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Although I am disappointed, thank you very much for the information. Now I'll go dig up my Superman # 50, 75 (3rd) and 74 (4th),  Hahaha kidding, sort of.

I was just going through E Bay and saw this Robin # 1 second print newsstand variant selling for $175.00 raw and $3,000.00 CGC 9.8. I quickly went through my Robin comics and found one. It has the exact barcode as the 2nd print but looks more like a 1st print newsstand comic. Is there such a thing? On the right side it has "Free Poster Inside" like the 1st print and not "The Adventure Begins" like the 2nd print.

On 3/14/2019 at 7:59 PM, pemart1966 said:

Is the cover colouring on the Canadian priced vs the dual priced version completely different or is that just the lighting?

I don't think so. I think 1 is a scan and 1 is taken with a came

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On 3/14/2019 at 7:59 PM, pemart1966 said:

Is the cover colouring on the Canadian priced vs the dual priced version completely different or is that just the lighting?

On 3/12/2019 at 10:56 PM, pemart1966 said:

On page 1 of my Canadian version the price in the indica is listed as 35 cents.   

 

I just looked and mine too. I imagine the inside was the same and just the cover price was different. Good looking copy.

On 3/12/2019 at 8:34 PM, bababooey said:

I bought mine at Dragon Lady Nostalgia in Toronto back in late 70's/early 80's.

 

That's cool.

On 3/11/2019 at 5:18 PM, bounty_coder said:

@pemart1966 in your scenario you were in Canada yes when you observed the 40 cent variant on the stands?

One thing through observation over the years (of what comes to market) I can confirm is that it is much more scarce in comparison to the 35 cent counterpart.

I didn't buy it when it came out in 1968. I bought it recently at a comic store in the basement in Canada. Yes absolutely it's really rare because.I can't find any sales of the 40 cent variant. 

I don't know if the 2 that were listed, $11,000.00 and $5,000.00 were ever sold because it was a few years ago and I can't find any info on it. Your point is taken. Thanks.

2 minutes ago, pemart1966 said:

It's not a magazine that goes for a whole lot of money even in very high grade.  Currently, I don't see a very large premium, if any, attached to the Canadian version.

Were there warehouse finds of the US version by any chance?

In my research one of the persons who listed this comic at $5,000.00 compared it to the 30 - 35 cent variants as their base. Doesn't rarity count for something?

3 hours ago, pemart1966 said:

I remember this very well.  It was at the local corner store where I bought almost all of my comics.  I didn't buy it and neither did anyone else.

It was priced at 40 cents which was a LOT of money back then especially if you were relying on cashing in 2 cent used pop bottles in order to fund your comic purchases.  

40 cents was higher than the price of 3 regular comics.  As well, it was in black and white which caused second thoughts.

Yes I'm of that age of cashing in pop bottles and I had a paper route. I cant find any that were sold any where. Research, research.......

On 3/8/2019 at 3:03 PM, pemart1966 said:

There was a thread on this a short while back...

I know. Just last year but it didn't really answer a lot of questions. It is a Canadian comic and only 6 have been graded by CGC. That's about all i can dig up. The comic price guides don't recognize how rare it is because of lack of sales. Most guides have it at the same price as the 35 cent American comic. Oh well the research continues. Thanks for our comment.

On 3/8/2019 at 1:48 PM, Spider-Variant said:

Not sure of value, but pretty sure is a Canadian Edition that you have.  

Yes it is. I don't think a lot sold because at the time (1968) the Canadian dollar was on par or better than the American dollar. I look at the CGC registry and only 6 have been graded.

I found a Spectacular Spider-man # 1 magazine 40 cent variant in about 6.5 - 7.0 condition. Anyone have any idea of a price? I know it's rare because the CGC Cencus only has 6 of the 40 cent variant certified and 243 of the regular 35 cent comics.