Investment Potential and Analysis of ASM Issue 150 to 529 AssortedIssues

Investment Potential and Analysis of ASM Issue 150 to 529 Assorted Issues 

The first Table presents the Bias Score for all the issues. Bias scores show which issues are being bought by the Insiders (Pros) vs. the Outsiders (Fans Less Serious). The concept of my approach is to focus on the issues being bought BULLISHLY by the investors.

We developed an analysis of data to quantify this Bias (B Score). We mark the issues with the highest Bias with Lime Green followed by a Dark Green staining for issues with a lesser but definite Bias. 

Table 2 data deals with another data stream on comic-book issues. This run’s issues are looked at 3 grades 9.4, 8 and 6. The changes in bias between the different grades are calculated and the SLN numbers were born. The SLN numbers look into each “world” of the I vs. O bias data.  This data has shown historically to be the most liberal and establishes the investment potential across the grades of 9.4, 8 and 6. Very quickly, the green stained are positive issues and red stained issues are a negative and invite a non-focus in only investments

We then compare those SLN numbers and generate a difference number we call the DF. Finally add the I and O SLN numbers together (total) and determine the %DF number for each issue. Green staining is good (Higher Bias) and Grey and Red are issues that are not good for an investment focus. This data stream is more liberal in the rigor and you get the best case for an issue,

The deepest level of analysis we developed is the ADF number (average difference between the I/O worlds) of each issue at each grade. I denote a high I Bias with the orange $.

Lime green stained issues are rated I Biased in all grades or at least 9.4 and 8. Dark green stained issues are only biased at the 9.4 grade while the other grades are overbought relative to the professional investor’s desires.

Table 3 is the stricter data stream and highlights both the issue and grade. We calculate the average difference (ADF) in Issue Bias between the Insider and Outsiders groups.  Lime Green are issues that are I Biased at least 9.4 and 8 grades (High Bias). (Orange $). The dark green issues are support with a Bias in 9.4 grade only. The other issues are to be avoided.

Table 4 is the Score Card information for each issue at the 3 data streams. This allows a top down view across the data streams. We denote the issues supported in all three data streams with a Lime Green staining. Dark Green has only 2 data streams support and yellow issues are supported in one data stream only. 

Table 5 is the last bit of data, the Scaled Desire Ranking. I have grouped 1356 issues of comics that I have covered and developed scaled desire rankings. The percentile that an issue occupies gets wonderful insight into true value between titles. So we position our title and its key issues in context. A score of 99 means that comic issue is desired at the highest level while 1 percentile is the lowest desired issue. 

Table 1 Bias Scores of ASM

Late bronze issues for ASM. We see only a few issues with investment strength. Issues 151, 238, 300 and 301. Note 252 is not in the mix. Somewhat strong are 170 187, 298 and 361.

FYI Issues See Marvel Wiki

151 -  Spider-Man takes the supposed corpse of his clone , and dumps it down a smoke stack 

170 Dr. Faustus uses his hypnotic and hallucinogenic gasses to make Spider-Man believe that he's being attacked by a group of his old foes. Neat Cover!

Table 2 SLN and DF data

This data stream highlights those issues stained lime green. Issues 203, 205, 246, 260, 265, 301, 322, and 344

Table 3 ADF data for these issues

This data really focuses the grade and issue to focus on. Issues stained in lime green are a buy at grades 6 up. Dark green implies a focus at grade 9.4 only. Strong issues are 194 (black cat), 203, 252

 ( black suit) 300 ( McFarland) and 361 (carnage)

Table 4 Score Card

Issues highlighted by all 3 data stream is issues 151, 300, 301, and 361

These are a focus for us for sure. 
Table 5 Desire Scores

Issues desired at 70% or better are thought to be a strong signal for investing. We stained them lime green.