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12/2020 ANNOUNCEMENT: The Newest Edition Of Our Guide Has Been Released

The 2020 CPV Price Guide for 1980's Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A)

CPV Price Guide 2020 Edition Jump: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
This is the 2020 guide [see past price guide editions]


2020 Edition Contents:
Introduction
Advisor Market Reports
Noteworthy Sales
Top 50 Variants
Methodology & Usage
2020 Values By Title
Most Active At CGC
Also See...
Collaborators (alphabetically):

Bill Alexander — Overstreet Advisor, U.S.-published comic book cover price variant specialist and historian. (Contact by email)
Paul Clairmont — Overstreet Advisor and proprietor of pnjcomics.com
Walter Durajlija — Overstreet Advisor, Shuster Award winner, proprietor of Big B Comics, icomicexchange.com and author of comicbookdaily.com
Jay Halstead — Overstreet Advisor and Director of the International Comic Exchange
Jon McClure — Senior Overstreet Advisor, comic book historian, discoverer of Marvel 30 and 35 cent variants, and proprietor of jonmcclurescomics.com
Benjamin Nobel — Project organizer; author of the Rare Comics blog
Conan Saunders — Overstreet Advisor and Vice President at mycomicshop.com
Doug Sulipa — Senior Overstreet Advisor since guide #2 in 1972, and proprietor of dougcomicworld.com
Angelo Virone — Cover price variant collector and historian. (Contact by email)

Many thanks to the collaborators, who all volunteered their time and advice to make this 2020 guide edition possible; readers are encouraged to support these superstars of our great hobby by patronizing their stores and sending them your variant wishlists! Let us know if you like our guide — your continued suggestions, corrections, and feedback are greatly appreciated!

12/2020 ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2021 Edition Of Our Guide Has Been Released

Introducing The 2020 Price Guide Edition

Our inaugural 2018 edition of this guide marked our hobby's first comprehensive price guide for 1980's newsstand-exclusive cover price variants from Marvel and D.C. — covering the two heavyweight comic book publishers of the era. Last year for our 2019 edition we added missing issues and introduced new features such as our Market Reports & Articles section, and, another great collaborator joined our team: Shuster Award winner Walter Durajlija.

This year we are proud to be joined by two great additional collaborators: Jay Halstead (Overstreet Advisor and Director at the International Comic Exchange), and Conan Saunders (Overstreet Advisor and Vice President at MyComicShop). Some new guide features this year include a picture database for Marvel & DC variants (click any thumbnail you see within the guide pages to see the enlarged price variant cover), and expanded publisher coverage to now include CPVs from Archie, Gladstone, and Modern (special thanks to researcher extraordinaire Salvatore Miceli whose efforts made this large coverage expansion possible).

Readers should note that there are other publishers who produced Type 1A variants during this timeframe as well that we have yet to cover — collectors interested in exploring variants from other publishers such as Charlton (not to mention other types of variants) are encouraged to read Jon McClure's article published in the Overstreet Price Guide #40, p. 1010-1033, entitled "A History of Publisher Experimentation and Variant Comic Books" (also available to read online here).

Introducing The Variants — Marvel & D.C.

Introducing The Price Variants — Marvel & D.C.

First, let us discuss Marvel and D.C. Entering the 1980's, Marvel and D.C. each sold comics through two distinct distribution channels: "Direct Edition" copies were directly sold to comic shops on a non-returnable (but discounted) basis; "Newsstand" copies meanwhile were distributed to newsstands across North America, and unsold copies could be returned. In the beginning of the 1980's, all of North America got the same identical newsstand copies.

But starting in October of 1982, due to currency fluctuation, these publishers could no longer afford to charge the same 60¢ price on newsstands in population centers like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal — i.e. places where buyers would be paying in Canadian currency. For this reason, both publishers started to demand 75 cents from those newsstand customers north of the border. But instead of placing both US and Canadian prices on newsstand copies as they eventually did, from 10/1982, out to 8/1986 for Marvel and out to 9/1988 for D.C., these publishers produced two distinct batches of newsstand copies: a higher cover price batch and a lower cover price batch.

Each batch was produced simultaneously with the other copies on the same manufacturing equipment, so all are 1st print copies (each batch involving only a change of the black/key plate), but the number of copies created for each batch was different, with each batch sized to fit the corresponding market: the Direct Edition batch size was informed by comic shop order levels, and each of the two Newsstand batch sizes were informed by the size of the target market and newsstand sales trends. The smaller batch of higher cover price newsstand copies — the copies today known as "Type 1A cover price variants" were therefore sold in vastly smaller numbers, were purchased mostly by readers, and have estimated survivorship of ~2% of copies (CGC census data for most issues shows variant rarity between 1-2% of census copies), as we illustrate below:

Direct Edition Comic Books:  An Estimated 80% of Surviving 1980's copies Newsstand Comic Books: An Estimated 20% of Surviving 1980's copies [Click here for a detailed explanation of these graphics]

Type 1A 1980's Newsstand Cover Price Variants: Market size disparity chart [Click here for a detailed explanation of these graphics]

Official Type 1 & 1A Variant Definitions

Introducing The Variants — Archie, Gladstone, & Modern
Introducing The Price Variants — Archie, Gladstone, & Modern

This year, thanks to the research efforts of Salvatore Miceli, we are expanding our guide's coverage to include additional publishers. Each of these publishers has varying dates during which price variants were published, and there are also different distribution circumstances to keep in mind versus over at Marvel/DC: for example with Archie, direct editions were generally only introduced much later (with certain titles only getting their first direct editions way out in September of 1988), with early 1980's keys like Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320 (1st Cheryl Blossom Appearance) having had only newsstand distribution. Archie kept publishing their price variants well past the end of the '80s and into the '90s (Gladstone also published variants into the 90's). Read more detailed introductions at the following links about the variants from Archie, Gladstone, & Modern.

