| Care Bears — 2023 Price Guide Values | #1-5 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
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#1
|
 | $19 | $35 | $0.75 | $90 ▲ $5 |
$60 | $48 | $34 | $23 | $11 | ||
| Star, 11/1985 | #67 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: Characters with a long rich history. People did not care about Star Comics or their condition when purchased off the rack for their kids. Prices should increase on this book. Two copies in 9.8 CGC sold in 2019 for $455 and $517.A 7.5 CGC sold in 2019 for $75 Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/15/2022 for $55 (buy it now) CGC label note: 1st appearance of Care Bears in comics. Based on the greeting card characters. 75¢ cover price. |
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| #2 |  | $22 | $12 | $0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Star, 1/1986 | CGC label note: 75¢ cover price. | |||||||||||
| #3 |  | $36 | $12 | $0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Star, 3/1986 | ||||||||||||
| #4 |  | $14 | $12 | $0.95 | $36 ▲ $6 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Star, 5/1986 | CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. | |||||||||||
| #5 |  | $69 | $12 | $0.95 | $40 ▲ $5 |
$30 | $24 | $17 | $11 | $6 | ||
| Star, 7/1986 | Doug notes: Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. |
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| Care Bears CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
9/21/2021 Census Count |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 32 | 10 | 56 | 11 | +24 | +1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +7 | -- |
| 3 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -- | -- |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
46 ~78% |
13 ~22% |
78 ~85% |
14 ~15% |
+32 ~97% |
+1 ~3% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1
|
|
$0.75 | $90 ▲ $5 |
|
| Star, 11/1985 | #67 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: Characters with a long rich history. People did not care about Star Comics or their condition when purchased off the rack for their kids. Prices should increase on this book. Two copies in 9.8 CGC sold in 2019 for $455 and $517.A 7.5 CGC sold in 2019 for $75 Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/15/2022 for $55 (buy it now) CGC label note: 1st appearance of Care Bears in comics. Based on the greeting card characters. 75¢ cover price. |
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| #2 | |
$0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
|
| Star, 1/1986 | CGC label note: 75¢ cover price. | |||
| #3 | |
$0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
|
| Star, 3/1986 | ||||
| #4 | |
$0.95 | $36 ▲ $6 |
|
| Star, 5/1986 | CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. | |||
| #5 | |
$0.95 | $40 ▲ $5 |
|
| Star, 7/1986 | Doug notes: Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. |
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| Care Bears CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 56 | 11 | +24 | +1 |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | +7 | -- |
| 3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | -- | -- |
|
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
78 ~85% |
14 ~15% |
+32 ~97% |
+1 ~3% |
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