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Whitman DC Variant Appreciation Thread
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Let me know if anyone is interested in doing some Whitman DC variant trading.  I have a bunch of duplicates (low to mid grade) which I would happily trade for ones I need.  I have 62 duplicates and still need 65 of the 169 Whitman DC variants.

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Found a cool new DC Whitman 3-pack.  I've never seen Action #505 or LSH #261 in a DC Whitman 3-pack before!  Whitman quality control is on display here, with the middle comic inserted upside down! lol
Sadly, the top flap is trimmed. But from the remnant still visible and the timeframe, I think it would have been one of the "Super-Heroes" flaps.
I've included a sample image mockup of my guess to show how it might have looked with the top flap intact.


Contents:
Action #505
Legion of Super-Heroes #261 (middle)
DC Comics Presents #19

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This pack mimics the contents of the newly found 3-pack with the same three titles and is from about two months later.  This type of 3-pack had no flap, so no trimming here!

Contents:
Action #507
Legion of Super-Heroes #263
DC Comics Presents #21 (middle)

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On 11/28/2021 at 3:46 PM, Warlord said:

Found a cool new DC Whitman 3-pack.  I've never seen Action #505 or LSH #261 in a DC Whitman 3-pack before!  Whitman quality control is on display here, with the middle comic inserted upside down! lol
Sadly, the top flap is trimmed. But from the remnant still visible and the timeframe, I think it would have been one of the "Super-Heroes" flaps.
I've included a sample image mockup of my guess to show how it might have looked with the top flap intact.


Contents:
Action #505
Legion of Super-Heroes #261 (middle)
DC Comics Presents #19

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Beautiful!

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On 11/28/2021 at 3:47 PM, Warlord said:

This pack mimics the contents of a 3-pack from about two months later with the same three titles.  This type of 3-pack had no flap, so no trimming here!

Contents:
Action #507
Legion of Super-Heroes #263
DC Comics Presents #21 (middle)

1629395935_dcwhitman3packAction507LegionOfSuperHeroes263DCComicsPresents21-f.thumb.jpg.fcd0e6923ba3f3d9630d9b5174cee969.jpg1872579093_dcwhitman3packAction507LegionOfSuperHeroes263DCComicsPresents21-b.thumb.jpg.d0326142e58f65d5e6b4ea7bcfc2c7ab.jpg1746998826_dcwhitman3packAction507LegionOfSuperHeroes263DCComicsPresents21-middle.thumb.jpg.9d74a5875ef34ab05df1b48789bb6e76.jpg

 

 

 

I have this one as well, and it’s the same. Bravo!

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Here's a very cool pack. 

Contents:
Marvel Super-Heroes #87  (March 1980)
Flash #283 DC Whitman variant (middle - March 1980)
Shogun Warriors #11 (Dec 1979)

Very odd that Whitman mixed up two March 1980 comics with an older one from Dec 1979, plus it's rare that they put DC and Marvel comics in the same pack.

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This is the second appearance of Flash #283 in a Whitman multi-pack.  Flash #283 also appeared in a 3-pack of all DC Whitman issues together with Wonder Woman #264 and Brave And The Bold #159.  Both of those issues were from Feb 1980 and were joined together with the Flash #283 from March 1980.

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