Price history & market evidence
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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #3343751
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $16.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2012-11-01 |
| 9.6 | $13.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2012-11-01 |
| 9.8 | $12.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2012-11-01 |
| RAW | $4.34 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2012-11-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 12 graded copies for Before Watchmen: Comedian #3 (2012). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Play With Fire
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Comedian (Eddie Blake)) **Supporting Characters:** * United States Government ** Senator Bob Kennedy) ** United States Army **Antagonists:** * Vietnam protesters * Watts rioters **Other Characters:** * Janice (Flight attendant) * LAPD ** Chief Parker * President Johnson) * Laurie Juspeczyk) * Sammy Davis Jr. **Locations:** * Watchmen Universe ** 1965 *** United States of America **** California ***** Los Angeles ****** Watts, Los Angeles|Watts **** Hawaii **** Massachusetts ***** Hyannis Port, Massachusetts|Hyannis Port ****** Kennedy Compound *** Vietnam * Hell **Items:** * Beer * *Los Angeles Times* **Vehicles:** * American World Airlines plane **Events:** * Vietnam War * Watts riots
| Writer2_1 = John Higgins | Penciler2_1 = John Higgins | Inker2_1 = John Higgins | Colorist2_1 = John Higgins | Letterer2_1 = Sal Cipriano
| StoryTitle2 = The Evil That Men Do...! Part Five | Synopsis2 =
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gordon McClachlan) **Supporting Characters:** * Slaves ** Ju-ju Lady) ** N'tunga **Antagonists:** * French Slavers ** Snakehead) * Sharks **Other Characters:** * N'tunga's son **Locations:** * 1771 ** Caribbean Sea **Items:** * "*The Curse of the Crimson Corsair*" * Golden earring **Vehicles:** * Slavers' ship **Concepts:** * Magic
| Notes = * "*The Evil That Men Do...!*" continues from Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre Vol 1 3 and is continued in Before Watchmen: Nite Owl Vol 1 3. * "*Play With Fire*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach (Collected). * "*The Evil That Men Do, Part Five*" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Brian Azzarello, John Higgins
Interior art: J.G. Jones, John Higgins
Color: Alex Sinclair, Tony Avina, John Higgins
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:142994
GCD: 999019
PANEL PROFITS: 3343751