Advisor Market Reports & Articles
In this section, we present market reports and articles contributed by guide collaborators as well as outside contributors. These reports & articles each represent the views of the individual authors. Click any report title to read the full article. For convenience, last year's articles are included; new articles published subsequent to last year's guide are denoted with: "New!"
New!Notable Sales, Archie "Phase 1" CPVs, and Widening 9.8 Premiums
By Bill Alexander — "I have noticed a continuing widening gap in sales prices between certified 9.6 graded comics and certified 9.8 graded comics that are of the same issue number. ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!Harvey Canadian Price Variants
By Bill Alexander, Salvatore Miceli, and Benjamin Nobel — "Everyone knows about Marvel's 35¢ cover price variants from 1977 (Type 1), but few know that Harvey published 35¢ Type 1A cover price variants in 1974... and 1973... and 1972... and... " [ continue reading » ]
Record-Breaking 2018 Sales for Canadian Price Variants
By Bill Alexander and James Gilbreath — "2018 saw many record breaking and high end sales for Canadian price variants in the hobby ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!Fun, Frustration and General Observation
By Tim Bildhauser — "Regardless of which perspective one may have about CPVs, there's no doubt and no denying that they're becoming a greater force in the mainstream of comic collecting ..." [ continue reading » ]
Price Variants and the International Collector
By Tim Bildhauser — "One of the main styles of collecting comics, that is growing in popularity, is assembling what is referred to as a set ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!First-To-Market CPV Keys Seeing Exceptionally Strong Sales
By Paul Clairmont — "If you can achieve being first to market with the highest certified copy of even a semi-key book you can almost set your price ..." [ continue reading » ]
A Common-Sense Approach To Understand Canadian Price Variant Scarcity
By Paul Clairmont — "Here is a simple and very common-sense approach to understand the scarcity of Canadian Price Variant comics ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!CPVs Are Hot on ICE
By Walter Durajlija — "Can you believe, with how hot this book has been, that it's now been almost 4 years since an Amazing Spider-Man #238 CPV has sold in 9.8? ..." [ continue reading » ]
Canadian Whites and Type 1A Variant Perspective
By Walter Durajlija — "I would advise collectors in Canada to zoom out and keep the 'big picture' in mind when it comes to Type 1A variant scarcity ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!2019 in Review
By James Gilbreath — "Once a niche topic, CPV discussion has exploded on comic forums everywhere in the last few years ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!Overstreet Price Guide #50 Full Market Report
By Jon McClure — "I have long argued that Type 1A variants of all eras would climb in interest due to scarcity ..." [ continue reading » ]
A Short History in Comics: 35 Cent Cover Price Variants and Various Reminiscences
By Jon McClure — "It's been a fun and challenging ride so far, and I think it's just getting started for Type 1a Variants, so sit back and enjoy the fireworks ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!CPV Census: Most Actives Table
By Benjamin Nobel — "A lot of the big DC Canadian Price Variant comics are shockingly hard to find compared against Marvel ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!Whitman 1984 Canadian Price Variants
By Benjamin Nobel — "These are Quite Rare in High Grade, with 9.2 copies worth $75.00 or more each ..." [ continue reading » ]
Two Ways to Win Update
By Benjamin Nobel — "When collecting any given key comic book issue, it is better to have two ways to win, than just one ..." [ continue reading » ]
New!The Story of the Wawa Collection
By Philip Standhart and Craig Foxhoven — "When he opened the door, Craig and I were speechless ..." [ continue reading » ]
Canadian Newsstand Cover Price VARIANTS 2018-2019 Market Report
By Doug Sulipa — "Canadian Newsstand Cover Price VARIANT editions, were easily our #1 bestselling VARIANTS of the year ... " [ continue reading » ]
New!The "Quebec Effect" on the Supply of CPVs
By Angelo Virone and Benjamin Nobel — "The Quebec Effect definitely would have had some noteworthy directional impact on the "big picture" rarity characteristics for Canadian Price Variant comics ... "[ continue reading » ]
New!State of the CPV Market
By Angelo Virone — "It's interesting to see well known collectors who never fully got into Canadian Price Variant comics now entering the space paying big bucks for top graded key issues ... "[ continue reading » ]
Comic Book Table Talk: Predict, Invest, Collect!
By Angelo Virone — "Introducing my personal method when investing: I call it my 'Comic Score Card' ... "
[ continue reading » ]
Additional articles:

A History of Publisher Experimentation and Variant Comic Books, By Jon McClure
Jon's epic article about different kinds of variants marked the longest article to date ever published in the Overstreet Price Guide.

New!Australian Price Variants ("APVs"), By Benjamin Nobel
Marvel published these awesome Australian Price Variants in the 1990's, encompassing keys like New Mutants #98 & ASM #361.

New!First Appearance of Spider-Man 2099: Don't Forget Web of Spider-Man #90, By Benjamin Nobel
Another trio of APV keys surrounds the 1st appearance of Spider-Man 2099: the true 1st appearance takes place in a 3-page poster within Web of Spider-Man #90; the following month a 5-page preview comic appeared within Amazing Spider-Man #365.

New!Pence Price Variant Issue Guide (Marvel & DC), By Benjamin Nobel, with research assistance from Stephen Cranch
An introduction and issue guide to U.K. Price Variants published by Marvel & DC.

New!Archie Canadian Price Variants, By Benjamin Nobel, with research assistance from Salvatore Miceli
Sharing Sal's research into Archie Canadian Price Variants of the 1980's and 1990's.

New!Archie Canadian/Pence Price Variants and the Betty's Diary #36 Mystery, By Benjamin Nobel, with research assistance from Bill Alexander
We're all used to single-price Type 1A's, but Archie published these cool dual-priced Candian/Pence copies!

New!Gladstone Canadian Price Variants, By Benjamin Nobel, with research assistance from Salvatore Miceli
Sharing Sal's research into Gladstone Canadian Price Variants of the 1980's and 1990's.

New!CPV Discussions In Overstreet #49 Market Reports, By Benjamin Nobel
Excerpts of OPG reports from Conan Saunders, Jay Halstead, Marc Sims, Jim McCallum, Dr. Steven Kahn, Steve Ricketts, Ben Nabonog, Joseph Fiore, Tim Bildhauser, Brock Dickinson, Jon McClure, Paul Clairmont, and Doug Sulipa.

New!ThunderCats #1 True Canadian Price Variant vs. 75¢ "Logo" Copies, By Benjamin Nobel
Angelo and I investigate the ThunderCats #1 situation.

New!Applause to CGC Now Labeling Type 1A's as "Canadian Price Variant", "Australian Price Variant", and "UK Price Variant", By Benjamin Nobel
Starting May 2019, CGC now dignifies our Type 1A's with price variant labels!

Applause To CBCS's New "75¢ Canadian Price Variant" Labeling, By Benjamin Nobel
CBCS beats CGC to the punch, changing their treatment of Type 1A price variants to now carry price variant labels!

Investing in Canadian Price Variants: 11 Tips, By Benjamin Nobel
Tips for the investors among us.

CGC 9.8 Census Comparison: 1970's Keys vs. 1980's Keys, By Benjamin Nobel
A fascinating comparison, looking into the CGC census data.

"Canadian Edition" vs. "Canadian Price Variant", By Benjamin Nobel
2017 article laying out the case for why grading companies needed to change their labeling to "Canadian Price Variant".

95¢ and $1.00 DC Price Variants: How Do We Know What They Are?, By Benjamin Nobel
A fascinating phenomenon inside the indicia pages of these DC price variants!

even more articles »

Noteworthy Sales Examples: Canadian Price Variant Comics
Issue Grade Sale Price Sale Date
Amazing Spider-Man #238 CGC 9.6 $2,300 Aug-18
Batman #386 CGC 9.8 $2,025 2/15/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #238 CGC 9.6 $1,827 May-18
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,800 Oct-18
Transformers #1 CGC 9.8 $1,800 17-Dec
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,748 11/10/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #238 CGC 9.6 $1,673 5/14/2019
Batman #357 CGC 9.8 $1,500 Jan-18
Batman #408 CGC 9.8 $1,500 19-Nov
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,282 Oct-18
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,150 Aug-18
Marvel Tails #1 CGC 9.8 $1,092 Oct-18
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 CGC 9.8 $1,105 PNJ, 2019
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,102 1/11/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,020 PNJ, 12/24/2017
Wolverine Limited Series #3 CGC 9.8 $1,000 2019
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $1,000 5/26/2019
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 CGC 9.8 $1,000 Jul-18
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.8 $1,000 17-Dec
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.8 $1,000 17-Dec
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $932 7/2/2019
Avengers #257 CGC 9.8 $932 6/26/2019
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $911 11/4/2018
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $825 MCS, 2019
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.8 $801 7/2/2019
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $800 10/23/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #238 CGC 9.4 $781 2/12/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.6 $764 Aug-18
X-Factor #6 CGC 9.6 $750 2018
Marvel Tails #1 CGC 9.8 $750 6/22/2019
Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 CGC 9.6 $750 2018
Tales of the Teen Titans #44 CGC 9.8 $750 2018
Marvel Movie Showcase #1 CGC 8.5 $720 2019
Booster Gold #1 CGC 9.8 $715 2019
Fury of Firestorm #24 CGC 9.8 $700 2019
Batman #359 CGC 9.8 $680 8/21/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #239 CGC 9.8 $667 11/4/2019
Batman #423 CGC 9.6 $650 19-Nov
X-Factor #6 CGC 9.6 $650 2018
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $649 4/22/2019
Amazing Spider-Man #233 CGC 9.8 $643 19-Nov
Amazing Spider-Man #238 CGC 8.0 $614 Sep-18
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.6 $615 2018
Amazing Spider-Man #252 CGC 9.6 $610 Aug-18
Batman #386 CGC 9.4 $600 10/29/2018
Batman #386 CGC 9.6 $600 Jul-18
Brave and the Bold #200 CGC 9.8 $600 2018
Star Wars #68 CGC 9.8 $600 2/20/2019
Detective Comics #523 CGC 9.8 $600 5/26/2019
Wonder Woman #9 CGC 9.4 $600 5/16/2019
Uncanny X-Men #164 CGC 9.8 $575 MCS, 4/11/2019
Batman #357 PGX 9.4 $567 11/21/2018
Ghost Rider #81 CGC 9.8 $553 11/4/2019
Care Bears #1 CGC 9.8 $517 7/2/2019
Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $513 2018
Thor #338 CGC 9.8 $500 May-18
Wonder Woman #7 CGC 9.6 $500 Aug-18
Continue to more noteworthy sales »

