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[ShieldAgent]

 

Star Wars variants are hot.

[rorywan-migration]

Howdy,

I finally got around to sorting a few hundred Marvel Star Wars comics, enough to make nearly 4 sets of issue 1-107. In the process I discovered numerous HIGHER cover priced variant covers for issues 67 to 106... These were all the "non comic shop" covers with UPC instead of the Spider-Man.

 

I finally realized these higher priced issues were referring only to Canadian dollars (the no UPC code comic shop issues include Canadian AND USD prices whereas only a single price is found on retail/UPC covers).

 

The Canadian price variations were all 75 cents except issue 92 was $1.25 (larger) and 102, 104, and 106 were 95 Canadian cents.

 

(nowhere inside the comic is Canada mentioned, so I assume the only difference is the cover price box on the top left of cover)

 

Anyway, I'm just curious if anyone actually cares for or desires the Candian cover versions of these comics. Is it considered "ethical" to include them in full runs or sets without pointing them out? Do they carry a positive or negative price differential?

 

Thanks for any info on this topic. Had no idea Marvel printed different covers for Canada for those latter issues.

 

Thanks,

Rory

[spider9698]

Threw up four PPSSM 35 cent variants on ebay. Take a peek under ebay seller: spider9698.

 

Link

[Silver Surfer]

Wow, talk about a blast from the past. That issue #10 takes me back to when I was a kid and it came out at the LCS. I don't think I have even thought of that book since. Now I must have it.

[ShieldAgent]

Threw up four PPSSM 35 cent variants on ebay. Take a peek under ebay seller: spider9698.

 

Link

 

I think you picked another good time. There are no other 35 cent variants to be found, and the Spider-Man books always do well.

 

It is a shame those two guys that fought over your X-men 105 do not like spidey!

 

Best of luck.

[kspyder17-migration]

Does anyone have an opinion of how the column in CGC newsletter will affect variant intrest? I would like to get some ideas on that, I found it interesting that it was even addressed.

[ShieldAgent]

well--

 

like Shad said in the General Forum, there are only six of us

 

regardless, my answer is no

[Metarog]

It would be nice if the article shook out some western variants but I severely doubt it. Still, it was a nice piece especially for variant collectors.

[fastballspecial]

A link would be nice for they lazy/busy people who dont have time to search it out.

[ShieldAgent]

you dont get the CGC newsletter......??

 

 

I will forward it to you--sign up for it!

[Stl Comics-migration]

well--

 

like Shad said in the General Forum, there are only six of us

 

regardless, my answer is no

 

 

There has to be more than six variant crazed fanboys out there...

[the blob]

Speaking of 30 cent variants, I am fond of this cover:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33819&item=6536907270

 

Yeah yeah, I know, a mere 30 cent variant, more than 7 known copies exist, hardly collectible......

 

But it has almost everything you look for in a Bronze spidey cover: action, explosions, goofy captions.. all that's missing is some witty banter, which I'm sure there's plenty of in the comic.

 

Anyway, this variant and some others are up and some more this weekend....

[Norrin_Radd]

 

35 cent variants discovered!

 

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=9137&si=121

 

 

This week, Scoop brings you a look at two rare Marvel 35-cent price variants that serious Bronze Age collectors have questioned the existence of. The background on the 35 cent price variants is that one exists for each Marvel Comic published for five months prior to the to the actual cover price increase. The purpose of these issues was to test the consumers resistance to the pending price change. Overstreet advisor and Warehouse Auction Centers Vice President Fred McSurley has discovered the missing two 35 cent variants. The list of 35 cent variants totals 184 issues and these two now complete the list.

 

Unlike their 30 cent price variant counterparts the 35 cent variants are difficult to observe as they do not stand out with major cover variations. Numerous collectors have contributed to organizing a complete list of 30 and 35 cent variants. Collector Paul Merolle's website features a complete list of these issues.

 

For more information, visit: http://mysite.verizon.net/psmerolle/index.html.

[cosmic-spider-man]

nice article, but those last two 35 cent variants were found and posted on this board quite a while back, last year post but I still need one of them if anyone has a Western 35 cent variant I have a Iron Fist #14 variant that I will trade them .

[Norrin_Radd]

I wondered. Oh well.

[cosmic-spider-man]

Thanks for posting that article Norinn Radd I always love to read stuff like this and hope I didn't sound sarcastic in my last post sorry if I did.

 

It would be great to get some discussions on price variants going again .

 

Just how many 35 cent Western variants do we know of now ?

 

Anyone keeping track?

 

I have seen two or more of all of them except KC #218.

[FlyingDonut]

Not a Marvel, but a DC. Am looking to trade this for a FF 60 newsstand. The bizarre 35 cent variant of Amethyst 1, not listed in Overstreet.

 

[ShieldAgent]

would you throw in a variant #2 also?

[Stronguy]

At the very last box of the very last booth, right behind a 25¢-er. Makes all of the digging somehow seem worth it.

 

Anyone need it for their set?

 

[Darthdiesel]

- let me know if there are no takers - I need an upgrade - I'd gladly work my undercopy to the person who needs one for their set for a real steal of a deal