Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #3343749
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | $17.01 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.4 | $30.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $110.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $100.14 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| RAW | $3.51 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 10.0 | $130.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 4.0 | $2.01 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 6.0 | $7.42 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 8.0 | $12.01 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 49 graded copies for Before Watchmen: Comedian #1 (2012). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Smile
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * The Comedian (Eddie Blake)) **Supporting Characters:** * Bob Kennedy) * Jackie Kennedy) * President John F. Kennedy) ** United States Government ** VP Lyndon B. Johnson) ** FBI *** Director Hoover) *** Agent Luxem * Teddy Kennedy) **Antagonists:** * Moloch the Mystic) **Other Characters:** * John Kennedy, Jr.) * Marilyn Monroe) * New York Giants * Sam Giancana) * God * Jesus * Soviets ** Nikita Khrushchev **Locations:** * Watchmen Universe ** 1962 *** United States of America **** California ***** Los Angeles ****** 12305 Fifth Helena Drive ******* Marilyn Monroe's Residence **** Massachusetts ***** Hyannis Port, Massachusetts|Hyannis Port ****** Kennedy Compound ** 1963 *** United States of America **** New York ***** New York City **** Texas ***** Dallas Also on TV ****** Dunston's **** Washington, D.C. ***** White House ****** Oval Office **Items:** * Alcohol * Drugs **Events:** * Assassination of John F. Kennedy * Death of Marilyn Monroe
| StoryTitle2 = The Devil In The Deep: Part Three | Synopsis2 =
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gordon McClachlan) **Supporting Characters:** **Antagonists:** * Royal Navy ** Captain Lemuel Chane) ** Mister Raleigh **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * 1771 ** Atlantic Ocean **Items:** * "*The Curse of the Crimson Corsair*" **Vehicles:** * The Pendragon
| Notes = * "*The Devil In The Deep*" continues from Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre Vol 1 1 and is continued in Before Watchmen: Nite Owl Vol 1 1. * "*Smile*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach (Collected). * "*The Devil In The Deep, Part Three*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Brian Azzarello, Len Wein
Interior art: J.G. Jones, John Higgins
Color: Alex Sinclair
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:142987
GCD: 953436
PANEL PROFITS: 3343749