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Independent·Guy Gardner·#13·Modern Age·ID-3446109
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Total Value | Sales | Realized Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 0 slabs | 0 | SOV | $49.65 | — | — | — | (15.3x) |
| 9.6 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9.4 | 2 of 2 slabs | 2 | — | — | — | — | (100.0%) | |
| 9.2 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9.0 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $3.24 | — | — | — | (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 + $3.24 raw acquisition stacks the breakeven cost basis at $91.24. Anything cleared above $91.24 is an operational win; anything under is a capital loss. At current 9.8 market pricing of $14.58, slabbing this book raw incurs a -$76.66 (-84%) 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 ~$5.10 (an immediate ~$86.14 / ~94% 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 hold (market equilibrium) rating.
Secondary transaction volume currently records top comps at $16.77 across a disciplined 50-copy census. Because secondary realized comps remain below the full slabbing cost hurdle ($91.24), 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 50-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.
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.
Francis
Richard Milhouse Jones
TACTICAL VERDICT: Ajax triumphs with an estimated 50% win probability. Both contenders demonstrated elite parity, with the margin of victory secured through tactical conditioning and superior durability recovery.
Ajax seizes immediate spatial superiority with superior kinetic velocity (35 vs 17), circling A-Bomb and testing perimeter defenses.
A-Bomb counters with devastating offensive potency (24 Power rating), breaking through Ajax's forward defensive perimeter.
In the grueling war of attrition, Ajax's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (55 Combat) and endurance (80 Durability) break A-Bomb's posture, securing a definitive victory.
Chuck Dixon
Joe Staton
Terry Beatty
Anthony Tollin
typeset
Kevin Dooley
Publisher profile coming soon
Variant cover era. Trade paperback culture. Independent movement flourishes. Digital distribution begins.
Census-registered copies anchor pricing. First appearances of characters adapted to screen drive the market.
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.
The Draal once again connect Guy into the Xanoglyph to probe his mind. But this time, Guy attempts to overwrite his memories, projecting an image of his present self in his past. He meets his 16-year-old self and tries to explain his plan to feed the Draal clone with a code word to disable him. However, Guy's time runs out, and he gets back from the trance. In the containment cell, the Green Lanterns progress on their plan B, which involves using the decapitated head of the robot RRU-9-2. Sooner than they can finish some details, the Draal take Guy away again. This time, Guy revives the day his cop brother, Mace, beats and warns him to straighten out and avoid illegal problems and cause more problems to their parents. He then gives him money to buy new clothes and look for a job. Guy's mind flashes forward in time, and he remembers how he found his way to college and played in the football team of Michigan U, but he was still invisible to his father. One day, after handing the victory to his team, Guy's pride fades away when he learns that Mace was shot and is now in a critical state. The trip through Memory Lane ends, and Guy returns to his cell. The Green Lanterns finally carry on with their escape plan, and they break free. It doesn't take long to encounter The Draal, but they beat them and take their weapons. As they rush to the lab, they find a surprise: Guy's doppelganger is active, and he wears Guy's ring.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Guy Gardner #13.
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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Guy starts to put together a plan to stop the Draal, and comes face to face with... himself?!
Simulate authentic head-to-head clashes between People (Superheroes & Supervillains), Gadgets, Abilities, or Places.
Victor von Doom
Planetary Heavyweight
TACTICAL VERDICT: Guy Gardner triumphs with an estimated 58% win probability. Raw destructive energy projection (100 vs 24) proved insurmountable in prolonged exchanges.
Guy Gardner dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (53 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
Guy Gardner counters with devastating offensive potency (100 Power rating), breaking through A-Bomb's forward defensive perimeter.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Guy Gardner's elite martial execution (64 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.