Question Regarding ASM Canadien and British priced copies

[ASM-completist]

1) What was the first and last Canadien cover-priced issue of ASM?

 

2) What was the first and last British (pence/pound) cover-priced issue of ASM?

[aardvark88]

1. There is no final Cdn priced ASM as it is ongoing today due to the 20% exchange rate against the US greenback.

 

2. First pence copy was probably Amaz Fantasy # 15 else ASM #1 if u are just referring to the Spidey title itself.

[Flaming_Telepath]

2) What was the first and last British (pence/pound) cover-priced issue of ASM?

 

#1 to #120 and then #215 to whenever they introduced the diamond-shaped dual pricing.

[Ares]

BTW its Canadian not Canadien

Those cheese eating surrender monkeys call it Canadien

[THE_BEYONDER]

1. There is no final Cdn priced ASM as it is ongoing today due to the 20% exchange rate against the US greenback.

 

 

I think he's asking about Cdn priced only .

 

Those stopped quite some time ago.

[codfish]

1. There is no final Cdn priced ASM as it is ongoing today due to the 20% exchange rate against the US greenback.

 

 

I think he's asking about Cdn priced only .

 

Those stopped quite some time ago.

 

And with respect to those issues I think they were only on newsstand issues.

[Anfield Fox]

Pence copies would have started with any comic from 1959 although there are a few earlier instances where comics were "tested" here

 

It's hard to tell when the exact cut-off for UK and Canadian copies before they were all incorporated into one triple cover price. I have just looked at my cover archive and for instance ASM 233 has a triple price where as ASM 238 has US and Canadian variants. Not sure about a UK copy. Nonetheless it was sometime in the mid-200's.

 

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[ASM-completist]

BTW its Canadian not Canadien

Those cheese eating surrender monkeys call it Canadien

 

Man, I can not believe that I made that mistake. I take great pride in my linguistics and I really blew it there. Thanks for the correction.

[ASM-completist]

1. There is no final Cdn priced ASM as it is ongoing today due to the 20% exchange rate against the US greenback.

 

 

I think he's asking about Cdn priced only .

 

Those stopped quite some time ago.

 

And with respect to those issues I think they were only on newsstand issues.

 

Yes, I am asking about Cdn priced only and yes, they were only on newstand editions.

[ASM-completist]

Pence copies would have started with any comic from 1959 although there are a few earlier instances where comics were "tested" here

 

It's hard to tell when the exact cut-off for UK and Canadian copies before they were all incorporated into one triple cover price. I have just looked at my cover archive and for instance ASM 233 has a triple price where as ASM 238 has US and Canadian variants. Not sure about a UK copy. Nonetheless it was sometime in the mid-200's.

 

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I read the article some time ago. Interesting stuff.

 

My ASM UK priced editions do stop at 120 and start again at 215. My latest copy is 223.

 

My earliest/latest Cdn copies are 234/279.

 

Can anyone provide proof that my last 3 statements are incorrect with respect to the earliest and latest issue numbers?

[Anfield Fox]

2) What was the first and last British (pence/pound) cover-priced issue of ASM?

 

#1 to #120 and then #215 to whenever they introduced the diamond-shaped dual pricing.

 

Hey Flaming T, why did they stop between 121 and 214?

[Flaming_Telepath]

2) What was the first and last British (pence/pound) cover-priced issue of ASM?

 

#1 to #120 and then #215 to whenever they introduced the diamond-shaped dual pricing.

 

Hey Flaming T, why did they stop between 121 and 214?

 

At the time (mid-70s) there were British reprints on the UK market (Mighty World Of Marvel, to name but one) that featured certain characters. The main US titles featuring these characters were therefore withheld from distribution in the UK (to stop confusion and competition)...Spidey being the main casualty.

[Anfield Fox]

2) What was the first and last British (pence/pound) cover-priced issue of ASM?

 

#1 to #120 and then #215 to whenever they introduced the diamond-shaped dual pricing.

 

Hey Flaming T, why did they stop between 121 and 214?

 

At the time (mid-70s) there were British reprints on the UK market (Mighty World Of Marvel, to name but one) that featured certain characters. The main US titles featuring these characters were therefore withheld from distribution in the UK (to stop confusion and competition)...Spidey being the main casualty.

 

Of course! Duh!!

[Earl Davis]

Doug Sulpia in this years Overstreet goes on to say...

 

Canadian Newwstand Variants...

 

Archie (Jan 1984-Dec 1997)

Charlton (Feb 1983-Aug 1984)

DC (Oct 1982 - Sep 1988)

Dell (1960-1962)

Gold Key (1968 AND 1973)

Marvel (Oct 1982 to Aug 1986)

Warren (1977-1983)

Whitman (1983-1984)

 

Doug says he gets 25% over guide for these variants.

[Earl Davis]

Regarding Pence Variants

 

I think December 1981 was the last date that UK Priced only Marvel comics were printed in the US. This was a couple of months later than DC so there are a few 20 Pence Marvel Variants but the DC Price variants stopped at 15 Pence.

 

Earl.