The Top 50 (& Runners Up) By Median Advisor Variant Value
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica 320 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $600
1st Appearance Of Cheryl Blossom
Angelo notes: A 5.5 CGC sold for $200 in October 2019. First appearance of Cheryl Blossom !This key Price Variant is really tough to find in higher grades. Very early CPV Cheryl Blossom appearances are great investments.
Ben notes: Note that Archie only introduced direct editions much later, so for earlier Archie issues like this one there was only newsstand distribution and thus two total types (the two different cover priced newsstand versions) instead of three; one thing this difference means is that the percentage of total copies that are the CPV is much higher when compared to Marvel/DC CPVs.
Doug notes: 1st appearance of CHERYL BLOSSOM in Dare to be Bare = 5 page-s;
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Amazing Spider-Man 238 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $475
▲ $50
1st Appearance of Hobgoblin; Came with Tattooz
Angelo notes: A 6.5 CGC sold for $210. A 9.6 CGC sold in August 2018 for $2,300. None in this grade have appeared in months. This has become a must have book for the serious C.P.V. collector and/or investor. A double cover in 9.4-9.4 CGC has been confirmed to exist!
Paul notes: 75¢ variants of this issue did indeed come with Tattooz included; book is considered incomplete at CGC (green qualified label) if absent — read Jon's note as well, regarding CGC's treatment. A VF- Amazing Spider-Man #238 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $160 in 2018
Ben notes: Classic cover contender. Also refer to my prior note in this separate blog post »
Jon notes: Amazing Spider-Man #238 is not incomplete without Tattooz. It was printed in a standard, old fashioned way, independent of the Tattooz inserted later, just like many other in-house or paid advertisement inserts from any era. I believe this problem originates from the fact that the comic's cover mentions Tattooz, as does the cover to Fantastic Four #252(3/83). Ideally, the Tattooz ARE absent due to the slow degradation of the contents that will eventually effect the paper quality inside. Overstreet listings are confused, forced to respond to CGC's myopic view. Once upon a time, I called Bob Overstreet and told him that the FF #252's Tattooz were being used as ASM #238's Tattooz and that the cure was to list them as same value, which he agreed with and subsequently did so. Collectors aren't sure what to believe and that's how the myth is perpetuated, the myth of being incomplete without Tattooz. At some point, although my original note remains in the guide about the switching of Tattooz between books, this was changed back to the original mistaken listing (including the explicit mistaken statement that NO Type 1a Canadian variants exist with Tattooz) with two values, with and without Tattooz. The FF #252s are listed in Overstreet #48(2019) at $8 with Tattooz and $6 without in NM-, and ASM #238 is listed at $170 with and $80 without in NM-, a discrepancy that highlights this dilemma, with Tattooz worth between $2 and $80 for the same item. All any grading company would have to do is say ''no Tattooz'' on the label and have a blue label, leaving it to the collector to decide on the relative importance of its inclusion. There is little difference between the mistaken use of the term ''Canadian Edition'' for Type 1A variants and insisting books without inserts are incomplete; thankfully the misidentification of "Canadian Edition" now reads "Canadian Price Variant." Any real NM- or better copy should be taken seriously with or without the insert. Tattooz were inserted in Amazing Spider-Man #238 and Fantastic Four #252 and advertised on the covers; Captain America #279(3/83) and Star Wars #69(3/83) were all given Tattooz inserts without any advertising on the covers. Because neither of the latter books are considered incomplete without the inserts and would receive CGC blue labels, it stands to reason that ASM #238 and FF #252 are not incomplete without Tattooz either, as the books are complete, having been printed in a standard way, independent of the Tattooz that were then inserted. The only difference is the ads on the covers, and those are irrelevant as they are part of the cover of the comic book.
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Batman 357 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #357
DC, 3/1983
$0.75 $315
▲ $20
1st Appearance of Jason Todd; Killer Croc appearance (cameo); Cont. in Detective Comics 524
Angelo notes: A PGX 9.4 sold for $566.81 in 2019 and a 9.2 CGC sold for $441.44 in the same year. A 9.8 CGC sold in early 2018 for $1,500. New record-prices in multiple grades in 2019. Rumors circulating that Red Hood might be coming to the DCU. Treat it with a grain of salt. So much going on with this book that it'll only get more expensive as an investment.
Doug notes: Low Print = 97,741 Copies in Pub. Circ. Stmt; FIRST appearance of JASON TODD (Later becomes the RED HOOD); FIRST brief appearance of Waylon Jones aka KILLER CROC; (See Detective #523 for First cameo appearance; See Detective #524 for First FULL appearance);
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Saga of the Swamp Thing 37 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $300
▲ $35
1st Appearance of John Constantine
Angelo notes: A book with future potential. A 5.5 CGC sold for $300 in 2019. A CGC 9.6 variant sold in 2018 for $750.
Doug notes: First FULL appearance of JOHN CONSTANTINE aka HELLBLAZER; ALAN MOORE Story;
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G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero 21 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $275
▲ $15
1st Appearance of Storm Shadow; Silent issue
Angelo notes: A great investment book for a long time to come. A CGC 8.5 sold for $300 in 2019.
Jay notes: One of the scarest CPV's in the run.
Doug notes: HIGH DEMAND, Very Low Supply;
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Transformers 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Transformers #1
Marvel, 9/1984
$1.00 $255
▲ $5
1st Appearance of Transformers
Angelo notes: A good number of copies were printed with a manufactoring flaw due to a dull blade (top and/or bottom edge of covers). A 9.0 CGC sold for $226 in October 2019, a CGC 9.4 sold for $400 in 2018; a raw copy described as 9.0-9.2 sold for $200 in September of 2018.
Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,800 in December 2017
Doug notes: ORIGIN and FIRST appearance in Comics of the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS; The FIRST BATTLE between the Autobots & the Decepticons; The FIRST Appearance in Comics of; MEGATRON, Ravage, OPTIMUS PRIME
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Jughead 325 Canadian Price Variant picture
Jughead #325
Archie, 10/1982
$0.75 $250
2nd Appearance Of Cheryl Blossom
Angelo notes: Second appearance of Cheryl Blossom. This issue came out the same month as Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320. A very key book that needs more attention! Very early CPV's of Cheryl Blossom appearances definitely need a price hike given the difficulty finding high graded copies.
Doug notes: SECOND appearance of CHERYL BLOSSOMย inย Barely Friendly = 6 page-s;ย First appearance ofย CHERYL BLOSSOMย in this Title; Same Month as Betty & Veronica #320; Jason Blossom app; RARE due to HIGH demand; Very Undervalued as compared to B&V#320;
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Marvel Graphic Novel 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $5.95 $220
▲ $5
Origin & 1st Appearance of The New Mutants, (Cannonball, Psyche, Sunspot & Wolfsbane).
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.8 sold for $1,075 in July 2019. New Mutants movie has been delayed multiple times and it is affecting the value of the book.
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 Marvel Graphic Novel #4 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $1105 in 2019
Ben notes: Readers should be aware that Marvel Graphic Novel does not fit the same mold as the newsstand-exclusive comic book variants that make up the rest of the guide. These Marvel Graphic Novel books are magazine-tier at CGC/CBCS, and beyond the size difference to regular comics the distribution differed as well, with these books distributed as graphic novels with just one version priced at $5.95 for Canada, as opposed to there being direct edition and newsstand versions.
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Amazing Spider-Man 252 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $195
▼ $33
1st Appearance of the black costume; Amazing Fantasy 15 cover homage
Angelo notes: In August 2018, a 9.8 CGC variant sold for $1,150 and a 9.6 CGC variant sold for $764. Book has settled for lower prices since because an increased supply came up for sale. Then in November 2019, a CGC 9.8 variant (white pages) sold for $1750. Along with Marvel Team-up #141, Spectacular #90 and Secret Wars #8 this book is a must have for the Spider-man collector/investor interested in the black suit which eventually becomes Venom.
Paul notes: Example ASM #252 variant sales at PNJ Comics: A CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #252 variant sold for $1,020.00 on 12/24/2017, an NM+ variant sold for $250.00 on 3/7/2018, and an NM variant sold for $215 in 2018.
Ben notes: An "event" comic that received immediate collector interest, it is likely that many collectors may have not been able to load up at their local comic shop with as many copies as they wanted, and thus headed to the newsstands to add additional copies. We see an extraordinarily high number of CGC census copies of both the variant and the "regular" types for this particular issue.
Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,282 in October 2018; back in December 2017 a CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,000; a VG/FN variant sold for $107.58 in August 2018
Conan notes: A CGC 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 252 variant sold at MyComicShop for $300 in 2019
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Batman 386 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #386
DC, 8/1985
$0.95 $185
▲ $25
1st Appearance of Black Mask
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.8 sold for $2025 in early 2019. Black Mask will be the villian for the upcoming movie, Birds of Prey in early 2020.
Doug notes: Low Print = 75,303 Copies in Pub. Circ. Stmt; FIRST appearance of ROMAN SIONIS aka the BLACK MASK cover & story = Part-1 of 3-Parts;
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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $180
