Extreme scarcity drives value. Condition sensitivity is paramount — even low-grade copies of key issues command five figures.
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.
Perry White arranges for Clark and Lois to drive out some kids from the slums out to the country for a retreat. As Clark goes to fetch some milk, he sees a kid falling out of an apple tree with his telescopic vision, and quickly changes into Superman to save him. He then shakes out some apples from the tree with his super-strength for the kids. Suddenly, Superman flies Lois out of the way as a mad bull charges the group. Superman lands behind the bull and grabs his tail, angering it. The bull charges right into Superman, which, having no effect, scares the bull off. With his presence no longer needed, Superman flies away and returns as Clark Kent. Clark and Lois then drive the kids back. After returning to the Daily Planet, White informs the duo that he will be raising funds for a countryside getaway for underprivileged youths. Clark and Lois write articles about it, and within a week they've raised all the donations they need, including one from Charlie Grayson, a purportedly-reformed racketeer whose crimes were exposed by the Planet. Another day, Clark and Lois hear gunshots from across the street. Clark feigns cowardice and slips away to change into Superman. Superman finds the shooter firing into the air, and delivers him to the police. Meanwhile, a masked man breaks into the Planet, locks Lois in a closet, and steals the funds needed for the charity getaway. Clark returns to a furious Lois, who calls the police. Clark, lacking an alibi, is arrested by Sergeant Casey, though Clark breaks free in the station and successfully escapes, using his super-speed when out of sight. Clark changes into Superman and flies to the jail, where he sees the decoy shooter, who had been let off with a fine, walking out. Superman trails him to a building where the thug picks up his money from a slot in the wall, with the mysterious person on the other side confirming that he was a distraction in order to rob the Planet. Superman smashes in and interrogates the thug, who is shot through the wall before he can name his boss. Superman smashes through the wall, and chases down the masked man with the funds. However, the crook throws the box out the window. Superman, having no choice, streaks out the window and catches the box before it lands on a baby. Superman delivers the funds to the police station, and changes back into Clark Kent. Lois takes him back to the station, where Clark is let off with a warning. A few weeks later, Superman stops by the under-construction getaway in the country, where he spots a bomb with his X-Ray vision. He flies it into the air, where it explodes. He sees the masked man from before fleeing the scene. The man fires his gun into Superman, but Superman just tackles him. Superman unmasks the man, who turns out to be Charlie Grayson, who wanted to take revenge on the Planet for getting him in jail. Superman intimidates Grayson with some air tricks until he agrees to confess, and drops him off with Casey. Weeks later, Clark and Lois look on the underprivileged kids playing in the getaway.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Superman #16.
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.
Special black & white noir printings, facsimile editions, and anthology collections licensed or published domestically.
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Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2335329. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
When Lois and Clark take slum kids out into the country for a day, editor White decides to have the Planet sponsor a fund-raising campaign to build a resort for the underprivileged children out in the country. But Superman has to deal with someone who doesn't want that resort built because he has a grudge against the newspaper.
Since nothing is really cooking in Metropolis, Perry orders Kent to write up an article on some hot controversial topic, and Clark picks out astrology as being a fake science. But when an eminent astrologer's predictions apparently come true, Superman enters the picture to uncover the truth and make the villain see stars!
Superman has to respond the to threats made by a Mr. Sinister, who uses a special ray-cannon to transport buildings, including the Daily Planet, into the Fourth Dimension, then return them again for profit.
A boy encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the Superman radio show.
Lois and Clark's lives are nearly forfeit when they bear down in their newspaper articles about local racketeers who are demanding fees from every truck that unloads in Metropolis.
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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 |
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Panel Profits(Exchange FMV) | $442.95 | — | $637.50 | $724.44 | $924.98 | $1,449.50 | $1,684.48 | $3,699.71 | $5,670.00 | $7,200.00 | $306,675.00 | $377,033.75 | $490,144.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $243.50 | — | — | $478.20 | — | $956.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $487.00 | — | — | $797.00 | — | $1,594.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 sold | — |
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Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
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