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Star Wars Return of the Jedi (#1-4) 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 ]
Star Wars Return of the Jedi — 2023 Price Guide Values #1-4
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 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$10$25 $0.75 $63
▲ $13
$47 $38 $26 $18 $
 Marvel, 10/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 2/4/2021 for $10, a raw 4.0 on 6/22/2020 for $10
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Jabba the Hutt; First new movie Logo design; FIRST comic book appearance of Slave" Princess Leia Organa; FIRST comic book appearance of second DEATH STAR; Lando Calrissian, Luke Skywalker & Princess Leia Organa cover;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#2 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$6$15 $0.75 $30 $26 $21 $15 $10 $
 Marvel, 11/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN on 1/7/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 5.0 on 2/2/2021 for $13, a raw 6.5 on 2/3/2021 for $16
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Emperor Palpatine; Death" of Jabba the Hutt; Boba Fett falls into Sarlacc;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#3 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$7$15 $0.75 $30 $26 $21 $15 $10 $
 Marvel, 12/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG+ 4.5 on 1/24/2022 for $11 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 5/27/2022 for $12 (buy it now), a raw FN on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw VF- 7.5 on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 4.0 on 10/2/2020 for $10, a raw 6.0 on 10/2/2020 for $15
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Admiral Ackbar and the EWOKS;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#4 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$7$15 $0.75 $35 $31 $25 $17 $12 $
 Marvel, 1/1984  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/24/2022 for $115 (buy it now)
Doug notes: DEATH of Darth Vader; DEATH" of Emperor Palpatine; Destruction of the second Death Star;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Star Wars Return of the Jedi CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/21/2021
Census Count
9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
15304184968+319+27
22422541836+176+11
32401738128+141+11
42832446435+181+11
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
1,295
~92%
107
~8%
2,112
~93%
167
~7%
 +817
  ~93% 
 +60
  ~7% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Star Wars Return of the Jedi Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Star Wars Return of the Jedi in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 75¢ cover price variants exist within the Star Wars Return of the Jedi title.

Which issues of Star Wars Return of the Jedi have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-4 of Star Wars Return of the Jedi.

Are the Star Wars Return of the Jedi cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Star Wars Return of the Jedi 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, Star Wars Return of the Jedi 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 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

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

Are Star Wars Return of the Jedi cover price variants more valuable?

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

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Star Wars Return of the Jedi (#1-4) 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 ]

Star Wars Return of the Jedi Values — 2023 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $63
▲ $13
 Marvel, 10/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 2/4/2021 for $10, a raw 4.0 on 6/22/2020 for $10
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Jabba the Hutt; First new movie Logo design; FIRST comic book appearance of Slave" Princess Leia Organa; FIRST comic book appearance of second DEATH STAR; Lando Calrissian, Luke Skywalker & Princess Leia Organa cover;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#2 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $30
 Marvel, 11/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN on 1/7/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 5.0 on 2/2/2021 for $13, a raw 6.5 on 2/3/2021 for $16
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Emperor Palpatine; Death" of Jabba the Hutt; Boba Fett falls into Sarlacc;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#3 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $30
 Marvel, 12/1983  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG+ 4.5 on 1/24/2022 for $11 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 5/27/2022 for $12 (buy it now), a raw FN on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw VF- 7.5 on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 4.0 on 10/2/2020 for $10, a raw 6.0 on 10/2/2020 for $15
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Admiral Ackbar and the EWOKS;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
#4 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.75 $35
 Marvel, 1/1984  Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Whitman packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: A CGC 9.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 1/24/2022 for $115 (buy it now)
Doug notes: DEATH of Darth Vader; DEATH" of Emperor Palpatine; Destruction of the second Death Star;
Paul notes: A CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75¢ cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Star Wars Return of the Jedi CGC Census Data:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
184968+319+27
241836+176+11
338128+141+11
446435+181+11
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
2,112
~93%
167
~7%
 +817
  ~93% 
 +60
  ~7% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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