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 #3357039
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $16.52 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $21.53 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $36.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $32.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| RAW | $11.44 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 10.0 | $42.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 4.0 | $6.54 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $12.87 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 2012-09-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 42 graded copies for Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1 (2012). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
I Met A Traveler...!
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt)) **Supporting Characters:** * Alexander of Macedonia) * Bubastis) * Friedrich Werner Veidt * Ingrid Renata Veidt * Miranda) * Unnamed kung fu master **Antagonists:** * Adrian Veidt's bullies ** Jerry * Moloch the Mystic) * Turkish thieves **Other Characters:** * Doctor Manhattan) * Mummies * President Nixon) * Soviets ** Red Army * Unnamed school principal * Amon * The Comedian) * God * Nazis * Nite Owl (Hollis Mason)) * Rorschach) * Eratosthenes * Francis Bacon * Ptolemy **Locations:** * Dreamtime * Watchmen Universe ** 1938 *** Europe ** 1939 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** New York Harbor ** 1941 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Veidt House ** 1943 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Veidt House ** 1945 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Public school ***** Veidt House ** 1949 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Kung Fu dojo ***** Public school ***** Veidt House ** 1953 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Unnamed high school ** 1956 *** Atlantic Ocean *** Black Sea *** China *** Egypt *** United States of America **** Massachusetts ***** Harvard University **** New York ***** New York City ****** New York Harbor ****** Manhattan ******* Gunga Diner ** 1957 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Adrian Veidt's Penthouse ** 1958 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Manhattan ****** Dante's ****** Veidt Tower ** 1985 *** Antarctica **** Karnak) ** 4th Century BCE *** China *** Egypt **** Alexandria **** Memphis *** Ancient Greece **** Macedonia, Greece|Macedonia *** Greater Persia **** Kabul **** Samarkhand *** Indus|Indus Valley *** Mesopotamia **** Babylon *** Phoenicia *** Phrygia **** Gordium *** Tibet **Items:** * *Adrian Veidt's Autobiography* * Drugs * *Encyclopedia* **Events:** * Wars of Alexander the Great * World War II **Concepts:** * Gordian Knot * Halloween
Creative credits
Writers: Len Wein, Len Wein
Interior art: Jae Lee, John Higgins
Color: June Chung, John Higgins
Source records & attribution
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