Yogi Bear #1 $1.65 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]
9.2 | Near Mint - | $25 |
9.0 | Very Fine / Near Mint | $22 |
8.0 | Very Fine | $18 |
6.0 | Fine | $12 |
4.0 | Very Good | $8 |
2.0 | Good | $4 |
Yogi Bear #1 $1.65 Newsstand Cover Price Variant, Archie, May-97, Published in the USA
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Yogi Bear #1 has a $1.65 variant NM- value of $25, putting it in the top quartile of our guide's coverage universe. We think this variant is worth keeping an eye on (check out the issue notes in the page above for more details), and as a collectible we give the price variant FOUR STARS. Regular copies in 9.2 have not changed in value since 2020. Meanwhile, CPV newsstand copies in 9.2 have outperformed notably, increasing in value by $15 since 2020, or about +150%.
Yogi Bear #1 Comic Book FAQ
What is the value of Yogi Bear #1?
I have a copy of Yogi Bear #1 and I want to know what this comic book is worth in different grades as a first printing?
✔️Accepted answer:
The answer depends on whether you own a Type 1A cover price variant copy, or a regular/plain copy of Yogi Bear #1. If you own a price variant copy, then lucky you, it is worth $25 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).
Suggested answer:
Check the cover price of your copy of Yogi Bear #1, and if it is $1.65 then congratulations, you own the more-rare cover price variant type which has a higher value. If not, then you own the regular type which has a lower value.
Suggested answer:
The higher the grade, i.e. the better the condition, the stronger the value. Our guide only goes as high as 9.2 (Near Mint-), with values for Yogi Bear #1 listed in various grades shown on this page down to 2.0 (Good).
What is Yogi Bear #1 worth in VF/NM condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version is worth about $3 in VF/NM whereas the $1.65 variants are worth $22.
Why are the Yogi Bear #1 cover price variants worth so much more than the regular copies?
✔️Accepted answer:
Among surviving copies of Yogi Bear #1, the market area that received the $1.65 cover price copies was a restricted area representing less than 10% the population of the total North American comics market. That's because the destination market for $1.65 copies of Yogi Bear #1 was Canada — hence the name Canadian Price Variant as a short-hand for $1.65 Price Variant. All of this adds up to a market value for the $1.65 variant approximately 633% higher than the regular copies in Very Fine / Near Mint condition (as of our 2024 CPV Price Guide Edition).
In VF condition, how much is Yogi Bear #1 worth?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version version of Yogi Bear #1 is worth about $2 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the $1.65 variants are worth $18.
What is the value of Yogi Bear #1 in Fine condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
In FN (6.0) shape, the regular cover price version version of Yogi Bear #1 is worth about $1 whereas the $1.65 variants are worth $12.
What is the approximate Yogi Bear #1 value in very good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the regular cover price version version of Yogi Bear #1 is worth about $1 whereas the $1.65 variants are worth $8.
What is the Yogi Bear #1 price guide value in good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for Yogi Bear #1 is $4 for the $1.65 price variant copies.
Has the Yogi Bear #1 $1.65 variant from Archie been a good investment?
✔️Accepted answer:
Yogi Bear #1 $1.65 variant copies in 9.2 have produced gains, increasing in value by $15 since 2020, or about +150% in 5 years (from our 2020 guide edition to our 2024 guide edition).
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