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Independent·Promethea·#2·Independent·ID-3362919
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Implied Turnover | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 0 slabs | 0 | SOV | $74.59 | — | — | — | (6.0x) |
| 9.6 | 3 of 3 slabs | 3 | — | — | — | — | (100.0%) | |
| 9.4 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9.2 | 0 slabs | 0 | $29.67 | — | — | — | (2.4x) | |
| 9.0 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $12.39 | — | — | — | (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 + $12.39 raw acquisition stacks the breakeven cost basis at $100.39. Anything cleared above $100.39 is an operational win; anything under is a capital loss. At current 9.8 market pricing of $74.59, slabbing this book raw incurs a -$25.80 (-26%) operational drag against the $88 grading hurdle—signaling that collectors should hold raw copies rather than speculatively slabbing. Furthermore, falling to a 9.6 drops to ~$26.11 (an immediate ~$74.28 / ~74% 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) to pre-screen raw books prior to final slabbing. If the initial grader inspection determines the book falls below 9.8 (e.g. 9.6), the book is returned unslabbed, saving $40+ in wasted encapsulation costs and protecting portfolio cash. This high-stakes grading asymmetry is why the asset commands a disciplined hold (market equilibrium) rating.
Secondary transaction volume currently records top comps at $74.59 across a disciplined 3-copy census. Because secondary realized comps remain below the full slabbing cost hurdle ($100.39), institutional liquidity favors holding raw copies until secondary market demand catches up with physical production costs.
Macro tailwinds—including cinematic adaptation cycles for Silver Surfer, generational collector reverence, and tight 3-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.
Historical price records
Relative market value allocation
Estimated execution friction
Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
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Outside the Marvel/DC duopoly. Often creator-owned with outsized cultural impact and far greater natural scarcity.
No returnable copies, no overprint buffer. True scarcity with potential for explosive growth on media adaptation news.
Inspectable mathematical proof, blockchain/ledger provenance, data integrity validation, and asset taxonomy.
The recovery of third-party encapsulation and grading expenditures when an asset is acquired at a discount below the physical cost of replacement grading fees, shipping, and insurance.
Sophie continues her education and her journey through the Immateria. She meets Bill, and learns of his life and of the meaning of Pentacles. In the material world, Sophie's mom, the mayor of New York, the Painted Doll, and Benny Solomon and the Goetia all converge on the hospital where Sophie lies unconscious, as does Marv of the Five Swell Guys. Bill returns Sophie to her body and consciousness just as the Painted Doll and the Goetia begin separate assaults on the hospital.
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 temple, which had sent the Smee, hires Benny Solomon to kill Promethea and he summons Marchosias and Andras to perform the hit. Promethea defeats them at the Limp concert, but Stacia is sucked into the Immateria with them.
Sophie agrees to have sex with Jack Faust as Promethea. In exchange, he introduces her to magic.
New Year's Eve, 1999. As the New Year breaks, a Y2K bug causes a malfunction in the popular Elasta-Gel technology, and Sophie must fight an Elasta-Gel creature with the help of the Five Swell Guys.
Promethea continues her magical education. She learns the syymbolic meanings of the Tarot's major arcana, which tell a metaphorical story about the history of the universe and mankind.
Sophie continues her education and her journey through the Immateria. She meets Bill, and learns of his life and of the meaning of Pentacles. In the material world, Sophie's mom, the mayor of New York, the Painted Doll, and Benny Solomon and the Goetia all converge on the hospital where Sophie lies unconscious, as does Marv of the Five Swell Guys. Bill returns Sophie to her body and consciousness just as the Painted Doll and the Goetia begin separate assaults on the hospital.
As the Goetia and the Painted Doll continue their assualt on the hospital, Sophie manifests Grace, Bill, and Margaret into the bodies of Stacia, her Trish, and a nurse; while Barbara returns to her own body. Together, the five Promethea's repel the assault. In the battle's aftermath, however, Barbara collapses.
Barbara Shelley dies; and Sophie is determined to get revenge. As Promethea, she finally tracks down the Temple, only to discover that they're three feeble senior citizens who think they're guarding the world from her.