Independent·Crypt of Shadows·#16·Bronze Age·ID-2521573
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3 of 25 slabs (12.0%) | 3 | SOV | $849.00 | 3 | $2,547 | (50.4x) |
| 9.6 | 4 of 25 slabs (16.0%) | 4 | — | — | — | (16.0%) | |
| 9.4 | 6 of 25 slabs (24.0%) | 6 | ANC | $54.69 | 6 | $328.14 | (3.2x) |
| 9.2 | 3 of 25 slabs (12.0%) | 3 | $150.00 | 3 | $450.00 | (8.9x) | |
| 9.0 | 4 of 25 slabs (16.0%) | 4 | — | — | — | (16.0%) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $16.85 | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
Market operates purely on organic buyer and seller auction discovery. Zero artificial price interventions or emergency liquidity halts on record.
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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.
Bronze Age (1970–1984) — comics grew darker and more socially aware. The era of classic runs, creator-driven storytelling, and the birth of serious collecting culture. Newsstand variants carry a meaningful scarcity premium.
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A killer wants to give up his gruesome trade but he loves his wife and wants to continue to give her expensive presents. He pulls one last job and resolves to tell her he's broke when he goes through a dark alley and feels a knife shoved deep into his back. It turns out his wife is in the same business for the same reason.
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.