▲ $5
Origin of the alien symbiote that eventually becomes Venom.
Angelo notes: Along with ASM #252, Spectacular #90 and Marvel Team-up #141 this is another must own book for the Spider-man collector/investor interested in the black suit that eventually becomes Venom.
Ben notes: Classic cover contender.
Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,000 in December 2017; a CGC 9.6 variant sold for $615 in 2018; a CGC 8.5 variant sold for $173.50 in August 2018
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica 322 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $170
Cheryl meets Archie for the first time
Angelo notes: First meeting of Cheryl Blossom and Archie Andrews.Very early CPV's of Cheryl Blossom are great investments when found in high grade.
Doug notes: 3rd appearance of CHERYL BLOSSOM in this Title, inย Fast and Looseย =ย 6 page-s; First meeting of CHERYL BLOSSOM and Archie Andrews;ย  Betty and Veronica in LINGERIE Cover by Dan DeCarlo!
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X-Factor 6 Canadian Price Variant picture
X-Factor #6
Marvel, 7/1986
$0.95 $165
1st Appearance of Apocalypse
Angelo notes: Two separate variant copies in CGC 9.6 sold in 2018 for $650. Numerous copies were printed with a common manufactoring flaw (top right corner). Prices for 9.6 and 9.8 have fallen in 2019 however, prices in lower grades have seen a slight uptick with speculation that Apocalypse can potentially make a comeback.
Bill notes: A CGC 9.6 variant sold for $750 in 2018
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Punisher 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Punisher #1
Marvel, 1/1986
$1.50 $160
▲ $10
Double-size
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.0 sold for $270 in 2019
Conan notes: A CGC 9.0 Punisher 1 variant sold at MyComicShop for $270 in 2019
Doug notes: Double Size Giant; ORIGIN of Frank Castle the PUNISHER; JIGSAW becomes Punisher's ARCH-ENEMY; FIRST appearances of; The Trust, Don Cervello, Gregario, Charlie Siciliano, Tony Massera & Aleric; PUNISHER is #27 on IGN's 2014 Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All-Time List; Classic Mike ZECK & and Phil Zemelman Painted Cover; Mike Zeck & John Beatty art;
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica 321 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $155
Cheryl Blossom appearance
Angelo notes: Very early CPV's of Cheryl Blosoom appearance. A great investment if you can find in high grade.
Doug notes: 2nd appearance of CHERYL BLOSSOM in this Title, inย Pool Your Talents =ย 5 page-s;ย 
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Marvel Team-Up 141 Canadian Price Variant picture
Marvel Team-Up #141
Marvel, 5/1984
$0.75 $150
▲ $10
Ties with Amazing Spider-Man 252 for first appearance of the black costume
Angelo notes: Along with ASM #252, Spectacular #90 and Secret Wars #8 this is another must own book for the Spider-man collector/investor interested in the black suit that eventually becomes Venom.
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Star Wars 68 Canadian Price Variant picture
Star Wars #68
Marvel, 2/1983
$0.75 $148
▲ $3
1st Appearance of Fenn Shysa
Angelo notes: Yellow cover makes it easier to spot defects.A 9.8 CGC sold for $600 in 2019.
Doug notes: ORIGIN and Re-Introduction of BOBA FETT classic cover & Story;
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Batman 423 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #423
DC, 9/1988
$1.00 $138
▲ $48
Todd McFarlane cover
Angelo notes: A raw VF+ sold for $229 in 2019. A CGC 9.6 sold for $640 in November 2019. This being a McFarlane cover and the last CPV issue in the title makes it particularly desirable. An undervalued book that will become harder to find for a decent price.
Ben notes: Classic cover contender. A CGC 9.4 variant sold for $265 in October 2019.
Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; Classic Todd McFARLANE Cover Art; Jim STARLIN story;
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Booster Gold 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Booster Gold #1
DC, 2/1986
$0.95 $132
▲ $6
1st Appearance of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Versus Blackguard
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Archie's Pals 'n Gals 161 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $130
3rd Appearance of Cheryl Blossom
Angelo notes: In my opinion, a very undervalued CPV. Cheryl Blossom's third appearance; first solo story; second Jason Blossom; multiple SEXUAL suggestive panels well-disguised on the cover making this controversal indeed! See my market report for this year where I point them out in detail!
Ben notes: In this year's value survey, for this issue (and other early Cheryl Blossom appearances as well), the difference between the highest advisor opinions and the median advisor opinion was particularly stark; in other words I feel this makes the early Cheryl Blossom appearances "issues to watch closely" for the future, as some members of the advisory team clearly see more upside.
Doug notes: FIRST SOLO Story & Thirdย overallย appearanceย CHERYL BLOSSOMย in Snob Hill, 11 page story; Cheryl Blossom Pinup; Second appearance of Jason Blossom;ย  Archie in DRAG cover; CONTROVERSIAL Hidden SEXUAL and Sexual Innuendo Scenes HIDDEN in Busy BORDER Images; First appearance of CHERYL BLOSSOM in this Title;
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Marvel Tails 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Marvel Tails #1
Marvel, 11/1983
$0.75 $125
1st Appearance of Peter Porker
Angelo notes: 1st appearance of Spider-Ham, Hulk-Bunny, Goose Rider, Captain Americat, J.Jonah Jackal, May Porker & Larval Earth, canonically called Earth-8311. Spider-Ham has been a smashing success given the Spider-verse movie! A CGC 9.8 sold for $1092. This one-shot issue is definately a must own book given all the possibilities these characters have for future projects on both the small as well as the big screen.
Ben notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold in October 2018 for $1092.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.2 Marvel Tails 1 variant sold at MyComicShop for $125 in 2019
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Sonic the Hedgehog 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Sonic the Hedgehog #1
Archie, 7/1993
$1.50 $125
Paul notes: A CGC 9.6 Sonic the Hedge Hog #1 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $265 in 2019
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Thor 337 Canadian Price Variant picture
Thor #337
Marvel, 11/1983
$0.75 $125
▲ $33
1st Appearance Beta Ray Bill; 1st Simonson Thor
Angelo notes: Three separate copies in 2019 sold in 9.8 CGC for $1000, $932 and $885. A 9.4 CGC sold for $235
Paul notes: A CGC 9.6 Thor #337 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $350 in 2019
Ben notes: Classic cover contender.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.8 Thor 337 variant sold at MyComicShop for $825 in 2019; A CGC 9.2 Thor 337 variant sold at MyComicShop for $225 in 2019
Doug notes: FIRST appearance of BETA RAY BILL as he becomes new THOR, and the Series Begins; First appearance of LORELEI-c/s; Classic Walt Simonson-c/a begins; CBG's 2012 Book Listed as the #2 Greatest Comic Cover of All-Time; A CGC 9.2 variant sold at dougcomicworld.com in 2018 for $129.
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Blip 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Blip #1
Marvel, 2/1983
$1.25 $123
▲ $23
1st Appearances of Donkey Kong and Mario; Video game magazine in comic-book format
Angelo notes: In my opinion, a book that is investment-worthy with future potential
Ben notes: Something that really strikes me about the Blip series is that it is the only instance I am aware of among CPVs where there exist both dual-price newsstand copies *and* single-price newsstand copies (the CPVs) (here's pictures of what I mean).
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Tales of the Teen Titans 44 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $123
▼ $5
1st Appearances of Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Jericho; Origins of Deathstroke and Jericho
Angelo notes: 1st Appearances of Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Jericho (Deathstroke's son); Nightwing joins Titans; Origins of Deathstroke and Jericho. A 9.6 CGC sold for $338 in 2019. A CGC 9.8 variant sold in 2018 for $750; a PGX 9.4 variant sold in 2018 for $199. Rumor has it that a live action movie is being discussed.
Paul notes: A CGC 9.4 Tales of the Teen Titans #44 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $170 in 2017
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Suicide Squad 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $111
▼ $11
Angelo notes: In 2018 a CGC 9.6 sold for $500 and a raw 9.2 sold for $150. Dark cover makes it tough to find in higher grades
Doug notes: New Modern Copper Age SUICIDE SQUAD Team s First series begins = Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, DEADSHOT, Enchantress, Mindboggler, Nightshade, Plastique & Rick Flag; Amanda Waller Begins;
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Rocket Raccoon 1 Canadian Price Variant picture
Rocket Raccoon #1
Marvel, 5/1985
$1.00 $108
▲ $3
Angelo notes: A 9.4 CGC sold for $200 in January 2019.
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Saga of the Swamp Thing 20 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $105
▲ $15
Alan Moore scripts begin
Doug notes: First ALAN MOORE Story & CLASSIC Series Begins;
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Amazing Spider-Man 265 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $105
▲ $11
1st Appearance of Silver Sable
Angelo notes: Silver and Black movie has been announced and delayed. News is scarce and waiting for an update. Female super-heroes is a market that has earned Marvel's expansion interests. Tough to find in very high grade. A CGC 9.0 sold in October 2019 for $90
Doug notes: FIRST appearance of Silver Sablinova aka SILVER SABLE; Spider-Man vs the Black Fox cover & story; Sony Pictures is developing a BLACK CAT / SILVER SABLE Big Screen MOVIE
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Spectacular Spider-Man 90 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $103
▲ $8
New costume; Black Cat's new powers
Angelo notes: A must have book for any collector/investor interested in the black suit that eventually becomes Venom. Dark cover makes it harder to find a top graded copy.
Doug notes: BLACK CAT Solo-c/s; Spider-Man in Alien BLACK COSTUME in Last Panel = TIES for First app;
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Saga of the Swamp Thing 21 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $100
