Vintage/Modern dividing line - indicia or cover date? 1 1

[Tom789]

I have Amazing Spider-Man #142-145 that I want to get graded.  The indicias say they are from 1974, but in entering #142 for grading, CGC says it is from "3/75", which is the cover date.  Which is the correct one to use for the vintage/modern determination?

[LowGradeBronze]

Are you saying there's a mismatch between the printed indicia at the foot of the splash page and the 'Mar' printed on the front cover?

[Tom789]

On 5/24/2023 at 9:53 AM, LowGradeBronze said:

Are you saying there's a mismatch between the printed indicia at the foot of the splash page and the 'Mar' printed on the front cover?

Yes.  For #142 for example, the indicia says (c) 1974, the cover says "MAR" and entering it in the CGC form it says "3/75".  I'm pretty sure it actually came out in 1974, knowing that comic book publishers usually had cover dates several months in the future.

[LowGradeBronze]

Ignore the copyright date. Go by cover date. Line below says vol 1 no. 142 then it says March 1975 which matches the cover date. 

Edited May 24, 2023 by LowGradeBronze

[Tom789]

On 5/24/2023 at 10:02 AM, LowGradeBronze said:

Ignore the copyright date. Line below says vol 1 no. 142 then it says March 1975 which matches the cover date. 

Thank you, $43 saved!