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Machine Man (#1-4) 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 ]
Machine Man — 2024 Price Guide Values #1-4
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
#1 Machine Man 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$5 $1.00 $28 $25 $20 $14 $9 $
 Marvel, 10/1984  Conan notes: A raw 6.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/23/2021 for $15
Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#2 Machine Man 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$5 $1.00 $38 $33 $27 $19 $13 $
 Marvel, 11/1984  1st Appearance of Iron Man 2020 (Arno Stark)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN 6.0 on 2/7/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 8/22/2022 for $11 (buy it now)
Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Iron Man 2020 (Arno Stark). $1.00 cover price.
 
#3 Machine Man 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$5 $1.00 $20 $18 $14 $10 $7 $
 Marvel, 12/1984  Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#4 Machine Man 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$5 $1.00 $24 $21 $17 $12 $8 $
 Marvel, 1/1985  Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Machine Man CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 9/27/2022
Census Count
10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
112741487+21+3
2785947+16+2
3317378+6+1
4236276+4--
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
259
~92%
22
~8%
306
~92%
28
~8%
 +47
  ~89% 
 +6
  ~11% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Machine Man Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Machine Man in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: Yes, Type 1A 1.00 cover price variants exist within the Machine Man title.

Which issues of Machine Man have cover price variants in the 1980s?

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-4 of Machine Man.

Are the Machine Man cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

✔️Accepted answer: The Machine Man 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, Machine Man 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 Machine Man 1980s cover price variants 1st printings?

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

Are Machine Man cover price variants more valuable?

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

Machine Man (#1-4) 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 ]

Machine Man Type 1A Newsstand Values — 2024 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 Machine Man 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $28
 Marvel, 10/1984  Conan notes: A raw 6.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 8/23/2021 for $15
Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#2 Machine Man 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $38
 Marvel, 11/1984  1st Appearance of Iron Man 2020 (Arno Stark)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN 6.0 on 2/7/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 8/22/2022 for $11 (buy it now)
Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: 1st appearance of Iron Man 2020 (Arno Stark). $1.00 cover price.
 
#3 Machine Man 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $20
 Marvel, 12/1984  Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
#4 Machine Man 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $24
 Marvel, 1/1985  Doug notes: Barry Windsor-Smith cover & art
CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Machine Man CGC Census Data:
Issue # 10/3/2023
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
11487+21+3
2947+16+2
3378+6+1
4276+4--
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
306
~92%
28
~8%
 +47
  ~89% 
 +6
  ~11% 
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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The information within CPVPriceGuide.com is presented on a best-efforts basis, but none of the included information is guaranteed to be free of error and therefore you should use this guide only as one tool among your comics research tool-belt, and you should verify information with other sources before acting. Please read the full methodology & guide usage information. Our latest price guide edition of our comprehensive guide to Canadian Price Variant comics is the 2021 Edition, published December 2020.