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Amethyst (#1-16, Special #1) CPV Values 2022


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2022 Price Guide
From: The 2022 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Jay Halstead, Jon McClure, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone  [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions ]
Amethyst — 2022 Price Guide Values #1-16, Special #1
Issue Direct Edition Value CPV
Cover Price
Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value CGC-Confirmed
Guide A
(NM)
Guide B
(NM-)
9.2
NM-
9.0
VF/NM
8.0
VF
6.0
FN
4.0
VG
2.0
GD
#1 Amethyst 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$3 $0.95 $25
▲ $3
$22 $18 $12 $8 $
 DC, 1/1985  1st Appearance of Fire Jade  
#2 Amethyst 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 2/1985   
#3 Amethyst 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 3/1985  Conan notes: A raw 3.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/29/2021 for $3  
#4 Amethyst 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 4/1985   
#5 Amethyst 5 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 5/1985   
#6 Amethyst 6 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 6/1985  Conan notes: A raw 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 3/25/2021 for $9  
#7 Amethyst 7 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 7/1985   
#8 Amethyst 8 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 8/1985   
#9 Amethyst 9 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 9/1985   
#10 Amethyst 10 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 10/1985  Conan notes: A raw 4.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/29/2021 for $4  
#11 Amethyst 11 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 11/1985  CGC label note: 95¢ cover price.  
#12 Amethyst 12 Canadian Price Variant picture$5$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 12/1985   
#13 Amethyst 13 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 2/1986  CGC label note: Doctor Fate appearance.  
#14 Amethyst 14 Canadian Price Variant picture$7$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 4/1986   
#15 Amethyst 15 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$3 $0.95 $10 $8 $6 $4 $3 $
 DC, 6/1986  1st Appearances of Child and Flaw
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 8/24/2021 for $4, a raw 6.0 on 5/5/2021 for $7
CGC label note: 95¢ cover price.
 
#16 Amethyst 16 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$3 $0.95 $14 $12 $10 $7 $5 $
 DC, 8/1986  Final Issue
Conan notes: A raw 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/17/2020 for $7
Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue
 
Special Edition #1 Amethyst Special Edition #1 Canadian Price Variant picture$4$4 $1.75 $14 $12 $10 $7 $5 $
 DC, 10/1986  CGC label note: Story continued from Amethyst #16  
Issue Guide A
(NM)
Guide B
(NM-)
CPV
Cover Price
9.2
NM-
9.0
VF/NM
8.0
VF
6.0
FN
4.0
VG
2.0
GD
CGC-Confirmed
Direct Edition Value Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Amethyst CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 10/27/2020
Census Count
9/21/2021
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
12121----
22--2------
32--2------
41--1------
54--4------
63--3------
72--2------
83--3------
94--4------
102--2------
112--21--+1
124--4------
133--31--+1
142--2------
151--11--+1
161--1------
Special Edition #14--4------
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
42
~98%
1
~2%
42
~91%
4
~9%
 +0
  ~0% 
 +3
  ~100% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Amethyst Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Amethyst in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 95¢, and 1.75 cover price variants exist within the Amethyst title.

Which issues of Amethyst have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-16 and Special #1 of Amethyst.

Why don't more Amethyst issues have variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: The cover price variant window in the 1980s was only open from October of 1982 to August of 1986 for Marvel (and September of 1988 for DC) which means that only those Amethyst issues published within this specific window have Type 1A price variants. Newsstand copies from before the window opened were priced the same for the Canadian market as for the US market, whereas the closing of the window was the result of the merger of the two single-price newsstand batches into one big dual-price batch (i.e. with both US and CAN prices included) to cover all of North America.

Are the Amethyst cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Amethyst 1980s cover price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel (by contrast the well-preserved direct edition type sold in comic shops were not price variants). Within the newsstand distribution channel, the price variants were distributed only to a restricted geographic area within the larger North American newsstand market: that restricted area being Canada. Canada had one tenth the population of the United States in the 1980s. As a result, Amethyst cover price variants from the 1980s are a dramatically more rare newsstand type, and collectors who care about relative rarity are keen to target the price variant version of issue numbers they seek for their collections of interesting and rare comic books.

Are Amethyst 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Amethyst Type 1A price variants are first printings which were published simultaneously with the other types, on the exact same manufacturing equipment, at the same time, on the same paper, using the same ink, and with publication origin being the USA. The indicia, interior pages, and all other aspects of the variants beyond the cover price box are 100% identical to their regularly priced newsstand counterparts. The Amethyst price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Amethyst cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Amethyst price guide page above, the variant values represent a sizable premium over the values of the commonplace direct editions in the same grades.

Help, I cannot find CGC 9.8 copies available for the Amethyst cover price variants I am looking for?!

✔️Accepted answer: We recommend lowering your grade expectations for all of the 1980s cover price variants, including those in the Amethyst title. Remember, the price variants were exclusive to the newsstand distribution channel, which means they were treated as reading material, not as collectibles, by both the staff that handled them, and the typical buyers who as a general rule were members of the general public actually interested in reading the comics. Collectors buying comics from newsstands was the exception, not the norm. As a result, surviving copies in the 9.8 NM/MT grade tier can be exceptionally difficult to find among the Amethyst cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

Amethyst (#1-16, Special #1) Values 2022


From: The 2022 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Jay Halstead, Jon McClure, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone  [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions ]

Amethyst Values — 2022 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 Amethyst 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $25
▲ $3
 DC, 1/1985  1st Appearance of Fire Jade  
#2 Amethyst 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 2/1985   
#3 Amethyst 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 3/1985  Conan notes: A raw 3.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/29/2021 for $3  
#4 Amethyst 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 4/1985   
#5 Amethyst 5 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 5/1985   
#6 Amethyst 6 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 6/1985  Conan notes: A raw 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 3/25/2021 for $9  
#7 Amethyst 7 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 7/1985   
#8 Amethyst 8 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 8/1985   
#9 Amethyst 9 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 9/1985   
#10 Amethyst 10 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 10/1985  Conan notes: A raw 4.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/29/2021 for $4  
#11 Amethyst 11 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 11/1985  CGC label note: 95¢ cover price.  
#12 Amethyst 12 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 12/1985   
#13 Amethyst 13 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 2/1986  CGC label note: Doctor Fate appearance.  
#14 Amethyst 14 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 4/1986   
#15 Amethyst 15 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $10
 DC, 6/1986  1st Appearances of Child and Flaw
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 8/24/2021 for $4, a raw 6.0 on 5/5/2021 for $7
CGC label note: 95¢ cover price.
 
#16 Amethyst 16 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $14
 DC, 8/1986  Final Issue
Conan notes: A raw 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/17/2020 for $7
Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue
 
Special Edition #1 Amethyst Special Edition #1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $14
 DC, 10/1986  CGC label note: Story continued from Amethyst #16  
Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Amethyst CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
121----
22------
32------
41------
54------
63------
72------
83------
94------
102------
1121--+1
124------
1331--+1
142------
1511--+1
161------
Special Edition #14------
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
42
~91%
4
~9%
 +0
  ~0% 
 +3
  ~100% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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