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Spider-Man 1 - All facts about Todd's Spider-Man issue one.

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silverweb

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Yes the Chromiums are reprints, officially called Marvel Collectible Classics Spider-Man 1 and 2. I love em! They have to be in hand to be best appreciated.

 

 

I also like the gold Spider-man 1s. So the UPC code is the original and the other with the Spidey face is a Newstand reprint? Would explain why the asking price on the UPC issues are so much higher.

 

 

 

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Stronguy

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I was ordering from Westfield when these were solicited. As I recall they said the bagged edition (green and silver) was the direct market edition and the unbagged was the newsstand edition. I distinctly remember them having 4 line items for this one book.

 

The gold books are 2nd printing; with the UPC being the rare, unreleased Wal-Mart version.

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jimjum12

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SM 1 was the book that got me back into collecting.I saw it on the stands and was captivated by the Ditko looking eyes on Spidey's mask. I can't remember which color it was but it was definitely bagged. This was at the 7-11, hope that helps. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

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seanfingh

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Maybe they distinguish because CGC removes the ploybag from the book so they can mark the slab as poly bagged edition? (shrug)

 

That would be my understanding.

Agreed.

 

No way!! The vast majority of the Polybagged editions wouldn't get a 9.8 because of the bag seam. I would laugh my azz off if someone sent in a polybagged Spidey. The difference is clear based upon the UPC or the Spidey head.

 

OH CARP. And the webbing difference that RMA remembered. That is like going back in a time machine. lol

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bellrules

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If I remember correctly, there were three bagged versions. Green Cover, Black Cover (less printed than the green) and the newsstand version. Unbagged, there was the green cover and the black. The difference between the green bagged and unbagged is the colour of the webbing and the diff betweeen the black bagged and unbagged was that the bagged copy didn't have a cover price.

 

As for the gold cover, Spidey Head direct 2nd print, UPC only sold at Walmart.

 

Hope that helps

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RockMyAmadeus

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I also like the gold Spider-man 1s. So the UPC code is the original and the other with the Spidey face is a Newstand reprint? Would explain why the asking price on the UPC issues are so much higher.

 

The Golds are both 2nd printings. The spidey head gold went through normal distriution channels, and the UPCs went to Wal-Mart. Somewhere on the boards, I explained how this could have (possibly) happened.

 

And yes, I hate the Chromium reprints. I bought them for $10 each in the summer of 1999, and didn't buy a lot..then sold them for $25 each on eBay that summer.

 

9.8s, too.

 

Sigh.

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BrianC

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SPIDER-MAN (1990-1998)

 

1 GREEN EDITION $2

• 1A GREEN EDITION POLYBAGGED $2

• ABOUT 1,000,000 PRODUCED OF #1 & #1A

1B SILVER EDITION

• ABOUT 1,000,000 PRODUCED $2

1C GOLD EDITION (2ND PRINT)

• OVER 450,000 PRODUCED $3

1D PLATINUM EDITION

• 10,000 PRODUCED $100

1E SILVER VARIANT. NO PRICE. POLYBAGGED

• 125,000 PRODUCED $3

1F NEWSSTAND EDITION. POLYBAGGED (UPC CODE) $2

1G GOLD WAL-MART EDITION (UPC CODE)

• EST PRINT RUN UNDER 10,000 $20

 

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SPIDER-MAN (1990-1998)

 

1 GREEN EDITION $2

1A GREEN EDITION POLYBAGGED $2

• ABOUT 1,000,000 PRODUCED OF #1 and #1A

1B SILVER EDITION

• ABOUT 1,000,000 PRODUCED $2

1C GOLD EDITION (2ND PRINT)

• OVER 450,000 PRODUCED $3

1D PLATINUM EDITION

• 10,000 PRODUCED $100

1E SILVER VARIANT POLYBAGGED. NO PRICE

• 125,000 PRODUCED $3

1F NEWSSTAND EDITION POLYBAGGED (UPC CODE) $2

• ??? PRODUCED

1G GOLD WAL-MART EDITION (UPC CODE)

• EST PRINT RUN UNDER 10,000 $20

 

PRICES & PRINT RUN COURTESY OF COMICS PRICE GUIIDE.COM

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DiceX

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@ DiceX -- And I wonder how many people catch what those dice read in your sig

 

You're the only one.

What? 5 years now and someone finally gets the hidden message? :facepalm:

 

 

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