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Spectacular Spider-Man #101 Newsstand 75¢ Variant Value

From: The 2024 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]
9.2Near Mint -$75
9.0Very Fine / Near Mint$50
8.0Very Fine$40
6.0Fine$28
4.0Very Good$19
2.0Good$9
Spectacular Spider-Man #101 Comic Book Values
Spectacular Spider-Man #101 75¢ Newsstand Cover Price Variant, Marvel, 4/1985, Published in the USA
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Spectacular Spider-Man #101 75¢ Canadian Price Variant Issue Notes:
Versus Blacklash
Jayden notes: This is THE Canadian of the B list Spideys (Web and Spec). Iconic cover art beats out minor first appearances! An NM CPV sold at CaptCanComics.ca on 8/6/2021 for $180 CAD.
Ben notes: Iconic black-and-white John Byrne cover artwork of Spider-Man in the black costume (classic cover contender in my opinion); A CGC 9.6 variant sold for $264 in August of 2021. A CGC 9.4 variant sold for $163.50 in June of 2021.
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw FN on 2/8/2022 for $25 (at auction), a raw 5.5 on 7/8/2019 for $14
CGC label note: Whiplash appearance. 75 cent cover price.
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With a 75¢ variant NM- value of $75, Spectacular Spider-Man #101 was very close to making our featured toplist this year. It is definitely within striking distance, and has a value that puts it in the top 5% of all variants in our guide. As such a stand-out within the context of our full coverage universe, we therefore rate 75¢ price variant copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 FIVE STARS as a collectible. In addition to everything the issue has going for it (as detailed in the issue notes in the page above), we note the price guide value movement since 2018. Regular copies in 9.2 have not changed in value since 2018. Meanwhile, CPV newsstand copies in 9.2 have outperformed notably, increasing in value by $61 since 2018, or about +436%.

Spectacular Spider-Man #101 Comic Book FAQ

What is the value of Spectacular Spider-Man #101?
I have a copy of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 and I want to know what this comic book is worth in different grades as a first printing?

✔️Accepted answer: The answer depends on the type that you own. For Spectacular Spider-Man #101, Marvel published a direct edition type (exceptionally well preserved by collectors as direct edition comics were the type sold in comic shops), and two newsstand types which were sold to the general public on newsstands (a regular cover price version and the 75¢ price variant). If you own a price variant, lucky you, it is worth $75 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).

  Suggested answer: Check whether the cover of your copy of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 has a graphical logo or a bar code box. If it has a graphical logo, sorry to break it to you but you own a commonplace direct edition copy which is worth about $5.

  Suggested answer: If your copy of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 has a bar code box on the cover, then you've got a newsstand copy! Is it the more-rare price variant? Now for the moment of excitement: is the cover price of your newsstand copy 75¢? If so, congratulations, you own the cover price variant!!


How rare is the Spectacular Spider-Man #101 75¢ cover price variant?

✔️Accepted answer: As of the October 2023 CGC census, the price variant has census rarity of 2.0%, with 22 price variant copies on record versus 1106 regular copies.

What is Spectacular Spider-Man #101 worth in VF/NM condition?

✔️Accepted answer: The direct edition (logo on cover) is worth about $4 in VF/NM whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $50.

Why are the Spectacular Spider-Man #101 newsstand cover price variants worth so much more than the direct edition copies?

✔️Accepted answer: As collectibles, direct edition copies are already at a disadvantage compared to newsstand copies in the highest grades, because direct editions were extraordinarily well preserved as the distinct type sold in specialty comic shops. The comic shop owners ordered direct edition copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 at a discount to cover price, but on a non-returnable basis (the graphical logo was to tell non-returnable copies apart from their returnable newsstand counterparts). When their orders arrived, the comic shop staff handled the books with extreme care to preserve their condition, and then the comic book collectors who shopped there typically preserved their purchases in plastic bags with backing boards. By contrast, newsstand copies were treated as reading material with no staff training to handle the books with any semblance of care, and they were then sold to the general public; unsold copies were returned for credit and typically pulped/recycled forward. Only those newsstand copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 that were taken home and preserved by collectors would survive today in the highest grades. Among surviving newsstand copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #101, the market area that received the 75¢ cover price newsstand copies was a restricted area representing less than 10% the population of the total North American newsstand market. That's because the destination market for 75¢ copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 was Canadian newsstands — hence the name Canadian Price Variant as a short-hand for 75¢ Price Variant. All of this adds up to a market value for the 75¢ variant approximately 1150% higher than the direct edition in Very Fine / Near Mint (9.0) condition, as of our 2024 CPV Price Guide Edition.

In VF condition, how much is Spectacular Spider-Man #101 worth?

✔️Accepted answer: The direct edition version of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 is worth about $3 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $40.

What is the value of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 in Fine condition?

✔️Accepted answer: In FN (6.0) shape, the direct edition version of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 is worth about $2 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $28.

What is the approximate Spectacular Spider-Man #101 value in very good condition?

✔️Accepted answer: Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the direct edition version of Spectacular Spider-Man #101 is worth about $1 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $19.

What is the Spectacular Spider-Man #101 price guide value in good condition?

✔️Accepted answer: The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for Spectacular Spider-Man #101 is about $0.50 for the direct edition version whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $9.

Has the Spectacular Spider-Man #101 75¢ variant from Marvel been a good investment?

✔️Accepted answer: Spectacular Spider-Man #101 75¢ variant newsstand copies in 9.2 have produced gains, increasing in value by $61 since 2018, or about +436% in 7 years (from our 2018 guide edition to our 2024 guide edition).

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