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DARK HORSE COMICS · 1/94
UNIT ECA-014745
ALIENS/PREDATOR: THE DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES #6
Mid-run chapter of Dark Horse's early-90s Aliens/Predator crossover saga
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Horse Comics | 1994 | Modern | — | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-014745 | ~9.2 | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
The cover exhibits sharp, well-defined corners with no visible blunting or creasing. The spine appears tight and flat with no stress lines or color break visible in this image. Surface gloss looks strong with no scuffing, scratches, or fading apparent, and there is no writing, staining, or edge chipping visible. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, so the grade reflects front cover appearance only.
// 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 | $55 |
// Archive commentary
Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species #6 is part of a twelve-issue Dark Horse Comics series published in the mid-1990s, one of several crossover efforts that expanded the shared Aliens and Predator comic-book universe the publisher had built since the late 1980s. The series continued Dark Horse's practice of pitting the two licensed movie monsters against each other and against human casts, following on from the original Aliens vs. Predator miniseries that had proven popular with genre readers. Issue #6 falls in the middle of the run, advancing the ongoing plot rather than serving as an entry point or a spotlighted single issue.
As an unlisted mid-run issue from a long crossover series, this book trades as ordinary back-issue stock rather than as a sought-after collectible. Demand for Dark Horse's 1990s Aliens/Predator output tends to concentrate on the earliest miniseries and on issues with especially striking painted or photo-referenced covers, and issue #6 does not carry that kind of individual distinction. Its market activity is driven mainly by completists filling out the series and by bulk quarter-bin buyers rather than by dedicated key-issue collectors.
Collectors of Dark Horse's Alien and Predator comics line will likely encounter this issue as part of building a complete run of Deadliest of the Species rather than seeking it out on its own. Raw copies in typical read grades move cheaply and steadily through conventions, online lots, and back-issue boxes, while a graded 9.8 example would appeal only to condition-census specialists chasing top-of-the-population copies of an otherwise unheralded issue.
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