Marvel·Guardians of the Galaxy·#1·Copper Age·ID-2403410
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 469 of 1,789 slabs (26.2%) | 469 | SOV | $162.24 | 469 | $76,091 | (14.4x) |
| 9.6 | 476 of 1,789 slabs (26.6%) | 476 | ANC | $51.49 | 476 | $24,509 | (4.6x) |
| 9.4 | 277 of 1,789 slabs (15.5%) | 277 | $45.00 | 277 | $12,465 | (4.0x) | |
| 9.2 | 174 of 1,789 slabs (9.7%) | 174 | $51.10 | 174 | $8,891 | (4.5x) | |
| 9.0 | 141 of 1,789 slabs (7.9%) | 141 | $38.86 | 141 | $5,479 | (3.4x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $11.30 | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
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.
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.
Jim Valentino
Jim Valentino
Steve Montano
Evelyn Stein
Craig Anderson
Home of Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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.
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
The Guardians begin their quest for Captain America's shield.
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.