Why are "pence" comics...

[icecube-migration]

Not worth as much as cents comics. I thought they were the same thing except shiped to England with a P on the cover...Thanks

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I thought they were the same thing except shiped to England with a P on the cover...Thanks

 

You just answered your own question. Thats exactly what they were, the only difference is UK price rather than a US one.

[chromium]

They are price variants though

[aardvark88]

Pence copies of silver Marvels are usually priced at about 40 - 50% off USA version of same comic, but practically no one in USA or Canada will buy a pence copy unless it is what they can afford for a semi-key or key bk.

[icecube-migration]

Why are they so cheap, if their the same thing...

[seank]

American versions are considered the "real" or "official" versions. British pence copies are closer to second printings. In the rare book world, a first edition of a book is what has the most value. Lots of Martin Amis's books were first printed in England then in America. The British versions command a premium over the American versions. Connie Willis's "Domesday Book" is another good example. The American version commands many hundreds of dollars more than the later-printed British version.

[aardvark88]

If u promote a pence copy as a price Variant, perhaps some variant completist/collector will pay more than 1/2 of the US version. Flying Donut silver age variant pedigree??

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American versions are considered the "real" or "official" versions. British pence copies are closer to second printings.

 

This is not correct. The pence copies are NOT second printings, nor are they not official versions. They rolled off the presses at the SAME TIME as the US priced versions.

The reason they command less of a premium is exactly because of this kind if mis-interpretation. Also some colllectors see the pence copies as 'foreign' versions so would prefer the US copy.

The smart collector will buy as many high grade 'pence' copies as he can at 50% of guide value.

[Darthdiesel]

Does anyone know if these pence comics had their own price variant thing going on in 1976 and 1977 like the 25/30 cent-ers and the 30/35 cent-ers? For example Astonishing Tales 36 was 9p regularly but the variant would be 10p???