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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 12/90 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-008815
SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #22
Mid-run Sensational She-Hulk with a 1940s time-travel story featuring the All-Winners Squad and the Blonde Phantom
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | December 1990 | Copper | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-008815 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-008812 | ~9.0 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible creases or spine stress lines. Edges appear clean with no chipping or fraying visible through the protective sleeve. Minor glare from the plastic bag obscures fine surface detail, and interior pages and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $65 |
// Archive commentary
Published with a December 1990 cover date, Sensational She-Hulk #22 falls in the post-Byrne stretch of the title, when Steve Gerber steered Jennifer Walters into a wartime-era adventure alongside Louise Mason, the Golden Age Blonde Phantom. The issue puts She-Hulk in the field against the All-Winners Squad — Captain America, Bucky, the Human Torch, Toro, Namor, the Whizzer and Miss America — a lineup drawn from Timely's 1940s roster and revived here for a fourth-wall-aware comedy adventure rather than a straight superhero brawl. It is a continuity-minded chapter that trades on Marvel's own publishing history, and it sits in a run better known for the Byrne bookends at either end of the series.
Market profile is that of a collected but common Copper Age title. Print runs from late 1990 were large, direct-market copies survive in quantity, and raw examples circulate steadily in dealer boxes and multi-issue eBay lots rather than as standalone sales. Certification is uncommon for the issue, so the graded market is shallow and prices at the top of the census are set by occasional single-copy sales rather than a deep run of comps. Demand drivers are narrow but real: She-Hulk run collectors filling gaps, Blonde Phantom and All-Winners Squad completists, and the general lift the character has drawn from screen exposure, which has moved the whole series more than this issue specifically.
Buyers are almost entirely run collectors and Timely-legacy specialists, and the book behaves accordingly across grades. Low-grade copies have little independent market and are best moved in lots; mid-grade copies clear quickly at modest levels because supply of Fine to Very Fine material is ample. The only bracket with meaningful spread is a top-census slab, where the cost of grading exceeds the raw value by a wide margin and the premium reflects scarcity of certified copies rather than underlying key status. Expect stable rather than appreciating trade unless She-Hulk's broader media profile pulls the full run upward again.
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