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Elvira's House of Mystery (#1-11, Special #1) Newsstand CPV Price Guide 2024


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2024 Price Guide
From: The 2024 Newsstand CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, 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 ]
Elvira's House of Mystery — 2024 Price Guide Values #1-11, Special #1
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
#1Top 100 CPVs Elvira's House of Mystery 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$34 $2.00 $98
▲ $8
$66 $53 $37 $25 $12 
 DC, 1/1986  Double-size
#56 in this year's Top 100.
Angelo notes: This popular issue is a fan favorite. In September 2022 a 9.6 CGC sold for $329.
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN 6.0 on 11/16/2021 for $45 (at auction), a raw FN 6.0 on 12/17/2021 for $45 (buy it now), a raw 4.5 on 7/19/2021 for $22, a raw 5.5 on 4/22/2019 for $17
Doug notes: 68 pages including covers; Giant Halloween Special; Bolland-c; Photo back-c & Photo inside front/back-c;
CGC label note: Photo back cover. $2.00 cover price.
 
#2 Elvira's House of Mystery 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $0.95 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 4/1986  Conan notes: A raw VG/FN 5.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 10/31/2022 for $13.00 (buy it now)
Conan notes: A raw VF- 7.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 2/7/2022 for $23 (buy it now)
CGC label note: 95 cent cover price.
 
#3 Elvira's House of Mystery 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $0.95 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 5/1986  CGC label note: 95 cent cover price.  
#4 Elvira's House of Mystery 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $0.95 $21 $18 $15 $10 $7 $
 DC, 6/1986  Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 10/17/2022 for $12 (buy it now)  
#5 Elvira's House of Mystery 5 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $0.95 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 7/1986  Conan notes: A raw 3.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/12/2021 for $11  
#6 Elvira's House of Mystery 6 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $0.95 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 8/1986  Sideways issue
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN- 5.5 on 10/28/2021 for $13 (buy it now), a raw VF 8.0 on 12/28/2021 for $19 (buy it now)
CGC label note: Mark Beachum cover. 95 cent cover price.
 
#7 Elvira's House of Mystery 7 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 9/1986  Science-fiction issue
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG/FN 5.0 on 10/28/2021 for $15 (buy it now), a raw FN/VF 7.0 on 2/10/2022 for $13 (at auction), a raw 4.0 on 2/18/2019 for $10
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#8 Elvira's House of Mystery 8 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $1.00 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 10/1986  Conan notes: A raw VF- 7.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 5/15/2023 for $11.00 (buy it now)  
#9 Elvira's House of Mystery 9 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 11/1986  Conan notes: A raw FN 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/27/2023 for $10.50 (buy it now)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG 4.0 on 10/28/2021 for $12 (buy it now), a raw FN- 5.5 on 10/18/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 5.5 on 8/13/2021 for $15
CGC label note: Cassandra Peterson photo cover. $1.00 cover price.
 
#10 Elvira's House of Mystery 10 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $1.00 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 DC, 12/1986  Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.5 on 8/13/2021 for $14, a raw 6.0 on 1/25/2019 for $20
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#11Top 100 CPVs Elvira's House of Mystery 11 Canadian Price Variant picture$34 $1.75 $82
▲ $3
$55 $44 $31 $21 $10 
 DC, 1/1987  Final Issue; Double-size
#87 in this year's Top 100.
Jayden notes: Stevens cover, GGA, high cover price and NEVER shows up for sale in high grade. I know I would pay handsomely for a NM copy, but they aren't around much in Newsstand, let alone Canadian!
Ben notes: A raw VF CPV copy sold for $125 in August 2023
Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue; Classic DAVE STEVENS cover of Elvira as a Witch; GIANT Halloween Spectacular; Colan/Giordano-a; Apiegle-a; CAIN & ABEL app; BUGS-s; Lingerie panels;
CGC label note: $1.75 cover price.
 
Special Edition #1 Elvira's House of Mystery Special Edition #1 Canadian Price Variant picture$8 $1.75 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $
 DC, 3/1987  Christmas stories
CGC label note: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
Issue Guide 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 Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Elvira's House of Mystery CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
115772599+102+2
2252422+17--
3203323+12--
424--43--+19--
5323503+18--
6111221+11--
7243375+13+2
824--37--+13--
9181271+9--
10171271+10--
119641445+48+1
Special Edition #1372513+14+1
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
485
~95%
27
~5%
771
~96%
33
~4%
 +286
  ~98% 
 +6
  ~2% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Elvira's House of Mystery Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Elvira's House of Mystery in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 95¢, 1.00, 1.75, and 2.00 cover price variants exist within the Elvira's House of Mystery title.

Which issues of Elvira's House of Mystery have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-11 and Special #1 of Elvira's House of Mystery. Noteworthy cover price variant examples include #1, and 11.

