UPC bar code vs. Spidey head???

[sburn_z]

 

I was looking through a wizard price guide and noticed that there are different prices for comics with bar codes vs. the spider-man face. They have the UPC listed as a higher priced comic. Whats the diff? I would think that the spidey bust would be worth more if anything.?

[Aman619]

the SPidey heads are direct sales copies. Depending on when the issue was published, either the Direct sale or the newsstand copies were pinted in far less quantities. But I never noticed that Wizard had broken out different prices... Its been mostly a point of conjecture as to whether one or the other tyoe would be priced higher. Guess the time is now.

[sburn_z]

The place it showed up was on the spider-man var. 1 (green, silver, gold...).

[sburn_z]

1A--Green bagged spidey head $12.00

1B--Green bagged UPC $14.00

 

 

Gold spidey head $5.00

gold UPC $160.00 <---- does it matter that much?

[sburn_z]

Graded

Spider-man:

9.8 gold--->130

9.8 gold UPC--->320, thats a big difference !

[rob_react]

Oh, those differences have been noted almost as long as the books have been on the market. That's nothing new at all. I remember trying to figure out which version would be most valuable while while they were still on the shelves...The only thing missing from those original musings was the then unknown Gold UPC version.

 

OS lists all the same version information.

[chrisco37]

Here is what OS states in regards to the Spider-Man #1 Gold (ie: 2nd Printing) the UPC version:

 

Gold 2nd Printing w/ UPC code; (less than 10,000 print run) intended for Wal-Mart; much scarcer than orignially believed

 

As far as other books go, I've never really heard of any drastic price difference in UPC code vs. a logo/pic/ whatever.

 

Only books I can think of are the "Whitman variants". But I do not know if the Whitman logo takes the place of a UPC code as I don't own any. Would they qualify for this discussion?

[nitowljr-migration]

Apparently Mile High thinks there's a price difference....

 

A few Marvel "Whitmans"...

 

That's the only dealer I've seen charging a premium for the early direct sales & overseas Marvel's.

[PovertyRow]

Apparently Mile High thinks there's a price difference....

 

OK - let's all ponder the first four words.

[r100comics]

I have always preferred the Newstand copies to the Direct Edition. Nothing to do with the code box, but because of the pricing box. I much prefer to just see the U.S. currency, as opposed to the U.K. and Canadian currency. The books somehow feel more authentic that way.

[B. Neely-migration]

I also enjoyed going to the local drug store when I was a kid and picking up the books. But, it seems nowadays newstand copies are getting harder and harder to find in decent conditions or find at all.