oakenfelder Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I didn’t know there were multiple printings, and now I wonder which I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLewandoski Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 It's a first print. 2nd and 3rd prints have a 75 cent price on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakenfelder Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 1:37 PM, AJLewandoski said: It's a first print. 2nd and 3rd prints have a 75 cent price on them thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Back cover ad differs too from first. 2nd says nothing in indicia; 3rd has “third printing” added to indicia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 The easiest way to tell reprints from this era is by looking at the issue/price box and the barcode box. On 1st print Direct editions you will have a Marvel logo of some sort in the barcode box (Spidey head or something other than a barcode) and the issue/price box will be an "M" shape (as opposed to rectangular on Newsstand editions). Reprints have a rectangular issue price box (like Newsstand) but the barcode does not have a bar code. This applies to most (if not all) mid-80s reprints... Secret Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakenfelder Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) On 9/27/2021 at 6:35 AM, Stronguy said: The easiest way to tell reprints from this era is by looking at the issue/price box and the barcode box. On 1st print Direct editions you will have a Marvel logo of some sort in the barcode box (Spidey head or something other than a barcode) and the issue/price box will be an "M" shape (as opposed to rectangular on Newsstand editions). Reprints have a rectangular issue price box (like Newsstand) but the barcode does not have a bar code. This applies to most (if not all) mid-80s reprints... Secret Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, etc. Were these reprints part of multi packs? I know that they had 3 or 4 packs of some comics that they would sell in grocery stores or book stores. I am pretty sure that's how I got my original Micronauts, Shogun Warriors, Star Wars 1-6, Return of the Jedi and Raiders of the Lost Ark Edited September 27, 2021 by oakenfelder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/27/2021 at 10:20 AM, oakenfelder said: Were these reprints part of multi packs? I know that they had 3 or 4 packs of some comics that they would sell in grocery stores or book stores. I am pretty sure that's how I got my original Micronauts, Shogun Warriors, Star Wars 1-6, Return of the Jedi and Raiders of the Lost Ark I think they were. Every book I can recall from that time that got a 2nd print I know was sold in a multi-pack. I don't know if they were every sold individually; I don't recall ever seem that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
