Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 75¢ Variant Value
From: The 2025 Newsstand CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Greg Holland, Jon McClure, Salvatore Miceli, 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 - | $15 |
9.0 | Very Fine / Near Mint | $13 |
8.0 | Very Fine | $11 |
6.0 | Fine | $7 |
4.0 | Very Good | $5 |
2.0 | Good | $2 |
Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 75¢ Newsstand Cover Price Variant, Archie, Sep-82, Published in the USA
Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 75¢ Canadian Price Variant Issue Notes:
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What is the value of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287?
I have a copy of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 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 Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287. If you own a price variant copy, then lucky you, it is worth $15 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).
Suggested answer:
Check the cover price of your copy of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287, and if it is 75¢ 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 Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 listed in various grades shown on this page down to 2.0 (Good).
What is Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 worth in VF/NM condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version is worth about $5 in VF/NM whereas the 75¢ variants are worth $13.
Why are the Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 cover price variants worth so much more than the regular copies?
✔️Accepted answer:
Among surviving copies of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287, the market area that received the 75¢ 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 75¢ copies of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 was Canada — 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 160% higher than the regular copies in Very Fine / Near Mint condition (as of our 2025 CPV Price Guide Edition).
In VF condition, how much is Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 worth?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version version of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 is worth about $4 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the 75¢ variants are worth $11.
What is the value of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 in Fine condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
In FN (6.0) shape, the regular cover price version version of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 is worth about $3 whereas the 75¢ variants are worth $7.
What is the approximate Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 value in very good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the regular cover price version version of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 is worth about $2 whereas the 75¢ variants are worth $5.
What is the Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 price guide value in good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for Archie's Joke Book Magazine #287 is about $1 for the regular cover price version version whereas the 75¢ variants are worth $2.
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