Independent·Deadman·#1·Copper Age·ID-3346249
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 19 of 43 slabs (44.2%) | 19 | SOV | $71.74 | — | $1,363 | (9.7x) |
| 9.6 | 8 of 43 slabs (18.6%) | 8 | $79.00 | — | $632.00 | (10.6x) | |
| 9.4 | 6 of 43 slabs (14.0%) | 6 | — | — | — | (14.0%) | |
| 9.2 | 3 of 43 slabs (7.0%) | 3 | $29.95 | — | $89.85 | (4.0x) | |
| 9.0 | 3 of 43 slabs (7.0%) | 3 | $7.00 | — | $21.00 | (0.9x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $7.42 | — | — | (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.
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.
Deadman #1 — Neal Adams's Phantasmagoric Line Work
An archival study of Boston Brand's astral avenger, famous for Neal Adams's dizzying cinematic angles, bleed-edge page borders, and dynamic perspective.
Publisher profile coming soon
The direct market matures. Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen redefine the medium. Speculator boom begins.
High print runs mean condition is the key differentiator. 9.8 census numbers matter more than total prints.
Copper Age (1984–1991) — the speculator boom begins. Direct market matures, prestige formats launch. First appearances from this era have become blue chips. High print runs mean condition is the differentiator.
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.
Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others. By the will of Rama Kushna his spirit will walk among the living until his killer is found.
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
Strict algorithmic segregation separating clean single-issue Cover A sales from multi-issue lot bundles, retailer exclusives, and foreign variants.

Deadman #1
9.8
$153.01
9.6
—
9.4
—
RAW
$5.65

Deadman #4
9.8
$86.65
9.6
—
9.4
—
RAW
$3.52

Deadman #2
9.8
$80.99
9.6
—
9.4
—
RAW
$4.01

Deadman #1
9.8
$71.85
9.6
—
9.4
—
RAW
$7.42

Deadman #1
9.8
$70.00
9.6
—
9.4
—
RAW
$2.75
Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others. By the will of Rama Kushna his spirit will walk among the living until his killer is found.
Lorna's criminal brother Jeff shows up at the circus eager to get his hands on the insurance money from Boston Brand's death, and Deadman suspects him of the murder.
Young Jamie Markus takes refuge from a storm in an old deserted house and spends the night playing a game with a strange being who has his face.
Strange Adventures Vol 1 205|1
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