Spawn #306 (2020) CGC 9.2 NM- NetherRealm Studios Mortal Kombat DLC Edition

Spawn #306 (2020) CGC 9.2 NM- WHITE Pages NetherRealm Studios Mortal Kombat DLC Edition. NetherRealm Studios Exclusive Variant Cover. Written by Todd McFarlane and Philip Tan. Art by Philip Tan, Jonathan Glapion, Daniel Henriques and Todd McFarlane. NEW STORY ARC! Fan-favorite artist PHILIP TAN returns to illustrate a dark vision of the future! 'PROPHECY OF DEATH,' Part One-The future is full of terrors, all unleashed by Al Simmons! A strange new threat unravels as the origin of the all-new Ninja Spawn begins. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Key Facts
Variant 'Netherrealms' Mortal Kombat DLC game edition. Intended for distribution at the 2020 Final Kombat live gaming competition in Chicago which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Buyer Beware: in January 2022, we alerted the comic book community about potential market manipulation for this issue based on concerns that the greater portion of its inventory was being held back to give the illusion of scarcity. The Editor-In-Chief at Todd McFarlane Productions relayed to Key Collector the following quote, transcribed to this description directly:
"So this was a small event to begin with. Only a couple hundred issues were produced. It was canceled to the public but it was still held in private for the players. What we were told was that less than 50 copies were distributed by the event organizers to the players and their +1’s. The rest, along with all the other free swag was trashed due to the cost of shipping it back to the MK offices. We have worked with them before so there is no reason to believe that this was not the case. I think it would be fare to say that less than 50 copies exist out in the wild at this point."
As of August 2023, it has been disclosed publicly that at least one seller made a bulk purchase of approximately 70 issues. The seller claims that he purchased 1/6th of the entire print run which would equal 420 copies - far more than what the Editor at McFarlane Productions relayed to us in his email
The canceled Mortal Kombat event was held at the Park West in Chicago which has an occupancy capacity of 1,000 persons
It is still unclear how many copies of this issue exist but as of August 2023, it is far greater than what has been communicated by those behind the scenes
In October 2022, a 9.8 sold for $5,500. In August 2023, 5 copies in 9.8 sold for an approximate average of $900