dzbad Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Is there any information on distribution numbers for which of these variants are more rare? I understand Mark Jewelers were only sold by military bases, though I am unsure of the years that this was happening. Many thanks to all the experts with the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 What about national Diamond insert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted March 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2022 The most rarest are the Mark Jewelers inserts with also real jewelry inserted!! Larryw7, adampasz, Namtak and 5 others 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzbad Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 6:34 PM, kav said: The most rarest are the Mark Jewelers inserts with also real jewelry inserted!! bonus rarity for conflict free diamond? kav and Cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyonder123 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Mark Jewelers inserts were included in Marvel, DC, and Gold Key books from 1969 to roughly 1991. It is my understanding that Whitman multipacks are common for Gold Key books, semi common for Marvel books, and rarer for DC books. All in all Mark Jewelers inserts are probably more plentiful as they were produced longer, but I find Mark Jewelers books to be more collectable. steveinthecity, Rip and dzbad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 My personal experience Jewelers are much harder to find. Many go unnoticed for years. adampasz and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 So Much Fun Classics are rarer than both. Only about 5,000 of each book were made. BlowUpTheMoon and B2D327 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 1:22 PM, shadroch said: So Much Fun Classics are rarer than both. Only about 5,000 of each book were made. Yes I agree very hard to find, but only a few are wanted. bellrules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 12:09 PM, fastballspecial said: Yes I agree very hard to find, but only a few are wanted. I don't get that. I think the SMFC books will eventually be recognized as being truly rare variants. Until then, I buy them when they are priced right.. bellrules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 2:13 PM, shadroch said: I don't get that. I think the SMFC books will eventually be recognized as being truly rare variants. Until then, I buy them when they are priced right.. They have been before. They will be again once a new set of collectors starts looking for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 2:09 PM, fastballspecial said: On 3/13/2022 at 1:22 PM, shadroch said: So Much Fun Classics are rarer than both. Only about 5,000 of each book were made. Yes I agree very hard to find, but only a few are wanted. On 3/13/2022 at 2:13 PM, shadroch said: I don't get that. I think the SMFC books will eventually be recognized as being truly rare variants. Until then, I buy them when they are priced right.. Browns81, B2D327, greggy and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Neither are rare, in any shape or form. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 4:13 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: I've never come acxross one of these. I actually thought they were distributed in one gift set until fairly recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 6:45 PM, shadroch said: I've never come acxross one of these. I actually thought they were distributed in one gift set until fairly recently. This is the third one I have seen. The first two I was unable to get, but at least I got this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyonder123 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Since we're on the topic of rare variants. How about Bubblicious ad inserts? Distributed in newsstands and directs for only 1 month. Iconic1s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzbad Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 6:13 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: That is pretty cool. I love seeing this stuff maintained in its original packaging. onlyweaknesskryptonite and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/13/2022 at 9:18 PM, dzbad said: That is pretty cool. I love seeing this stuff maintained in its original packaging. I thought the same thing and quickly added it to my collection. Only problem is there are so many odd size/shape packages that it has become a challenge storing them all properly. Iconic1s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I would say it’s hard to compare generic rarity on these books (I.e. Mark Jewellers vs. DC Whitmans), because there’s too much variation. It would be more productive to ask “Which is rarer, a Dazzler 10 Mark Jeweller variant, or a Batman 308 Whitman variant?” onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 6:08 AM, Brock said: I would say it’s hard to compare generic rarity on these books (I.e. Mark Jewellers vs. DC Whitmans), because there’s too much variation. It would be more productive to ask “Which is rarer, a Dazzler 10 Mark Jeweller variant, or a Batman 308 Whitman variant?” I agree, the question is fairly broad to the point where any given answer means nothing (or everything). Are we talking about total #'s of MJ comics ever printed vs total #'s of Whitmans ever printed? So if I sample 1M comics ever printed, am I more likely to find a MJ or a Whitman? Or is the rarest MJ rarer than the rarest Whitman? Or is the average MJ rarer as a percentage of total print run of that issue rarer than the Whitmans as a percentage of total print runs for that issue? Or for issues that have Whitman and MJ are there more total whitmans or total MJ's? Or for issues that have Whitman and MJ are there more AVERAGE whitmans or MJ's per issue? Or a million other variations of the question of "rarity" or comparative rarity. Essentially you're asking if blue is better than green but not giving any criteria. (although actually, green is better than blue). Beyonder123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 DC Whitmans in HG are much rarer than HG Mark Jeweler copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
