Fly #5 $1.00 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 - | $14 |
| 9.0 | Very Fine / Near Mint | $12 |
| 8.0 | Very Fine | $10 |
| 6.0 | Fine | $7 |
| 4.0 | Very Good | $5 |
| 2.0 | Good | $2 |
Fly #5 $1.00 Newsstand Cover Price Variant, Archie, Feb-84, Published in the USA
Fly #5 $1.00 Canadian Price Variant Issue Notes:
Ditko art
Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title; DITKO & Nebres action cover art Index of the original Jaguar comics #1-13 New FLY story & art 16 pages of nice Steve DITKO art Backup JAGUAR
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Fly #5 Comic Book FAQ
What is the value of Fly #5?
I have a copy of Fly #5 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 Fly #5. If you own a price variant copy, then lucky you, it is worth $14 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).
Suggested answer:
Check the cover price of your copy of Fly #5, and if it is $1.00 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 Fly #5 listed in various grades shown on this page down to 2.0 (Good).
What is Fly #5 worth in VF/NM condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version is worth about $4 in VF/NM whereas the $1.00 variants are worth $12.
Why are the Fly #5 cover price variants worth so much more than the regular copies?
✔️Accepted answer:
Among surviving copies of Fly #5, the market area that received the $1.00 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 $1.00 copies of Fly #5 was Canada — hence the name Canadian Price Variant as a short-hand for $1.00 Price Variant. All of this adds up to a market value for the $1.00 variant approximately 200% 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 Fly #5 worth?
✔️Accepted answer:
The regular cover price version version of Fly #5 is worth about $3 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the $1.00 variants are worth $10.
What is the value of Fly #5 in Fine condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
In FN (6.0) shape, the regular cover price version version of Fly #5 is worth about $2 whereas the $1.00 variants are worth $7.
What is the approximate Fly #5 value in very good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the regular cover price version version of Fly #5 is worth about $1 whereas the $1.00 variants are worth $5.
What is the Fly #5 price guide value in good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for Fly #5 is about $0.50 for the regular cover price version version whereas the $1.00 variants are worth $2.
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