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World of Metropolis (#1-2) 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 ]
World of Metropolis — 2022 Price Guide Values #1-2
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 World of Metropolis 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$4 $1.35 $20
▲ $2
$18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 8/1988   
#2 World of Metropolis 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$3$4 $1.35 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $
 DC, 9/1988   
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
World of Metropolis CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 10/27/2020
Census Count
9/21/2021
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
1------------
2------------
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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World of Metropolis Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for World of Metropolis in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.35 cover price variants exist within the World of Metropolis title.

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

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-2 of World of Metropolis.

Why don't more World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The World of Metropolis 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, World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are World of Metropolis cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis 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 World of Metropolis cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

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World of Metropolis (#1-2) 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 ]

World of Metropolis Values — 2022 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 World of Metropolis 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.35 $20
▲ $2
 DC, 8/1988   
#2 World of Metropolis 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.35 $12
 DC, 9/1988   
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
World of Metropolis CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
1--------
2--------
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Other comic book titles you may also like:
Action Comics (#536-600, Annual #1) Price Guide
Adventures of Superman (#424-444, Annual #1) Price Guide
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld (#1-12, Annual #1) Price Guide
Crisis on Infinite Earths (#1-12) Price Guide
Man of Steel (#1-6) Price Guide
Steel Sterling (#5-7) Price Guide
Superman (#376-423, Annual #9-12, Special #1-3) Price Guide
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (#1) Price Guide
Superman Vol 2 (#1-21, Annual #1-2) Price Guide
Superman: The Secret Years (#1-4) Price Guide
World of Archie (#16-22) Price Guide
World of Krypton (#1-4) Price Guide
World of Smallville (#1-4) Price Guide
World's Finest Comics (#284-323) Price Guide

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The information within CPVPriceGuide.com is presented on a best-efforts basis, but none of the included information is guaranteed to be free of error and 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. Please read the full methodology & guide usage information. Our latest price guide edition of our comprehensive guide to Canadian Price Variant comics is the 2021 Edition, published December 2020.