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 #3364752
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $11.66 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.2 | $16.66 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $47.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $42.64 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| RAW | $2.94 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 10.0 | $55.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 4.0 | $1.66 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
| 6.0 | $7.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 2012-08-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 35 graded copies for Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 (2012). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
| StoryTitle2 = The Devil In The Deep: Part Four | Synopsis2 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Nite Owl I (Hollis Mason)) Also as merchandise * Nite Owl II (Daniel Dreiberg)) **Supporting Characters:** * Crimebusters) ** Captain Metropolis) ** The Comedian) ** Doctor Manhattan) ** Ozymandias) ** Rorschach) ** Silk Spectre (Laurie Juspeczyk)) * Victoria Dreiberg) **Antagonists:** * New York rioters * William Dreiberg) **Other Characters:** * Janey Slater) * New York City Police Department * Minutemen) Disbanded * United States Government * John Glenn **Locations:** * Watchmen Universe ** 1962 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** The Bronx ****** Mason's Garage/"Owlcave" ***** Dreiberg House **** Washington, D.C. ** 1964 *** United States of America **** New York City ** 1966 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Manhattan ****** Nelson Gardner's Mansion **Items:** * Drugs * Rorschach's Mask **Vehicles:** * Owl Car Also as merchandise * Owlship **Concepts:** * Connective Energy
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gordon McClachlan) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Royal Navy ** Raleigh * God **Locations:** * 1771 ** Atlantic Ocean **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * "*The Devil In The Deep*" continues from Before Watchmen: Comedian Vol 1 1 and is continued in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias Vol 1 1. * "*No Such Thing As A Free Lunch*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan (Collected). * "*The Devil In The Deep, Part Four*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Len Wein
Interior art: Andy Kubert, John Higgins
Color: Brad Anderson
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:143049
GCD: 954285
PANEL PROFITS: 3364752