Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #3357349
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | $78.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 9.4 | $59.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $62.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $56.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| RAW | $3.97 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 10.0 | $73.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 4.0 | $2.27 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $50.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $60.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 2012-10-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 77 graded copies for Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1 (2012). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Damn Town
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Rorschach) **Supporting Characters:** * Gunga Diner staff ** Conrad ** Nancy **Antagonists:** * The Bard) * Dwayne Carter (Drug dealer) * Rawhead) ** Big Cool ** Bird ** Lucky Pierre **Other Characters:** * New York City Police Department ** Det. Steven Fine) * Jesus * Sylvia Kovacs) **Locations:** * Watchmen Universe ** 1977 *** United States of America **** New York City ***** Manhattan ****** Gunga Diner ***** Sewers in New York|New York Sewers * Hell **Items:** * Drugs * *Rorschach's Journal* * Rorschach's Mask **Vehicles:** *
| StoryTitle2 = The Evil That Men Do...! Part One | Synopsis2 =
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gordon McClachlan) **Supporting Characters:** * Crimson Corsair) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Damned souls * Death * Flying Dutchman's Crew **Locations:** * 1771 ** Caribbean Sea * Death's Domain * Hell **Items:** * "*The Curse of the Crimson Corsair*" **Vehicles:** * Flying Dutchman) **Concepts:** * Magic
| Notes = * *The Curse of the Crimson Corsair* continues from Before Watchmen: Ozymandias Vol 1 2. ** "* The Evil That Men Do...!*" is continued in Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan Vol 1 1. * "*Damn Town*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach (Collected). * "*The Evil That Men Do, Part One*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair (Collected). | Trivia = * Some of the names of the billboards were Demonoid, Bridgette Money, and Jacqueline Joanna. | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Brian Azzarello, Len Wein
Interior art: Lee Bermejo, John Higgins
Color: Barbara Ciardo, John Higgins
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:143082
GCD: 990995
PANEL PROFITS: 3357349