▲ $10
Origin of Swamp Thing (new origin)
Angelo notes: The story in this issue is second to none. A CGC 9.2 sold for $220 in 2019.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.2 Saga of the Swamp Thing 21 variant sold at MyComicShop for $220 in 2019
Doug notes: 2nd ALAN MOORE Script issue; First All-New ORIGIN of SWAMP THING by ALAN MOORE
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Amazing Spider-Man 239 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $100
▼ $2
2nd Appearance of Hobgoblin
Ben notes: First Spider-Man vs. Hobgoblin battle.
Bill notes: An Amazing Spider-Man 239 variant in CGC 9.8 sold for $667, Nov-2019
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Avengers 257 Canadian Price Variant picture
Avengers #257
Marvel, 7/1985
$0.75 $100
▲ $10
1st Appearance of Nebula
Angelo notes: A 9.8 CGC sold in June 2019 2019 for $930. Nebula is finally getting the exposure needed in the MCU.
Doug notes: First appearance of NEBULA; Karen Gillan playing NEBULA in the GUARDIANS of the GALAXY #1 Movie; A CGC 9.0 variant sold at dougcomicworld.com in 2018 for $79.
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Superman Annual #11 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.60 $98
▲ $3
Angelo notes: A 9.4 CGC sold for $300 in 2019
Doug notes: FIRST appearance of BLACK MERCY cover & story; BLACK MERCY has appeared in the SUPERGIRL TV Series; Classic ALAN MOORE Story; MOGOL cover & story; MONGUL is #41 on IGN's Top-100 Comic Book Villain Of All Time List; Batman, Robin & Wonder Woman-c/s;
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Wolverine Limited Series 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $98
Angelo notes: Dark cover in high grades makes it the more difficult book to find within the series, however they do come up for sale online and at cons.
Doug notes: YUKIO kills Asano Kimura; Third appearance of Lord Shingen Yashida and YUKIO; MARIKO Yashida & The Hand appear; The TOUGHEST issue to find in HIGH GRADE due to the BLACK COLORS on the Cover;
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Brave and the Bold 200 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $98
▲ $8
1st Appearances of Geo-Force, Halo, Katana, Outsiders, and Brimstone; Giant-size; Final Issue
Angelo notes: A 9.8 CGC sold for $600 in early 2018
Paul notes: A CGC 9.6 Brave and the Bold #200 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $242 in 2017
Doug notes: 68 Page GIANT; Scarcer LAST ISSUE; FIRST appearance of Tatsu Yamashiro aka KATANA; BATMAN and Golden Age BATMAN-c/s; 16 page Preview and FIRST appearance of BATMAN and the OUTSIDERS;
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Wolverine Limited Series 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $96
1st Appearance of Yukio
Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title; Mariko Yashida, Yukio, Lord Shingen, The Hand, Katsuyori & Noburu-Hideki appear;
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Marvel Movie Showcase 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $95
▲ $15
Reprints Star Wars 1-3
Angelo notes: A CGC 7.5 sold for $265 in April 2018 only to be auctioned once again shortly after for $208. Dark cover makes it difficult to find in higher grades.
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Uncanny X-Men 201 Canadian Price Variant picture
Uncanny X-Men #201
Marvel, 1/1986
$0.75 $95
1st Appearance of Cable as baby Nathan; Starjammers & Binary appearance; Storm becomes team leader
Ben notes: A CGC 9.4 variant sold for $228 in June 2019
Doug notes: First appearance of Baby Nathan Summers who will grow up to become CABLE = Over FOUR YEARS (FIFTY MONTHS) Before His First full appearance in New MUTANTS #87;
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Star Wars 81 Canadian Price Variant picture
Star Wars #81
Marvel, 3/1984
$0.75 $93
▲ $3
First post-Return of the Jedi story
Doug notes: Classic BOBA FETT, Hans Solo, & Princess Leia PAINTED cover by Tom Palmer; BOBA FETT cover & story;
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Batman 366 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #366
DC, 12/1983
$0.95 $93
▲ $13
1st Appearance of Robin (Jason Todd)
Angelo notes: A 9.6 CGC sold in July 2019 for $345 & a CGC 9.2 sold in February 2019 for $200.
Ben notes: A cool feature about this Classic Cover is its unique integration of the Batman logo into the artwork (here are some others)
Bill notes: A raw NM variant sold for $330 in 2018
Doug notes: Low Print = 97,741 Copies in Pub. Circ. Stmt; Batman vs JOKER Battle cover & story; First appearance of Jason Todd as ROBIN in Costume; Early appearance of HARVEY BULLOCK; Alfred's daughter Julia Remarque begins as a continuing character; Classic Walt Simonson cover;
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Sonic the Hedgehog Mini Series 0 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $90
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.6 (white pages) copy sold for $250 in June 2019.
Ben notes: Published 2/1993 this issue pre-dates #1 of the mini-series by one month
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Wolverine Limited Series 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $90
Death of Shingen Yashida
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.8 sold for $294 shortly after the 2019 CPV guide came out.
Doug notes: Mariko Yashida, Yukio, the Hand & X-MEN appear; Death of Lord Shingen Yashida & Noburu-Hideki; MARIKO Yashida and WOLVERINE get engaged;
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.25 $88
▲ $18
1st Appearance of Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau); Origin of Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
Doug notes: First appearance & ORIGIN of Monica Rambeau, as she becomes the new Black Female CAPTAIN MARVEL cover & story; Monica Rambeau is currently known as Spectrum; Monica Rambeau Later became a Member of the AVENGERS;
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Detective Comics 523 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $85
▲ $5
1st Appearance of Killer Croc in cameo
Angelo notes: A CGC 9.8 sold for $600 in 2019. A raw NM+ variant sold for $396 in 2018.
Paul notes: In my opinion, a very undervalued key copper age book. A CGC 9.4 Detective Comics #523 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $232 in 2017
Doug notes: FIRST cameo appearance of Waylon Jones aka KILLER CROC anywhere (preceded 1st cameo in Batman #357 from 3/1983 by ONE MONTH); Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played KILLER CROC in the 8/2016 SUICIDE SQUAD Movie; BATMAN vs SOLOMON GRUNDY Battle cover and Story;
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Sonic the Hedgehog Mini Series 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.50 $80
Ben notes: Michael Gallagher story, Scott Shaw & Bill White art, Scott Shaw cover
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Saga of the Swamp Thing 25 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $80
▲ $1
1st Cameo Appearance of Constantine; Alan Moore story; Jason Blood appearance
Doug notes: ALAN MOORE Story; Etrigan the DEMON appears; FIRST Cameo appearance of JOHN CONSTANTINE aka HELLBLAZER = One panel Cameo, Appears ONE YEAR before the First FULL appearance in #37
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Batman 404 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #404
DC, 2/1987
$1.00 $80
▲ $5
Origin of Batman; Year One Part I
Doug notes: FRANK MILLER Scripts Begin; BATMAN Year One Part-1 of 4-Parts; First appearance of SEINA KYLE aka the Modern CATWOMAN; Camren Bicondova is playing Selina Kyle aka CATWOMAN in the GOTHAM Fox TV Series; First appearance of Carmine (the Roman) Falcone
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Wonder Woman Vol 2 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $75
▲ $15
1st Appearances of Ares (DC) and Aella; Origin of Wonder Woman (new origin); Wraparound cover
Angelo notes: 9.8 CGC sold for $459 in 2019.
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Masters of the Universe 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $75
▲ $15
Angelo notes: He-Man movie announced. Star Comics are the tougher books to find but stick with high grade only.
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New Mutants 26 Canadian Price Variant picture
New Mutants #26
Marvel, 4/1985
$0.75 $75
1st Appearance of Legion (David Charles Haller)
Doug notes: FIRST FULL appearance of David Charles Haller aka LEGION, the mutant son of Professor Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller; Chris Claremont story; Bill Sienkiewicz painted cover & interior art; LEGION is affiliated with X-MEN and Muir Island X-Men; MULTIPLE MAN appears;
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Flash 323 Canadian Price Variant picture
Flash #323
DC, 7/1983
$0.75 $75
▲ $5
Flash Vs. Reverse Flash
Doug notes: Professor Zoom Reverse Flash
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Flash 324 Canadian Price Variant picture
Flash #324
DC, 8/1983
$0.75 $75
▲ $5
Death of Reverse-Flash; Versus Reverse-Flash; Kid Flash appearance (as Wally West)
Doug notes: Lower Print Run; Barry Allen the FLASH Kills Professor ZOOM the REVERSE FLASH cover & story; Under-Valued & Hot Bronze Age KEY issue;
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Batman 359 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #359
DC, 5/1983
$0.75 $75
▲ $5
Origin Killer Croc; Continued in Detective Comics #526
Angelo notes: A 9.8 CGC sold for $680 in 2019 and a 9.2 for $175 the same year. A CGC in 9.6 sold for $477 in October 2018.
Paul notes: A CGC 9.0 Batman #359 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $165 in 2017
Bill notes: 1st Killer Croc cover with face revealed. A CBCS 9.8 copy sold for $520.00 in August 2016; a CGC 9.6 copy sold for $477 in October 2018.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.2 Batman 359 variant sold at MyComicShop for $175 in 2019
Doug notes: Low Print = 97,741 Copies in Pub. Circ. Stmt; THIRD FULL appearance of KILLER CROC cover & story; FIRST Full KILLER CROC Cover (First time Face is Revealed on a Cover); Joker, Penguin, Scarecrow & Riddler appear on cover; FIRST comic book work by DAN JURGENS;
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Batman 368 Canadian Price Variant picture
Batman #368
DC, 2/1984
$0.95 $75
▲ $5
Versus Crazy-Quilt; Continued in Detective Comics #535
Angelo notes: A 9.8 CGC sold for $575 in October 2019.
Doug notes: Low Print = 89,217 Copies in Pub. Circ. Stmt; First appearance of JASON TODD as he Officially becomes the NEW Second ROBIN cover & story; JASON TODD later becomes RED HOOD in Batman #635;
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Price Guide Methodology