Why don't more Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Elvira's House of Mystery 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, Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, by definition Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery price variants, having originated in the USA as first print originals, were then shipped North to their destination market.

Are Elvira's House of Mystery cover price variants more valuable?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, as seen in more detail in the Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery 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 Elvira's House of Mystery cover price variants. A more reasonable grade to shoot for would be 9.0-and-up.

Other comic book titles you may also like:
House of Mystery (#309-321) Newsstand CPV Price Guide
Mad House (#130) Newsstand CPV Price Guide

Elvira's House of Mystery (#1-11, Special #1) Newsstand CPV Values 2024


From: The 2024 Newsstand CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, 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 ]

Elvira's House of Mystery Type 1A Newsstand Values — 2024 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1Top 100 CPVs Elvira's House of Mystery 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $2.00 $98
▲ $8
 DC, 1/1986  Double-size
#56 in this year's Top 100.
Angelo notes: This popular issue is a fan favorite. In September 2022 a 9.6 CGC sold for $329.
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN 6.0 on 11/16/2021 for $45 (at auction), a raw FN 6.0 on 12/17/2021 for $45 (buy it now), a raw 4.5 on 7/19/2021 for $22, a raw 5.5 on 4/22/2019 for $17
Doug notes: 68 pages including covers; Giant Halloween Special; Bolland-c; Photo back-c & Photo inside front/back-c;
CGC label note: Photo back cover. $2.00 cover price.
 
#2 Elvira's House of Mystery 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $20
 DC, 4/1986  Conan notes: A raw VG/FN 5.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 10/31/2022 for $13.00 (buy it now)
Conan notes: A raw VF- 7.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 2/7/2022 for $23 (buy it now)
CGC label note: 95 cent cover price.
 
#3 Elvira's House of Mystery 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $20
 DC, 5/1986  CGC label note: 95 cent cover price.  
#4 Elvira's House of Mystery 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $21
 DC, 6/1986  Conan notes: A raw FN- 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 10/17/2022 for $12 (buy it now)  
#5 Elvira's House of Mystery 5 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $16
 DC, 7/1986  Conan notes: A raw 3.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/12/2021 for $11  
#6 Elvira's House of Mystery 6 Canadian Price Variant picture $0.95 $20
 DC, 8/1986  Sideways issue
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN- 5.5 on 10/28/2021 for $13 (buy it now), a raw VF 8.0 on 12/28/2021 for $19 (buy it now)
CGC label note: Mark Beachum cover. 95 cent cover price.
 
#7 Elvira's House of Mystery 7 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 9/1986  Science-fiction issue
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG/FN 5.0 on 10/28/2021 for $15 (buy it now), a raw FN/VF 7.0 on 2/10/2022 for $13 (at auction), a raw 4.0 on 2/18/2019 for $10
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#8 Elvira's House of Mystery 8 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $20
 DC, 10/1986  Conan notes: A raw VF- 7.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 5/15/2023 for $11.00 (buy it now)  
#9 Elvira's House of Mystery 9 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 11/1986  Conan notes: A raw FN 6.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/27/2023 for $10.50 (buy it now)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG 4.0 on 10/28/2021 for $12 (buy it now), a raw FN- 5.5 on 10/18/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 5.5 on 8/13/2021 for $15
CGC label note: Cassandra Peterson photo cover. $1.00 cover price.
 
#10 Elvira's House of Mystery 10 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $20
 DC, 12/1986  Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.5 on 8/13/2021 for $14, a raw 6.0 on 1/25/2019 for $20
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#11Top 100 CPVs Elvira's House of Mystery 11 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $82
▲ $3
 DC, 1/1987  Final Issue; Double-size
#87 in this year's Top 100.
Jayden notes: Stevens cover, GGA, high cover price and NEVER shows up for sale in high grade. I know I would pay handsomely for a NM copy, but they aren't around much in Newsstand, let alone Canadian!
Ben notes: A raw VF CPV copy sold for $125 in August 2023
Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue; Classic DAVE STEVENS cover of Elvira as a Witch; GIANT Halloween Spectacular; Colan/Giordano-a; Apiegle-a; CAIN & ABEL app; BUGS-s; Lingerie panels;
CGC label note: $1.75 cover price.
 
Special Edition #1 Elvira's House of Mystery Special Edition #1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.75 $32
 DC, 3/1987  Christmas stories
CGC label note: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez cover. $1.75 cover price.
 
Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Elvira's House of Mystery CGC Census Data:
Issue # 10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
12599+102+2
2422+17--
3323+12--
443--+19--
5503+18--
6221+11--
7375+13+2
837--+13--
9271+9--
10271+10--
111445+48+1
Special Edition #1513+14+1
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
771
~96%
33
~4%
 +286
  ~98% 
 +6
  ~2% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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House of Mystery (#309-321) Newsstand CPV Price Guide
Mad House (#130) Newsstand CPV Price Guide

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