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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $408.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 4.0 | $10.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $13.49 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $35.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $42.81 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $345.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $314.01 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| RAW | $3.80 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 47 graded copies for Secret Origins #4 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Vigilante: "The Origin of the Vigilante"
Action Comics Vol 1 42|2 | Synopsis2 = Hit Comics Vol 1 25|1
| Appearing1 = Action Comics Vol 1 42|2 | Appearing2 = Hit Comics Vol 1 25|1
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| Trivia = * In the Pre-Crisis continuity, St. Peter was actually the wizard, Shazam).
| Recommended = * Action Comics * Hit Comics
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Creative credits
Writers: Mort Weisinger, Otto Binder
Interior art: Mort Meskin, Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 26610
PANEL PROFITS: 2432178