The team of collaborators have independently submitted advice on variant values for the top key comic books. The median of those advised values collected for each issue — i.e. the middle ground number at which exactly half of advisors gave an equal or lower value opinion and half of advisors gave an equal or higher opinion — were used to compile a Top 100. By comparing these median advisor values for each issue against the "base Direct Edition value" for those same issues, a variant premium was discovered which helped inform the rest of the guide. The base Direct Edition values were determined by (1) an extrapolation of observed marketplace asking prices for the issue around the research period of August-September 2019, and (2) opinions from up to three different popular comic book price guides.

Using This Guide to Canadian Price Variant Comics

This guide is presented on a best-efforts basis, but none of the included information is guaranteed to be free of human error; and due to the sheer volume of issues included in the guide, it was not possible to individually verify all information issue by issue or to confirm the existence of every variant by observing a photograph of each variant proving its existence. We have included Marvel & DC variant pictures this year, with 92% picture coverage; for those issues we were unable to find, while there is reason to believe the variants may exist, is it also possible that certain included issues were actually direct edition exclusives lacking newsstand distribution. Therefore you should use this guide only as one tool among your comics research tool-belt, and you should verify information with other sources before acting. Expected variant cover price, for example, can be error-checked by referencing a direct edition copy and looking up the small-print Canadian price tag — that small-print price would then be the expected cover price used for the smaller newsstand batch.

