Rare Comics
| Blip — 2024 Price Guide Values | #1-7 | ||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | |||||||
| Guide 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
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 | $200 | $1.25 | $600 ▲ $100 |
$402 | $322 | $225 | $151 | $75 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1983 | 1st Appearances of Donkey Kong and Mario; Video game magazine in comic-book format #5 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: Movie was a smashing success in 2023 and this issue is at the very top of the food chain for Mario comics! If this isn't enough, it's also the first appearance of Donkey Kong as well ! A 9.2 SS that was very poorly titled/described online went unoticed by most CPV collectors but sold for $1063 in January of 2023 to a very lucky buyer who took the time and found it for what I think is a fantastic low price! In 2021 two low grade raw copies sold between $200 to $300, and a CGC 6.0 sold for $284. In my opinion, a book that is investment-worthy with more upside potential. Jayden notes: Video Game related speculation is growing, and so is the sales volume of these keys - but the Canadians are STILL never showing up for sale. High grade value is currently hypothetical! Ben notes: Something that really strikes me about the Blip series is that it is the only instance I am aware of among CPVs where there exist both dual-price newsstand copies *and* single-price newsstand copies (the CPVs) (here's pictures of what I mean). Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in High Grade CGC label note: Matthew Laborteaux photo cover. 1st comic book appearance of Mario & Donkey Kong. $1.25 cover price. |
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| #2
|
 | $55 | $1.25 | $126 ▲ $6 |
$84 | $68 | $47 | $32 | $16 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1983 | #32 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: 6-page Spider-Man story Green Goblin appearance. Photo cover. $1.25 cover price. |
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| #3
|
 | $15 | $1.25 | $78 ▲ $3 |
$52 | $42 | $29 | $20 | $10 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1983 | #98 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #4
|
 | $15 | $1.25 | $78 ▲ $3 |
$52 | $42 | $29 | $20 | $10 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1983 | #99 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #5
|
 | $25 | $1.25 | $98 ▲ $20 |
$66 | $53 | $37 | $25 | $12 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1983 | #59 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #6
|
 | $15 | $1.25 | $83 ▲ $8 |
$56 | $44 | $31 | $21 | $10 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1983 | #84 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #7
|
 | $20 | $1.25 | $107 ▲ $17 |
$72 | $57 | $40 | $27 | $13 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1983 | #45 in this year's Top 100. Ben notes: Final issue, and extremely hard to find as the CPV. As mentioned in my note for #1, this whole series has the fascinating circumstance of having regular newsstand copies in existence with BOTH $1.00 US AND $1.25 CAN prices on them, raising the question of what purpose the CPV then served (and how widely was it distributed)? For this final issue, interestingly, the $1.25 price is repeated twice on the CPV ($1.25, CAN $1.25). Anybody trying to research sales comps for the CPV of this issue will have an exceedingly difficult time; I saw none whatsoever. However, I did find a "regular" newsstand copy advertised in VF condition having sold for $49.95 in September 2021. Thus, I'd expect a NM- CPV newsstand copy to be able to find interest at a considerably higher ask. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. Last issue. |
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| Blip CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
10/3/2023 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 304 | 12 | 446 | 18 | +142 | +6 |
| 2 | 70 | 4 | 91 | 4 | +21 | -- |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 1 | +15 | -- |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | +9 | -- |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +7 | -- |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +2 | -- |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
400 ~95% |
22 ~5% |
602 ~96% |
28 ~4% |
+202 ~97% |
+6 ~3% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1
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$1.25 | $600 ▲ $100 |
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| Marvel, 2/1983 | 1st Appearances of Donkey Kong and Mario; Video game magazine in comic-book format #5 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: Movie was a smashing success in 2023 and this issue is at the very top of the food chain for Mario comics! If this isn't enough, it's also the first appearance of Donkey Kong as well ! A 9.2 SS that was very poorly titled/described online went unoticed by most CPV collectors but sold for $1063 in January of 2023 to a very lucky buyer who took the time and found it for what I think is a fantastic low price! In 2021 two low grade raw copies sold between $200 to $300, and a CGC 6.0 sold for $284. In my opinion, a book that is investment-worthy with more upside potential. Jayden notes: Video Game related speculation is growing, and so is the sales volume of these keys - but the Canadians are STILL never showing up for sale. High grade value is currently hypothetical! Ben notes: Something that really strikes me about the Blip series is that it is the only instance I am aware of among CPVs where there exist both dual-price newsstand copies *and* single-price newsstand copies (the CPVs) (here's pictures of what I mean). Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in High Grade CGC label note: Matthew Laborteaux photo cover. 1st comic book appearance of Mario & Donkey Kong. $1.25 cover price. |
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| #2
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$1.25 | $126 ▲ $6 |
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| Marvel, 3/1983 | #32 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: 6-page Spider-Man story Green Goblin appearance. Photo cover. $1.25 cover price. |
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| #3
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$1.25 | $78 ▲ $3 |
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| Marvel, 4/1983 | #98 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #4
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$1.25 | $78 ▲ $3 |
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| Marvel, 5/1983 | #99 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #5
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$1.25 | $98 ▲ $20 |
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| Marvel, 6/1983 | #59 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #6
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$1.25 | $83 ▲ $8 |
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| Marvel, 7/1983 | #84 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. |
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| #7
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$1.25 | $107 ▲ $17 |
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| Marvel, 8/1983 | #45 in this year's Top 100. Ben notes: Final issue, and extremely hard to find as the CPV. As mentioned in my note for #1, this whole series has the fascinating circumstance of having regular newsstand copies in existence with BOTH $1.00 US AND $1.25 CAN prices on them, raising the question of what purpose the CPV then served (and how widely was it distributed)? For this final issue, interestingly, the $1.25 price is repeated twice on the CPV ($1.25, CAN $1.25). Anybody trying to research sales comps for the CPV of this issue will have an exceedingly difficult time; I saw none whatsoever. However, I did find a "regular" newsstand copy advertised in VF condition having sold for $49.95 in September 2021. Thus, I'd expect a NM- CPV newsstand copy to be able to find interest at a considerably higher ask. Doug notes: CPV is Scarce in Any Grade, RARE in High Grade CGC label note: $1.25 cover price. Last issue. |
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| Blip CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
10/3/2023 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 446 | 18 | +142 | +6 |
| 2 | 91 | 4 | +21 | -- |
| 3 | 27 | 1 | +15 | -- |
| 4 | 15 | 1 | +9 | -- |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | +7 | -- |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | +2 | -- |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | +6 | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
602 ~96% |
28 ~4% |
+202 ~97% |
+6 ~3% |
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