Star Wars Comic Variants and Reprints 2 2

[BrianNichols]

So, I'm a newbie here, but used to lurk these boards a lot back around 2010 or so.  I collected a lot in the early eighties in my teens, and again around 2004-6 when my son was born and my folks gave me my old collection to store in my garage instead of theirs. =)   Time in between went somewhere . .not sure where.  Anyhow, I mostly collect MTG cards and play D&D with my son and friends, he never really gained interest in comics even though he loves fantasy, sci-fi ect...So I took out the old comic collection the other day and decided to price them and I found out that comics have gone bonkers since 2010 or so when I last paid any attention.  I was pretty stoked and am thinking of selling a few that have value right now in order to fund some other purchases.  One of the things I noticed was that Star Wars Comics have really taken off.  I have a nice copy of Star Wars #2 that I want to sell, but I am confused about reprints, variants . . .whitman, newstand ect . . I did a quick search and couldn't find what I was looking for.  Maybe I just don't know where to look.  I have the whitman .30 cent newstand variant.  Where can I find info about pricing for this?  Ebay is not helping me right now.  Is there a thread that somebody can point me to?  Can anyone share any information?  Thanks in advance.

 

Cheers

 

Brian

Edited May 12, 2021 by BrianNichols
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[BrianNichols]

Okay so I figured out how to check the census, but is this issue considered a reprint?

 

 

[BrianNichols]

Oh and I can't see prices on my census, is this a "premium" feature?  Thanks for helping out.  I'm new to this.

 

Regards,

Brian

[Lightning55]

The CGC census does not have prices.  It is not a price guide.  It just tells you how many have been graded in each label type and grade.

There are various guides to check - GPA, GoCollect, Key Collector Comics, to name a few.  EBay past sales and mycomicshop current asking prices are other choices.  Google can help you.

[Lightning55]

If you check here: https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=178101   your photo looks like the first Star Wars 2 on the list.  For that comic it says, " 1st printing, standard 30 Cent Newsstand Edition with UPC"  I believe the Whitman reprints have a blank UPC and say reprint on the front in the Luke logo box.

[BrianNichols]

Thanks for replying, I'll check it out.

[ADAMANTIUM]

18 minutes ago, BrianNichols said:

Thanks for replying, I'll check it out.

Just an fyi

Gocollect.com 

Is a freeish price guide that also lists the census numbers on the same page when you look up an issue or book, I say freeish, cause not all prices are either as up to date without paying for service or show na cause of not enough sales

But

That said if your looking up issues anyway  and curious of a relative value of the same issue, it may be what you need

 

[MisterX]

Some Whitman reprints do have a barcode.

Your copy has the barcode in the UPC box, which I think is actually significant. 

Lots of knowledgeable Whitman collectors hang out in this thread. Post your book there.

The Whitman Thread - Bronze Age Comic Books - CGC Comic Book Collectors Chat Boards (cgccomics.com)

 

Edited May 13, 2021 by MisterX

[BrooksR]

This site is helpful 

http://www.bipcomics.com/showcase/StarWars/Marvel/StarWars/001-006.html

[BrianNichols]

Thanks Mister X.  I learned a bit about my book.  This forum is cool.

[BrooksR]

Cgc should make some info graphics about identifying these. I’ve seen them mislabel a bunch of 2nd prints as 1st prints, especially GI Joe books for some reason. 

Not all star wars reprints say reprint on the cover, and it’s not easy to spot in the indicia. I think I may do an episode about this on my vintage star wars comic youtube channel.