Information columns presented in the guide are: Issue (and date), Direct Edition value, the expected cover price found on variant newsstand copies, and finally our guided Variant values (all guided values presented are for "raw" copies; all guided values are presented in US Dollars). The final column is used to indicate when the variant for the issue has been confirmed at CGC, i.e. at least one variant copy appears on the CGC Census as of 8/27/2019; when found, we show the number of variant copies on record as of that date. At the bottom of each row, a Note may appear for a given issue for noteworthy items such as 1st appearances; Advisor notes are displayed in green. In the full guide pages for each title, rows are highlighted in yellow by noteworthy value above a threshold. Direct edition value columns are highlighted with a pink circle in cases where noteworthy value disagreement among price guides was spotted and flagged.

CGC census information is presented throughout the guide, comparing the year-over-year census counts for both the main/regular census entry and the variant census entry. The census counts shown are drawn from the 8/21/2018 census snapshot for last year's counts, and the 8/27/2019 census snapshot for this year's counts. Note that as of May 2019, CGC now catalogs variants on their census under the name "Canadian Price Variant" while pointing out the variant cover price on the right-hand side of the label. As of the time of guide publication, CBCS has not yet released their census. As of October of 2018, CBCS began denoting the variants as "Canadian Price Variant" with the cover price included in the label name itself, e.g. "75¢ Canadian Price Variant."

The most common terminology you will find in the marketplace for these variants are "Cover Price Variants", "CPVs" (CPV being an abbreviation for Cover Price Variant or for Canadian Price Variant depending on context), "Type 1A Variants", "Canadian Price Variants", "Canadian Newsstand Editions", and older slabs prior to October 2018 for CBCS and prior to May 2019 for CGC will show the variant name as "Canadian Edition."

Example CBCS and CGC labels (as of time of guide publication): Canadian Price Variant Comics: Labeling

Also see:
Detailed Walkthrough of Canadian Price Variant Rarity Graphics
The Top 100 Variants of the 2020 Guide
Educational Images Sellers May Include In CPV Listings (Free Usage)
Past Price Guide Editions
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Full Comics Price Guide to 1980's Canadian Price Variants

Canadian price variant comics key = title contains important/valuable issue(s):

