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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 (#1-9) 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 ]
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 — 2023 Price Guide Values #1-9
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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$265$5 $1.75 $28 $25 $20 $14 $9 $
 Marvel, 12/1985  Abomination to Batrocs Brigade
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$115$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 1/1986  Beast to Clea
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#3 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$85$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 2/1986  Cloak to Doctor Octopus
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#4 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$55$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 3/1986  Doctor Strange to Galactus
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover.
 
#5 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 5 Canadian Price Variant picture$55$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 4/1986  Gardener to Hulk
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#6 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 6 Canadian Price Variant picture$45$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 5/1986  Human Torch to Ka-Zar
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover.
 
#7 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 7 Canadian Price Variant picture$45$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 6/1986  Khoryphos to Magneto
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#8 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 8 Canadian Price Variant picture$45$4 $1.75 $15 $13 $11 $7 $5 $
 Marvel, 7/1986  Magus to Mole Man
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#9 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 9 Canadian Price Variant picture$45$4 $1.75 $17 $15 $12 $8 $6 $
 Marvel, 8/1986  Molecule Man to Owl
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
Doug notes: Last Canadian Variant issue
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count
9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
1281321+4--
26282+2--
32222----
42--2------
571101+3--
63--3------
72121----
83131----
92121----
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
55
~86%
9
~14%
64
~88%
9
~12%
 +9
    100% 
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CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.75 cover price variants exist within the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 title.

Which issues of Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-9 of Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2.

Why don't more Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 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 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 (#1-9) 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 ]

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 Values — 2023 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $28
 Marvel, 12/1985  Abomination to Batrocs Brigade
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 1/1986  Beast to Clea
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#3 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 2/1986  Cloak to Doctor Octopus
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#4 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 3/1986  Doctor Strange to Galactus
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover.
 
#5 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 5 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 4/1986  Gardener to Hulk
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#6 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 6 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 5/1986  Human Torch to Ka-Zar
Angelo notes: John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes & villains. Wraparound cover.
 
#7 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 7 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 6/1986  Khoryphos to Magneto
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#8 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 8 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $15
 Marvel, 7/1986  Magus to Mole Man
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
#9 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 9 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $17
 Marvel, 8/1986  Molecule Man to Owl
Angelo notes: John Byrne cover
Doug notes: Last Canadian Variant issue
CGC label note: Lists Marvel heroes and villains. Wraparound cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
1321+4--
282+2--
322----
42------
5101+3--
63------
721----
831----
921----
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
64
~88%
9
~12%
 +9
    100% 
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CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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