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I'm a newsstand collector. For me, it's the memory of picking up comics off the spinner rack at 7-11 that gives the newsstand the nostalgic factor, a bygone era.
I lived in a small town. My spot was the Rexall Drug Store. We’d get yelled at every so often as we were reading at the rack if we didn’t have enough money to buy the books. 😂
ASM 252, Hulk 340, & Transformers 1 were the big 3 I remember buying off the newsstand. ASM & Hulk I bought at a gas station and Transformers at a 7-11. :)
My aunt was a huge comic book collector. She would let me sit down and read FF1, AF15, x-men 1, and the list goes on; Decades ago, and she is long past. She would evangelize the need to read! That turned me into a collector as well. Living in NY, and visiting the fam, a train ride put you square in front of a newsstand where I would grab my newsstand copies. That's where I picked up was ASM 252, which just came back from CGC a 9.8 WP blue label. The upside in this story was my uncle who was in the Military and had the same bug. He was an XO on a Navy Nuclear sub. He would bring us both back those wonderful Mark Jewelers copies, some with those wonderful funny shaped stars stamped in the top left or right corner. Finally, nothing beats the smell of a newsstand first thing in the morning with fresh newspapers, magazines and comic books.
If you had 50k subscribers, you'd STILL be under-rated.
Love this channel.
Now I have to go through my 5,000 books to look for the old variants?
I’ll just hang onto all my books instead and when I die I’ll let my heirs have all the fun.
I wish you did your show every day! It’s the Comic Book Learning Channel!
I love this! We had a band that was on tour swing by at the shop I work for and one of them was hitting up every shop he could just to get as many copies of ASM 361 solely because of "out of alignment printing defects" on the cover. He absolutely loved collecting them and I ended up selling him a couple copies! I love the difference in collecting each collector has.
This is a great video. I am in the midst of organizing my brothers estate of comics from the late 70s. Your video is a rare example of showing the old passion Joe and I had for comics as kids. Miss those days. Now it is a cut throat business trying to get the most money out of the product, regardless of the damage it does to the industry. The age of innocence is long gone. Anyway, thanks for a conversation from days gone by.
Test markets also existed in Canada… specifically Winnipeg.
I quit collecting around 1970-71, so I'm out of the loop on a lot of this stuff. Good info-thanks.
A lot of good information in the video and the mix of your Dad's personality, laid back, calm, and funny, mixed with your daughter's personality, high energy, spunky, and funny, is a good entertaining combination on top of a lot of good info.
Thank you!
Great history lesson! I’ve collected since the 70s and I’ve always wondered why some books had the price in a diamond!
As an OG collector I was able to pick up two Star Wars #1 35 cent covers in 1982 from a local collector in trade...he got buying small group of comics from a serviceman who was in California who bought in that test market. Unfortunately traded both off...first one went in 1980s for gasp a max $25 value Fantasy Quarterly #1 to a later big seller at a show. I did somehow keep a #3 35 cent cover non-reprint I didn't know I had which I sold later on early 1990s Ebay for several hundred dollars. Had a number of the test market 35 cent cover Marvels which I sold on Ebay in 1990s. As to the Mark Jewelers I got rid of most of these...hated as took up too much space in box and damaged issues ... Part of collecting history...
Every time I see a DC logo variant I buy them. I don't have a ton but I have a nice little pile.
You guys have the best channel. I love hanging out just listening to you talk comic books.
Great details on price variants. I think you missed the 30 cent Star Wars 1 that had the newsstand bar code and didn’t say reprint in the top left corner. I think it’s supposed to be the rarest reprint variant.
As a comic collector coming back to the hobby, this was very informative. I love digging through $1 bins and this provided another incentive to do so. So many ways to collect, thank you!
It seems that there is a slow sudden surge on the marvel late 70s to early 1980s such as Godzilla issue 7 is first appearance of Red Ronin and Dazzler 1. Marvel Premiere 6 first Star Lord...
Thanks for another very informative video. I anticipate taking another vacation week and spending it going thru all of my long and short boxes to double check! I know i have one of those star wars 1 reprints as well since its marked.
I'm all over the place with my collecting, but Whitmans, Canadian price variants, and 21st century newsstand books I'll always grab when seen. A local used bookstore regularly gets in newsstand books from 2001-2010 and, being Canadian myself, Canadian books are pretty easy to come by. My only Marvel price variant, that I'm aware of, is my Avengers 147 30-cent variant in a 4.0 slab.
Last year, I had a collection of Westerns come in, not my favourite either, but I discovered that half of them were actually 'Canadian edition' books for Roy Rogers Comics. Lots of fun looking up info on those! I am making my way through collections looking for DCU variants too. Oof.
Very interesting. I'm just a casual collector so much of your info was new for me. Thanks for doing the work.
Thank you for doing this video! I learned a ton of awesome information! Cheers.
Absolutley the most sincere people. Thank you for sharing your
Knowledge in an entertaining way with so much information.
Thank you for that Paul!
This video has been berry helpful to me just starting out in comic book collecting
Really appreciate the info Dave. I’m going to fan expo in two weeks hopefully find some silver and bronze marvel I need. $40.00 admission for first day on the twenty third in Toronto, travelling from Winnipeg to get there.
