ChrispyC66 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 33 minutes ago, bellrules said: Oddly enough, picked these up yesterday. Overstreet mistakenly refers to the 75 cent versions as Whitman variants. They are just regular newsstand. I know, that’s where I bought mine as a kid. These are awesome! Where are you guys getting the bagged editions these days? Online, flea market, thrift shop, LCS, antique store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, ChrispyC66 said: These are awesome! Where are you guys getting the bagged editions these days? Online, flea market, thrift shop, LCS, antique store? Got these from a shop, but find them everywhere. ganni and ChrispyC66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrispyC66 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, bellrules said: Got these from a shop, but find them everywhere. Cool! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 hours ago, bellrules said: It’s priced at 1.49, so the going rate for comics in Canada at the time. Funny thing is, three packs were selling for 1.59 and 1.69 in the States. I Don't understand these later bagged comics. I remember buying the Whitman bagged comics in the 70`s because you could get 3 comics for cheaper than regular cover price. But these later ones give you only 2 comics and cost more than cover price. What am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, Morganmi said: I Don't understand these later bagged comics. I remember buying the Whitman bagged comics in the 70`s because you could get 3 comics for cheaper than regular cover price. But these later ones give you only 2 comics and cost more than cover price. What am I missing here? Canadian cover price is $1.50 (2 x 75 cents), so some are packaged for the Canadian market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Brock said: Canadian cover price is $1.50 (2 x 75 cents), so some are packaged for the Canadian market. Ah ok, boy I guess they didnt give the Canadians much of a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Morganmi said: I Don't understand these later bagged comics. I remember buying the Whitman bagged comics in the 70`s because you could get 3 comics for cheaper than regular cover price. But these later ones give you only 2 comics and cost more than cover price. What am I missing here? Most of the bags I’ve seen and owned only offered a penny off the cover price. I used to buy them simply because I couldn’t find comics anywhere else. JJ-4, Morganmi and ChrispyC66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, ChrispyC66 said: These are awesome! Where are you guys getting the bagged editions these days? Online, flea market, thrift shop, LCS, antique store? I bought most of my bags online. I’ve been searching them for 20 years. I can tell you they are a lot harder to find now. Possibly because folks open them for grading? ganni, bellrules and ChrispyC66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, wormboy said: Most of the bags I’ve seen and owned only offered a penny off the cover price. I used to buy them simply because I couldn’t find comics anywhere else. I think when I was getting them in the late 70's the 3 pak bags were like .99$ and I could sometimes beg my mom for a dollar at the grocery store and get 3 where as I could only get 2 with a dollar if the 3 packs had stuff I didn't like or already had. ChrispyC66, wormboy and ganni 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganni Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Morganmi said: I think when I was getting them in the late 70's the 3 pak bags were like .99$ and I could sometimes beg my mom for a dollar at the grocery store and get 3 where as I could only get 2 with a dollar if the 3 packs had stuff I didn't like or already had. Would be more interesting get to see these comics you got in the late 70's Morganmi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 54 minutes ago, ganni said: Would be more interesting get to see these comics you got in the late 70's Yea they are pretty tattered as I was only like 8 then but I still have the Star Wars 1 2 3 reprints and others that I guess were not reprints, and Battlestar Galactica 123, remember some LSH and FF and various others too if I recall correctly. Will do some box digging soon. wormboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Morganmi Posted January 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2021 Actually now you guys got me going and I remembered I scanned a couple that I came across a while back. The FF one I got later in the 90's from a comic shop and I guess may or may not be a Whitman. ganni, Jasonmorris1000000, wormboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just FYI for Whitman lovers: I did a post about the Whitman Marvel branded 3-packs back in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 Here’s an early Whitman comic... in fact, I think it’s the very first. 1922. Jasonmorris1000000, Brock, wormboy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 In today. The 33 is definitely on the “scarce 1980 issues “ list, the 32 isn’t normally but I don’t see it that often either. Happy with spending $5 for the pair in any case: Brock, mec3437 and bellrules 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bellrules Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 Found these locally today Brock, mec3437, Morganmi and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, bellrules said: Found these locally today TWO of the big eight in one day? Wow. Did the seller have any clue what they had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 hours ago, OtherEric said: TWO of the big eight in one day? Wow. Did the seller have any clue what they had? Two different sellers in local auctions OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 These ones I think I got at a neighborhood yard sale. mec3437 and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...