'mazing Man (#1-8) Price Guide
2010 (#1-2) Price Guide
A-Team (#1-3) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAction Comics (#536-600, Annual #1) Price Guide
Adventure Comics (#492-503) Price Guide
Adventures of Bayou Billy (#1-5) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAdventures of Superman (#424-444, Annual #1) Price Guide
Adventures of the Outsiders (#33-46) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAll Star Squadron (#14-67, Annual #1-3) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAlpha Flight (#1-37) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAmazing Spider-Man (#233-279, Annual #16-19) Price Guide
Ambush Bug (#1-4) Price Guide
Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer (#1) Price Guide
Amethyst (#1-16, Special #1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAmethyst Princess of Gemworld (#1-12, Annual #1) Price Guide
Angel Love (#1-8) Price Guide
Annie (#1-2) Price Guide
Aquaman (#1-4, Special #1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArak Son of Thunder (#14-50, Annual #1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie (#319-459) Price Guide
Archie 3000 (#1-16) Price Guide
Archie and Friends (#15-22) Price Guide
Archie and Me (#136-161) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie at Riverdale High (#88-113) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie Giant Series Magazine (#520-630) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie Meets the Punisher (#1) Price Guide
Archie's Christmas Stocking (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica (#320-347) Price Guide
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (#287-288) Price Guide
Archie's Love Showdown Special (#1) Price Guide
Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (#71-92) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie's Pals 'n Gals (#160-224) Price Guide
Archie's R C Racers (#1-10) Price Guide
Archie's Spring Break (#1) Price Guide
Archie's Super Teens (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleArchie's TV Laugh-Out (#87-105) Price Guide
Archie's Vacation Special (#1-4) Price Guide
Arion Lord of Atlantis (#1-35, Special #1) Price Guide
Atari Force (#1-20) Price Guide
Key comic in titleAvengers (#224-270, Annual #11-15) Price Guide
Balder The Brave (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBatgirl Special (#1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBatman (#352-423, Annual #8-12) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBatman and the Outsiders (#1-32, Annual #1-2) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBatman Special (#1) Price Guide
Beauty and The Beast (#1-4) Price Guide
Best of DC (#29-71) Price Guide
Betty (#28-49) Price Guide
Betty and Me (#130-197) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBetty and Veronica (#1-111) Price Guide
Betty and Veronica Spectacular (#16-23) Price Guide
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (#1-4) Price Guide
Betty's Diary (#1-40) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBizarre Adventures (#34) Price Guide
Blackhawk (#251-273) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBlade Runner (#1-2) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBlip (#1-7) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBlue Beetle (#1-23) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBlue Devil (#1-31, Annual #1) Price Guide
Blue Ribbon Comics (#5-14) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBooster Gold (#1-25) Price Guide
Key comic in titleBrave and the Bold (#191-200) Price Guide
Buckaroo Banzai (#1-2) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCaptain America (#274-320, Annual #6-7) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCaptain Atom (#1-19, Annual #1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCaptain Carrot (#8-20) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCare Bears (#1-5) Price Guide
Carneys (#1) Price Guide
Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular (#1) Price Guide
Cartoon Network Presents Space Ghost (#1) Price Guide
Centurions (#1-4) Price Guide
Cheryl Blossom (#1-3) Price Guide
Cheryl Blossom 2nd Series (#1-3) Price Guide
Cheryl Blossom 3rd Series (#1-2) Price Guide
Cheryl Blossom Goes Hollywood (#1-3) Price Guide
Cheryl Blossom Special (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCloak and Dagger Limited Series (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCloak and Dagger (#1-7) Price Guide
Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (#1-2) Price Guide
Conan the Barbarian (#139-185, Annual #8-10) Price Guide
Conan The Destroyer (#1-2) Price Guide
Conan The King (#20-35) Price Guide
Conqueror of the Barren Earth (#1-4) Price Guide
Conservation Corps (#1-3) Price Guide
Cops (#1-2) Price Guide
Cosmic Boy (#1-4) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCrisis on Infinite Earths (#1-12) Price Guide
Key comic in titleCrystar (Saga of) (#1-11) Price Guide
Dakota North (#1-2) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDaredevil (#187-233) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDaring New Adventures of Supergirl (#1-13) Price Guide
Dark Crystal (#1-2) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDazzler (#20-42) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDC Comics Presents (#50-97, Annual #2-4) Price Guide
Deadman (#1-4) Price Guide
Defenders (#112-152) Price Guide
Demon (#1-4) Price Guide
Dennis the Menace (#12-13) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDetective Comics (#519-590) Price Guide
Dilton's Strange Science (#1-5) Price Guide
Doctor Strange (#55-78) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDonald Duck (#246-279) Price Guide
Donald Duck Comics Digest (#1-5) Price Guide
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special (#1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDoom Patrol (#1-12) Price Guide
Dreadstar and Company (#1-6) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDroids (#1-3) Price Guide
DuckTales (#1-13) Price Guide
Key comic in titleDune (#1-3) Price Guide
Elfquest (#1-13) Price Guide
Key comic in titleElvira's House of Mystery (#1-11, Special #1) Price Guide
Eternals (#1-11) Price Guide
Everything's Archie (#103-157) Price Guide
Key comic in titleEwoks (#1-8) Price Guide
Explorers of the Unknown (#1-6) Price Guide
Faculty Funnies (#1-5) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFalcon (#1-4) Price Guide
Fantastic Four (#247-293, Annual #17-19) Price Guide
Firestar (#1-4) Price Guide
Firestorm the Nuclear Man (#65-75) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFlash (#314-350) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFlash Volume 2 (#1-16, Annual #1) Price Guide
Flintstones (#1-21) Price Guide
Fly (#5-9) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFraggle Rock (#1-8) Price Guide
Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer (#1) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFurther Adventures of Indiana Jones (#1-34) Price Guide
Key comic in titleFury of Firestorm (#5-64, Annual #1-5) Price Guide
Key comic in titleG.I. Combat (#246-288) Price Guide
Key comic in titleG.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (#4-50, Yearbook #1-2) Price Guide
Gargoyle (#1-4) Price Guide
Get Along Gang (#1-6) Price Guide
Key comic in titleGhost Rider (#73-81) Price Guide
Key comic in titleGreen Arrow (#1-4) Price Guide
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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #813,321117+2,090+39
Amazing Spider-Man #25210,820287+1,911+89
Thor #3373,367173+1,009+104
Amazing Spider-Man #2385,646104+858+39
Tales of the Teen Titans #444,14473+799+11
New Mutants #13,25945+782+29
Marvel Team-Up #1411,84036+630+17
Uncanny X-Men #1641,05725+621+14
Amazing Spider-Man #2651,79221+537+10
Web of Spider-Man #14,95837+505+15
Wolverine Limited Series #24,66125+451+6
X-Factor #64,86542+444+11
Marvel Tails #154318+440+17
Wolverine Limited Series #43,91429+422+9
Wolverine Limited Series #34,28424+417+7
Punisher #12,24832+371+16
Transformers #12,44534+359+8
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12,20930+333+17
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1656311+318+10
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #774312+304+4
Saga of the Swamp Thing #371,78414+288+3
Spectacular Spider-Man #9054512+273+6
Wonder Woman Vol 2 #11,49014+270+10
Alpha Flight #11,32334+264+23
Batman #38682213+262+8
Batman #4042,1655+255+2
Marvel Graphic Novel #41,04796+253+29
Avengers #25773617+244+8
Crisis on Infinite Earths #71,72914+241+6
Batman #3571,27919+231+15
Batman #4237009+230+6
X-Factor #11,3927+223+6
Booster Gold #196027+221+16
New Mutants #261,05711+209+2
Wonder Woman Vol 2 #73697+203+4
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11,60310+187+3
X-Factor #51,93827+165+8
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Uncanny X-Men #2011,4179+160+5
Thor #33858160+150+32
Amazing Spider-Man #2634385+148+2
Crisis on Infinite Earths #81,1997+148+2
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #211,0227+146+3
Masters of the Universe Limited Series #149911+144+9
Power Pack #136711+143+10
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ThunderCats #145515+126+7
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Batman #36865613+83+4
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #44904+82+2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Mini Series #129150+78+19
Voltron #12387+78+2
Brave and the Bold #20060912+77+4
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Thing #151022+77+13
Uncanny X-Men #1684927+73+2
Spectacular Spider-Man #1011396+72+3
Alpha Flight #334268+71+4
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #104904+70+2
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Detective Comics #5764213+70+1
Batman #3665028+69+3
Flash Volume 2 #159217+67+7
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Detective Comics #5773774+61+2
New Teen Titans Annual #233510+61+5
Green Lantern #2012199+61+5
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Crisis on Infinite Earths #124341+59+1
Uncanny X-Men #16945810+58+4
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #24232+58+2
Justice League #156916+57+10
Uncanny X-Men #1845845+57+3
Uncanny X-Men #1935793+56+1
Amazing Spider-Man #25345916+56+8
New Mutants #254793+55+1
Rocket Raccoon #14909+55+2
Saga of the Swamp Thing #203947+53+4
Batman #4005214+52+1
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #94476+52+1
Uncanny X-Men #1664925+51+2
Swamp Thing #502512+51+2
Transformers #34416+51+4
Cloak and Dagger Limited Series #12222+50--
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Transformers #25259+50+3
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #124354+49+2
Cloak and Dagger #1142--+49--
Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #11006+49+5
New Mutants #164221+47--
Daredevil #2322643+47+1
Fantastic Four #2863116+47+2
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #64563+46+1
Superman #4233572+46+1
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #55043+46+3
Amazing Spider-Man #2544065+46+2
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Star Wars Return of the Jedi #137520+43+4
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #114012+43+1
New Mutants #91322+43+1
Blade Runner #12881+43--
Daredevil #1874962+43--
Uncanny X-Men #1754501+42--
Uncanny X-Men #2056265+42--
Amazing Spider-Man #2684711+42+1
Saga of the Swamp Thing #252033+41+2
Fury of Firestorm #2414411+41+6
Daredevil #1885276+40+5
Daredevil #2272533+40+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2595594+40+1
New Teen Titans #262149+40+4
Longshot #32031+40+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2743582+40--
Amazing Spider-Man #2604126+40+1
Phoenix: The Untold Story #12344+39+2
Uncanny X-Men #2073915+39+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2504865+39+3
Uncanny X-Men #1913702+39+1
Star Wars #812007+38+1
Blip #156--+38--
Daredevil #1965535+38+1
Superman Vol 2 #16293+38+2
Crisis on Infinite Earths #63152+38--
Transformers #82922+38--
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #12835+37+4
Iron Man #1702552+37--
Amazing Spider-Man #2454819+37+4
Hawkeye #12326+36+4
Swamp Thing #491384+36+3
Detective Comics #5231275+36+3
Marvel Two-In-One Annual #7913+36+1
Uncanny X-Men #1674362+35+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2643561+35+1
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Amazing Spider-Man #2362837+35+2
Iron Man #2001892+34+2
Amazing Spider-Man #2622971+34+1
Groo the Wanderer #1247--+34--
Secret Wars II #1221--+34--
Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #13413+34--
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #19127--+33--
Uncanny X-Men #1735063+33+1
Daredevil #1905986+33+5
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #12083+33+2
Fury of Firestorm #231916+32+4
Crisis on Infinite Earths #23332+32+1
Uncanny X-Men #1725561+32+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2572894+32+4
Daredevil #1913182+32+1
Uncanny X-Men #189248--+32--
Batman #3592398+32+5
Batman and the Outsiders #1202--+31--
Daredevil #208343+31+3
DC Comics Presents #872831+31--
Detective Comics #5661132+31+2
Avengers #2632084+31+1
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #32012837+31+9
Amazing Spider-Man #2492743+31+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2764032+31--
Uncanny X-Men #1654453+30+2
Legion of Super-Heroes #298762+30+1
Uncanny X-Men #2004215+30+3
Crisis on Infinite Earths #103141+29+1
Uncanny X-Men #1992911+29--
Uncanny X-Men Annual #91761+29+1
Spectacular Spider-Man #107793+29+2
Masters of the Universe Limited Series #21112+29+2
Uncanny X-Men #1632861+29--
Amazing Spider-Man #2692981+29+1
Action Comics #583166--+29--
Batman #35316010+28+6
Batman #4081794+28+4
Flash #3241476+28+1
Detective Comics #525973+27+2
New Teen Titans #391821+27+1
Amazing Spider-Man #2412637+27+2
Masters of the Universe Limited Series #31123+27+3
Crisis on Infinite Earths #113122+26+1
Captain America #2861362+26+1
Uncanny X-Men #1782821+26--
Amazing Spider-Man #2513885+26+1
Amazing Spider-Man #279192--+26--
Saga of the Swamp Thing #212486+26+4
Uncanny X-Men #1763932+26--
Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #2712+26+2
Uncanny X-Men #1772593+26+2
Daredevil #2002353+26+3
Captain America #3001201+25--
Special Edition X-Men #1196--+25--
Dark Crystal #151--+25--
Batman #358139--+25--
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #219291--+25--
New Mutants #493--+25--
Green Arrow #11903+25+2
Daredevil #1894861+25+1
Thor #3444103+25+1

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