Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $8.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 6.0 | $29.42 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 8.0 | $55.86 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 9.2 | $65.13 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 9.4 | $115.60 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 9.6 | $891.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 9.8 | $810.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| RAW | $8.02 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 10.0 | $1,053.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1970-01-01 |
| 9.4 | $46.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 75 graded copies for Tower of Shadows #3 (1970). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Moving Finger Writhes...!
Harridan Ethel Swann berates her husband Harry for working at a dead end job and suggests that he should get an "edjication". Frustrated, Harry leaves his apartment and goes for a walk. He stops at a rare book store and finds himself drawn to a particular tome with the title *The Life and Times of Harry Swann*. Perusing the text, he is shocked to discover that the book is a literal transcription of his entire life's history. He purchases it and rushes home to read it. He soon discovers that some chapters pertain to events that have yet to take place. Following the words from the book, Harry turns his fortune around by placing surefire bets at the racetrack on horses that he knows will win. Harry and Ethel soon find themselves extremely wealthy, but Harry still cannot tolerate his wife's antics. As per the written page from his biography, Harry sabotages the brakes in his wife's car and Ethel dies. At the funeral, Harry is sure to shed as many convincing crocodile tears as possible. After the service, Harry is driving across a bridge when he stops due to some construction. He skims through the book, but comes to realize that the pages are now blank. Harry is confused. He gets out of the vehicle and approaches one of the workers. Suddenly, an iron beam collapses from the rigging and crushes him to death. One of the work men, Charlie Jenkins, picks up the book, but when he looks at the cover, he realizes that it now reads *The Life and Times of Charlie Jenkins*. Curious about his strange new discovery, Charlie wanders off and begins reading the book.
Creative credits
Writers: Len Wein, Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas
Interior art: Gene Colan, George Tuska, Barry Windsor-Smith
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:1133758
GCD: 23244
PANEL PROFITS: 2455760