GI Joe issue 1 question 0

[UncleAnwar]

So I just bought a copy of GI Joe 1 (1982 series) on ebay. I've never owned this book before and it seems a little off to me.

The pages are like thicker paper stock as is the cover? Definitely looks & feels different than any other marvel 80s book I've owned.  Is that normal for this issue? I'm trying to make sure this isn't a reprint or anything. 

Also, I see normal proce box and diamond price box copies of this book going for about the same amount. I always thought the 80s diamond price books were reprints (like the early marvel star wars books).  But maybe I'm wrong here. 

Thanks for any info anyone can give!

[Martin Sinescu]

IIRC it was printed on "Baxter Paper" and it's a higher-quality, thicker stock than the usual.

[RockMyAmadeus]

1 hour ago, UncleAnwar said:

So I just bought a copy of GI Joe 1 (1982 series) on ebay. I've never owned this book before and it seems a little off to me.

The pages are like thicker paper stock as is the cover? Definitely looks & feels different than any other marvel 80s book I've owned.  Is that normal for this issue? I'm trying to make sure this isn't a reprint or anything. 

Also, I see normal proce box and diamond price box copies of this book going for about the same amount. I always thought the 80s diamond price books were reprints (like the early marvel star wars books).  But maybe I'm wrong here. 

Thanks for any info anyone can give!

GI Joe #1 was printed on Baxter paper, rather than the standard newsprint that Marvel was using at the time. The diamond price box indicates a Direct market copy, printed at the same time as the newsstand, and all first printings. There are no second or later printings of Joe #1 in that exact same format (as opposed to #2-64, most, if not all, had reprints in the same format.)

[UncleAnwar]

Awesome,  thanks for the info guys!!