Ashcans weren't really being produced in 1983, so that would be an oddity. Maybe it was something produced for a DVD release? I have an Ashcan sized "Land of the Giants" #1 that has the Gold Key logo and everything. It was produced for a DVD.
DG
I passed on it but I will pick it up during the Christmas break.
I still can't find any info on it anywhere.
Do you have a scan or something? I wasn't even aware an ashcan existed.
No. It was a typical ashcan. IIRC the cover was on yellow stock. Black only printing, not color.
It wasn't typical for 1982 & 1983. It could have been created to promote Pacific at conventions. If your discovery is true, collectors would have viewed it as something easy to bootleg/fake and not had a lot of confidence in it as a collectible.
DG
I'll post scans of it when I pick it up in a few weeks.