Independent·Doc Savage·#7·Bronze Age·ID-2455389
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Realized Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 17 of 68 slabs | 17 | SOV | $337.84 | $5,743 | 17 | $5,743.28 | (112.2x) |
| 9.6 | 20 of 68 slabs | 20 | ANC | $80.00 | $1,600 | 20 | $1,600.00 | (26.6x) |
| 9.4 | 12 of 68 slabs | 12 | $56.53 | $678.36 | 12 | $678.36 | (18.8x) | |
| 9.2 | 2 of 68 slabs | 2 | $58.00 | $116.00 | 2 | $116.00 | (19.3x) | |
| 9.0 | 2 of 68 slabs | 2 | — | — | — | — | (2.9%) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $3.01 | — | — | — | (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.
Capital Math Ground Truth: $88.00 all-in slabbing hurdle + $3.01 raw acquisition stacks the breakeven cost basis at $91.01. Anything cleared above $91.01 is an operational win; anything under is a capital loss. At current 9.8 market pricing of $337.84, successful CPR yield generates +$246.83 (+271%) in positive capital expansion above cost basis. Furthermore, falling to a 9.6 drops to ~$80.00 (an immediate ~$11.01 / ~12% loss on capital spent). PRE-SCREEN PROTOCOL: Savvy traders deploy a $9.00 Pre-Screen threshold (+$9.00 pro-rated freight = $18.00 total reject exposure). If CGC grades it a 9.6, the book is rejected raw, saving $40+ in wasted encapsulation costs and protecting portfolio cash. This high-stakes grading asymmetry is why the asset commands a disciplined strong buy (cpr arbitrage) rating.
The secondary market mathematically supports this hurdle: recent sales cleared at $388.52 (yielding +$297.51 net profit over capital floor), while peak historical auction comps reached $485.64. Realized high-water comps prove that smart accumulation capital willingly pays the premium when verified pristine copies emerge from a tight 17-copy census.
Macro tailwinds—including cinematic adaptation cycles for Silver Surfer, generational collector reverence, and tight 17-slab registered census float—support sustained institutional demand over a 3-year investment horizon.
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.
Tony Isabella
Ross Andru
Frank Springer
George Roussos
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Publisher profile coming soon
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.
Inspectable mathematical proof, blockchain/ledger provenance, data integrity validation, and asset taxonomy.
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
A werewolf kills Doc Savage's uncle Alex. Headed for Canada the Doc receives a telegram from Pat Savage to stay away. Realizing the telegram's a fake the Doc travels on and is ambushed.
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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A werewolf kills Doc Savage's uncle Alex. Headed for Canada the Doc receives a telegram from Pat Savage to stay away. Realizing the telegram's a fake the Doc travels on and is ambushed.
Doc goes to rescue Pat Savage and is instead captured, along with his team, by Miles Morganthal.
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.