| Saga of Crystar — 2023 Price Guide Values | #1-11 | |||||||||||
| 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 | $9 | $5 | $2.25 | $30 | $26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | |||
| Marvel, 5/1983 | 1st Appearance of Crystar; Origin of Crystar Doug notes: Romco Toys Tie-In |
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| #2 | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 7/1983 | 1st Appearance of Ika | |||||||||||
| #3 | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 9/1983 | Doug notes: Dr Strange; GOLDEN-c; | |||||||||||
| #4 | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 11/1983 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||||||||||
| #5 | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 1/1984 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||||||||||
| #6 | $3 | $5 | $0.75 | $22 | $19 | $15 | $11 | $7 | $4 | |||
| Marvel, 3/1983 | Cover States Mar 1983, Indicia States 1984 Doug notes: Nightcrawler of X-Men-c/s; Mike GOLDEN Painted cover CGC label note: Nightcrawler appearance. |
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| #7 | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 5/1984 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||||||||||
| #8 | $21 | $4 |
$0.75 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | |||
| Marvel, 7/1984 | Ben notes: Skull logo was later used by the bands Samhain and Danzig. Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 6.0 on 2/24/2021 for $30, a raw 8.0 on 7/16/2021 for $31, a raw 3.0 on 8/4/2020 for $11, a raw 5.0 on 9/4/2020 for $20, a raw 6.5 on 9/10/2020 for $25, a raw 4.5 on 9/9/2019 for $31 |
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| #9 | $4 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 9/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #10 | $4 | $4 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | |||
| Marvel, 11/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #11 | $10 | $4 | $1.25 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | |||
| Marvel, 2/1985 | Final Issue; Double-size Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; Alpha Flight; 52 page GIANT; GOLDEN-c; CGC label note: Alpha Flight (Northstar, Shaman & Puck) appearance. Last issue. |
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| Issue | Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
CPV Cover Price |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
CGC-Confirmed | ||
| Direct Edition Value | Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | |||||||||||
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| Saga of Crystar 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 | 46 | 2 | 61 | 2 | +15 | -- |
| 2 | 8 | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 7 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 8 | 26 | 2 | 45 | 2 | +19 | -- |
| 9 | -- | 2 | -- | 3 | -- | +1 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 11 | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
|
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
95 ~89% |
12 ~11% |
132 ~91% |
13 ~9% |
+37 ~97% |
+1 ~3% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1 | $2.25 | $30 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1983 | 1st Appearance of Crystar; Origin of Crystar Doug notes: Romco Toys Tie-In |
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| #2 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1983 | 1st Appearance of Ika | |||
| #3 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1983 | Doug notes: Dr Strange; GOLDEN-c; | |||
| #4 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1983 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||
| #5 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1984 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||
| #6 | $0.75 | $22 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1983 | Cover States Mar 1983, Indicia States 1984 Doug notes: Nightcrawler of X-Men-c/s; Mike GOLDEN Painted cover CGC label note: Nightcrawler appearance. |
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| #7 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1984 | Doug notes: Mike GOLDEN Painted cover; | |||
| #8 | $0.75 | $17 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1984 | Ben notes: Skull logo was later used by the bands Samhain and Danzig. Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 6.0 on 2/24/2021 for $30, a raw 8.0 on 7/16/2021 for $31, a raw 3.0 on 8/4/2020 for $11, a raw 5.0 on 9/4/2020 for $20, a raw 6.5 on 9/10/2020 for $25, a raw 4.5 on 9/9/2019 for $31 |
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| #9 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1984 | ||||
| #10 | $0.75 | $15 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1984 | ||||
| #11 | $1.25 | $17 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1985 | Final Issue; Double-size Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; Alpha Flight; 52 page GIANT; GOLDEN-c; CGC label note: Alpha Flight (Northstar, Shaman & Puck) appearance. Last issue. |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
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| Saga of Crystar CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 61 | 2 | +15 | -- |
| 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 7 | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 8 | 45 | 2 | +19 | -- |
| 9 | -- | 3 | -- | +1 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 11 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
|
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
132 ~91% |
13 ~9% |
+37 ~97% |
+1 ~3% |
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