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Legends (#1-6) Newsstand CPV Price Guide 2025


Canadian Price Variant Values, 2025 Price Guide
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 ]
Legends — 2025 Price Guide Values #1-6
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 Legends 1 Canadian Price Variant picture$25 $1.00 $45 $34 $27 $19 $13 $
 DC, 11/1986  1st Appearances of Amanda Waller and Brimstone
Angelo notes: Amanda Waller show is being produced. 6 page Mask insert. Byrne Cover and art.
CGC label note: 6 page "MASK" insert. $1.00 cover price.
 
#2 Legends 2 Canadian Price Variant picture$6 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 12/1986  CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.  
#3 Legends 3 Canadian Price Variant picture$35 $1.00 $56 $42 $34 $24 $16 $
 DC, 1/1987  1st Appearance of new Suicide Squad; Death of Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a CGC 9.0 on 11/12/2021 for $55 (buy it now), a raw 5.5 on 7/26/2021 for $25
CGC label note: 1st appearance of the new Suicide Squad. President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.
 
#4 Legends 4 Canadian Price Variant picture$6 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 2/1987  CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.  
#5 Legends 5 Canadian Price Variant picture$6 $1.00 $16 $14 $11 $8 $5 $
 DC, 3/1987  CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.  
#6 Legends 6 Canadian Price Variant picture$16 $1.00 $32 $28 $23 $16 $11 $
 DC, 4/1987  1st Appearance of new Justice League
CGC label note: 1st app. of the new Justice League. Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Legends CGC Census Changes:
Issue # 10/3/2023
Census Count
10/8/2024
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
17702280822+38--
210581088+3--
31,560271,57227+12--
4671701+3--
511231163+4--
620662166+10--
  Regular Variant Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
2,820
~98%
67
~2%
2,890
~98%
67
~2%
 +70
    100% 
--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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Legends Comics CPV FAQ

Do cover price variants exist for Legends in the 1980s?

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

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

✔️Accepted answer: There are Type 1A cover price variants for issues #1-6 of Legends.

Are the Legends cover price variants of the 1980s rare?

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

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

Are Legends cover price variants more valuable?

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

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Legends (#1-6) Newsstand CPV Values 2025


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 ]

Legends Type 1A Newsstand Values — 2025 CPV Price Guide

Issue CPV
Cover
Price
CPV
Value
9.2
CGC-Confirmed
#1 Legends 1 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $45
 DC, 11/1986  1st Appearances of Amanda Waller and Brimstone
Angelo notes: Amanda Waller show is being produced. 6 page Mask insert. Byrne Cover and art.
CGC label note: 6 page "MASK" insert. $1.00 cover price.
 
#2 Legends 2 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 12/1986  CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.  
#3 Legends 3 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $56
 DC, 1/1987  1st Appearance of new Suicide Squad; Death of Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a CGC 9.0 on 11/12/2021 for $55 (buy it now), a raw 5.5 on 7/26/2021 for $25
CGC label note: 1st appearance of the new Suicide Squad. President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.
 
#4 Legends 4 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 2/1987  CGC label note: $1.00 cover price.  
#5 Legends 5 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $16
 DC, 3/1987  CGC label note: President Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.  
#6 Legends 6 Canadian Price Variant picture $1.00 $32
 DC, 4/1987  1st Appearance of new Justice League
CGC label note: 1st app. of the new Justice League. Ronald Reagan appearance. $1.00 cover price.
 
 
 = Stand-out value  
 
CGC census data for Canadian Price Variant and Regular comic books
Legends CGC Census Data:
Issue # 10/8/2024
Census Count
Year over
year change
Regular Variant Regular Variant
180822+38--
21088+3--
31,57227+12--
4701+3--
51163+4--
62166+10--
  Regular Variant Regular Variant
Title Totals:
% regular / % variant
2,890
~98%
67
~2%
 +70
    100% 
--
  
CGC census data CPVs and regular bottom
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