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Ghost Rider (#73-81) Values 2023


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2023 Price Guide
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 ]
Ghost Rider — 2023 Price Guide Values #73-81
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
#73 Ghost Rider 73 Canadian Price Variant picture$7$8 $0.75 $24
▲ $8
$21 $17 $12 $8 $
 Marvel, 10/1982  Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Circus of Crime appearance. 75¢ cover price.
 
#74 Ghost Rider 74 Canadian Price Variant picture$9$8 $0.75 $24
▲ $8
$21 $17 $12 $8 $
 Marvel, 11/1982  1st Appearance of Centurius
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Centurious. 75¢ cover price.
 
#75 Ghost Rider 75 Canadian Price Variant picture$24$8 $0.75 $24
▲ $6
$21 $17 $12 $8 $
 Marvel, 12/1982  1st Appearance Steel Wind
Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 2/7/2022 for $11 (buy it now)
CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.
 
#76 Ghost Rider 76 Canadian Price Variant picture$8$8 $0.75 $26
▲ $11
$23 $18 $13 $9 $
 Marvel, 1/1983  CGC label note: Johnny Blaze vs. Zarathos. Mephisto appearance. 75¢ cover price.  
#77 Ghost Rider 77 Canadian Price Variant picture$12$10 $0.75 $26
▲ $8
$23 $18 $13 $9 $
 Marvel, 2/1983  Origin of Centurius; Origin of Zarathos
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN- 5.5 on 2/11/2022 for $11 (buy it now), a raw 8.0 on 7/3/2020 for $12, a raw 8.5 on 7/3/2020 for $13
CGC label note: Origin of Ghost Rider retold. Mephisto & Nightmare appearance. 75¢ cover price.
 
#78 Ghost Rider 78 Canadian Price Variant picture$9$10 $0.75 $18
▲ $4
$16 $13 $9 $6 $
 Marvel, 3/1983  CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.  
#79 Ghost Rider 79 Canadian Price Variant picture$8$10 $0.75 $18
▲ $4
$16 $13 $9 $6 $
 Marvel, 4/1983  Conan notes: A raw 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/20/2021 for $12
CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.
 
#80 Ghost Rider 80 Canadian Price Variant picture$10$10 $0.75 $26
▲ $8
$23 $18 $13 $9 $
 Marvel, 5/1983  Origin of Centurius
CGC label note: Origin of Centurious. 75¢ cover price.
 
#81Top 100 CPVs Ghost Rider 81 Canadian Price Variant picture$59$45 $0.75 $82
▲ $12
$55 $44 $31 $21 $10 
 Marvel, 6/1983  Zarathos leaves Johnny Blaze; Final issue
#81 in this year's Top 100.
Angelo notes: Two copies in 9.8 CGC sold for $750 & $800 in 2022. A 9.6 CGC sold in August of 2021 for $282. A very popular Marvel character with a black cover and a 'death story' all taking place in this last issue of the series!
Bill notes: A Ghost Rider 81 CGC 9.8 CPV sold for $553.00 11/2019
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG 4.0 on 6/7/2022 for $17 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 7/20/2022 for $24 (buy it now), a raw 8.5 on 6/14/2021 for $57, a raw 4.0 on 10/11/2019 for $36
Doug notes: LAST ISSUE; Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: "Death" of Ghost Rider & Centurious. Last issue. 75¢ cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Ghost Rider CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count
9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
73363483+12--
74344505+16+1
75523654+13+1
76442602+16--
77605716+11+1
78642793+15+1
79441541+10--
80341391+5--
812081624419+36+3
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
576
~94%
37
~6%
710
~94%
44
~6%
 +134
  ~95% 
 +7
  ~5% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Ghost Rider Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Ghost Rider in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 75¢ cover price variants exist within the Ghost Rider title.

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

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #73-81 of Ghost Rider. Noteworthy cover price variant examples include #81("Death" of Ghost Rider & Centurious. Last issue. 75¢ cover price.).

Are the Ghost Rider cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Ghost Rider 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, Ghost Rider 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 Ghost Rider 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

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

Are Ghost Rider cover price variants more valuable?

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

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Ghost Rider (#73-81) Values 2023


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 ]

Ghost Rider Values — 2023 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#73 Ghost Rider 73 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $24
▲ $8
 Marvel, 10/1982  Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: Circus of Crime appearance. 75¢ cover price.
 
#74 Ghost Rider 74 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $24
▲ $8
 Marvel, 11/1982  1st Appearance of Centurius
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Centurious. 75¢ cover price.
 
#75 Ghost Rider 75 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $24
▲ $6
 Marvel, 12/1982  1st Appearance Steel Wind
Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 2/7/2022 for $11 (buy it now)
CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.
 
#76 Ghost Rider 76 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $26
▲ $11
 Marvel, 1/1983  CGC label note: Johnny Blaze vs. Zarathos. Mephisto appearance. 75¢ cover price.  
#77 Ghost Rider 77 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $26
▲ $8
 Marvel, 2/1983  Origin of Centurius; Origin of Zarathos
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN- 5.5 on 2/11/2022 for $11 (buy it now), a raw 8.0 on 7/3/2020 for $12, a raw 8.5 on 7/3/2020 for $13
CGC label note: Origin of Ghost Rider retold. Mephisto & Nightmare appearance. 75¢ cover price.
 
#78 Ghost Rider 78 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $18
▲ $4
 Marvel, 3/1983  CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.  
#79 Ghost Rider 79 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $18
▲ $4
 Marvel, 4/1983  Conan notes: A raw 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/20/2021 for $12
CGC label note: 75¢ cover price.
 
#80 Ghost Rider 80 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $26
▲ $8
 Marvel, 5/1983  Origin of Centurius
CGC label note: Origin of Centurious. 75¢ cover price.
 
#81Top 100 CPVs Ghost Rider 81 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $82
▲ $12
 Marvel, 6/1983  Zarathos leaves Johnny Blaze; Final issue
#81 in this year's Top 100.
Angelo notes: Two copies in 9.8 CGC sold for $750 & $800 in 2022. A 9.6 CGC sold in August of 2021 for $282. A very popular Marvel character with a black cover and a 'death story' all taking place in this last issue of the series!
Bill notes: A Ghost Rider 81 CGC 9.8 CPV sold for $553.00 11/2019
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG 4.0 on 6/7/2022 for $17 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 7/20/2022 for $24 (buy it now), a raw 8.5 on 6/14/2021 for $57, a raw 4.0 on 10/11/2019 for $36
Doug notes: LAST ISSUE; Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title
CGC label note: "Death" of Ghost Rider & Centurious. Last issue. 75¢ cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Ghost Rider CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
73483+12--
74505+16+1
75654+13+1
76602+16--
77716+11+1
78793+15+1
79541+10--
80391+5--
8124419+36+3
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
710
~94%
44
~6%
 +134
  ~95% 
 +7
  ~5% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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