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 | $8.06 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 6.0 | $20.66 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 8.0 | $37.71 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.2 | $67.34 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.4 | $79.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.6 | $538.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.8 | $489.32 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| RAW | $5.94 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 10.0 | $636.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.8 | $19.00 | 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 155 graded copies for Sword of Sorcery #1 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Price of Pain Ease
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Fafhrd * Gray Mouser **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Duke Danius * Sheelba of the Eyeless Face * Ningauble of the Seven Eyes * Death **Locations:** * Nehwon ** Jade Turtle Inn * Ithmar * Shadowland **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: The Cloud of Hate and Other Stories (2016) * Based on Fritz Leiber's story *The Price of Pain-Ease*. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Dennis O'Neil
Interior art: Howard Chaykin
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:1068520
GCD: 26003
PANEL PROFITS: 3343853