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G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 75¢ Variant Value

From: The 2023 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Jay Halstead, Greg Holland, Jon McClure, Jayden Mitchell, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions]
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 75¢ Canadian Price Variant Comic Book Picture
9.2Near Mint -$1000
9.0Very Fine / Near Mint$670
8.0Very Fine$536
6.0Fine$375
4.0Very Good$251
2.0Good$126
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 Comic Book Values
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 75¢ Cover Price Variant, Marvel, 3/1984, Published in the USA
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G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 75¢ Canadian Price Variant Issue Notes:
1st Appearance of Storm Shadow; Silent issue
#1 in this year's Top 100.
Angelo notes: In 2022: In June a 9.6 CGC sold for $2456; in April a 5.0 CGC sold for $180; in January a 3.5 CGC ow/w sold for $171. In 2021:December a 9.6 CGC sold for $2397; May a 9.2 CGC ow/w sold for $2104, another copy sold in May (9.2 w CGC) for $2075; March 7.0 ow/w $440, July 6.0 w $395, July 4.5 w $300, July 3.0 $239 ow/w. The few copies that sold in 2020 were all record-breaking prices as well! Raw mid-grades sold for $500-600! Although prices have slowed in 2022 this book will continue climbing in price given the history and importance behind the creation of this issue as Larry Hama briliantly needed to recreate the wheel to meet a last minute deadline! Check out this YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClpaUTV3qrc
Jayden notes: Low to mid grade copies have proven to be more easily found than once thought, and VF or worse copies are readily available for purchase. NM- and better copies, however are still not regularly showing up for sale! A raw VG+ CPV sold at CaptCanComics.ca on 6/24/2022 for $200 CAD
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a CGC 4.5 on 6/1/2021 for $127, a raw 3.0 on 8/13/2020 for $130, a raw 3.5 on 10/29/2020 for $198
Doug notes: HUGE DEMAND and Very Low Supply.
Jay notes: One of the scarest CPV's in the run.
Paul notes: A CGC 6.0 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $282 in 2020.
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Storm Shadow. Silent issue. 75¢ cover price.
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G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 Comic Book FAQ

What is the value of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21?
I have a copy of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 and I want to know what this comic book is worth in different grades as a first printing?

✔️Accepted answer: The answer depends on the type that you own. For G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21, Marvel published a direct edition type (exceptionally well preserved by collectors as direct edition comics were the type sold in comic shops), and two newsstand types which were sold to the general public on newsstands (a regular cover price version and the 75¢ price variant). If you own a price variant, lucky you, it is worth $1000 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).

  Suggested answer: Check whether the cover of your copy of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 has a graphical logo or a bar code box. If it has a graphical logo, sorry to break it to you but you own a commonplace direct edition copy which is worth about $300 (still, that's not too shabby).

  Suggested answer: If your copy of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 has a bar code box on the cover, then you've got a newsstand copy! Is it the more-rare price variant? Now for the moment of excitement: is the cover price of your newsstand copy 75¢? If so, congratulations, you own the cover price variant!!


How rare is the G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 75¢ cover price variant?

✔️Accepted answer: As of the September 2021 CGC census, the price variant has census rarity of 3.2%, with 80 price variant copies on record versus 2418 regular copies.

What is G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 worth in VF/NM condition?

✔️Accepted answer: The direct edition (logo on cover) is worth about $201 in VF/NM whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $670.

Why are the G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 newsstand cover price variants worth so much more than the direct edition copies?

✔️Accepted answer: As collectibles, direct edition copies are already at a disadvantage compared to newsstand copies in the highest grades, because direct editions were extraordinarily well preserved as the distinct type sold in specialty comic shops. The comic shop owners ordered direct edition copies of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 at a discount to cover price, but on a non-returnable basis (the graphical logo was to tell non-returnable copies apart from their returnable newsstand counterparts). When their orders arrived, the comic shop staff handled the books with extreme care to preserve their condition, and then the comic book collectors who shopped there typically preserved their purchases in plastic bags with backing boards. By contrast, newsstand copies were treated as reading material with no staff training to handle the books with any semblance of care, and they were then sold to the general public; unsold copies were returned for credit and typically pulped/recycled forward. Only those newsstand copies of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 that were taken home and preserved by collectors would survive today in the highest grades. Among surviving newsstand copies of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21, the market area that received the 75¢ cover price newsstand copies was a restricted area representing less than 10% the population of the total North American newsstand market. That's because the destination market for 75¢ copies of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 was Canadian newsstands — hence the name Canadian Price Variant as a short-hand for 75¢ Price Variant. All of this adds up to a market value for the 75¢ variant approximately 233% higher than the direct edition in Very Fine / Near Mint (9.0) condition, as of our 2023 CPV Price Guide Edition.

In VF condition, how much is G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 worth?

✔️Accepted answer: The direct edition version of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 is worth about $161 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $536.

What is the value of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 in Fine condition?

✔️Accepted answer: In FN (6.0) shape, the direct edition version of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 is worth about $113 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $375.

What is the approximate G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 value in very good condition?

✔️Accepted answer: Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the direct edition version of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 is worth about $75 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $251.

What is the G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 price guide value in good condition?

✔️Accepted answer: The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #21 is about $38 for the direct edition version whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $126.

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