Correction I have a Mark Jewelers variant newsstand Amazon Spider-Man #307 1988.
Great breakdown on price variants.
Variants are definitely a thing. Thanks for letting us know more about them.
Thanks for the informative video. I would have (and may have) looked right past price variants.
Thanks for all that info - that was quit a lot - nice job guys
Thank you! Great job explaining every thing.
Awesome video! Great info! Thank you! I just discovered your channel w this video and I subbed! Look forward to more content!
I bought several of both the 30 and 35 cent versions of SW #1, in 76-77 because it was obvious to me that they would be rare someday. I knew it was odd when I saw the higher price tag and just thought it was a price hike country wide. I lived in Oklahoma, and though it was not a reported test market, I saw mainly 35 cent copies there.
Great info thanks for clearing up things. Whew
Great video. Really enjoyed the history lesson.
I was finishing my Star Wars run around 2001 and I had a chance to buy the SW $.35 variant from mile high for $50-$75 and I passed because I already had a bunch of versions of issue 1 and I thought a price difference was meaningless. My second biggest comic regret.
What’s your biggest regret?
@@futurepastvintagecollectables yes! PLEASE tell us.
Really interesting video. My understanding about the star that is stamped on some of the Mark Jewelers variants is that was done when checking out--to show that the comic was paid for. Some of the PX's didn't stamp--or, maybe the purchaser requested that they not stamp their copy. I came across a nice looking Fantastic Four 149 (I always pick up nice copies of this book because that was the first comic I purchased at my local 7-11 as a kid) that was a Mark Jewelers variant. I had it graded by CGC and it came back a 9.8. If only it had white pages instead of OW/W.
Awesome suggestions for the collecting collective 👍🏽
I only buy Bronze keys 9.0 or better and (some) late Silver keys 7.5 or better. As such I am very limited in my opportunities due to cost and availability but it’s my “thing” and I can resonate with those that are drawn to ONLY rare variants and other “unique” considerations. BTW, I bought a raw copy of Tales to Astonish #47 from one of your Monday sales and it came back from CGC 9.4. You guys do a great job with your grades. Thank you. 😊
That’s fantastic! Rachael and I put our heart and soul in making sure we grade accurately, so we always enjoy when someone appreciates it after the sale!
Wow! I’m on the hunt now!!!
Another entertaining AND educational video!
Miss your Monday claim sales they were the highlight of my week my work schedule no longer lets me participate hope all is well keep on truckin!! I’ll be back soon is the eBay page no longer an option?😊 you bring me back with the comic in the spokes me and my buddies used to do poker cards and cans
Great run down on variants too!! 😊😊
Thank you 😁
Thanks! Appreciate the price variants explanation
Thank you!
I need to organize my collection. I have no idea what I have. Been collecting for 35 years.
Great vid guys. Best deep dive into this information I've seen yet. Love the honesty about the newsstand issues too. I collected since early 90s. Everytime I heard newsstands were so much more rare than directs I couldn't help but laugh. Then they came up with newsstands were treated badly on racks to say that is why they are more rare. This could be true....but the numbers would make that moot I think. When I was getting deeper into comics in the late 90s. I would find newsstands that would be better then directs quite a bit. Specialty shops didn't always hire "patient" kids to help in shops or the owner themselves. However when a distributor would be the one filling racks it was in better condition. Maybe weeks later it would be in bad condition from people thumbing it. If you were a collector though you bought and preserved it. This is what I remember and it made me laugh. That people would come up with these crazy reasons. Just to rise prices of books that, other than a tiny difference, are identical books. Just my honest opinion on the topic.
I one thing I don't understand is when collectors get excited because there Cgc slab has white pages? What does it matter when you'll never even see them? 😅😅😅
It matters. Books that have darker pages don’t receive as much money in the sale price, which is more of an issue when newsprint paper was used as compared to modern books and their slick colored pages. White page books pre-1970(ish) are harder to find, as the paper can disgrace over time. Some books only have a few white page copies, which denotes a “fresher, brighter” book. Slabs aren’t permanent, and some people crack the books out of the slab and keep the label. Due to the fact that you can’t look at the pages of a book when it is slabbed, it is important to identify page quality.
i remember when i was a kid seeing the bar codes and me and my friends dident like the covers with them as opposed to a spiderman logo but i remember when i did get the newsstand some would say direct issue on them and i remember my buddies saying look for it to say that and if it dident say direct issue it was a fake or reprint???
Yes, I collect all those price variants, especially if I see 35 cents. You are in my wheelhouse. I have scored many single best copies. Folks pass them over and I grab them all the time. My Star Wars # 1 35 cent WP Blue label (not reprint) 8.5. When I saw it in auction, no one was bidding on it. Most likely because everyone saw an 8.5 next to the 6 - 9.4, 9.6 and couple of 9.8's and thought they wanted a higher grade. I grabbed it in the end for a sweet deal. I imagine folks throwing up realizing they skipped it for some cheap Star Wars 9.8 WP CGC. - Also, cool pedigrees on the top two rows.
Fascinating stuff there! Especially liked the information about the pence books. Do you know if it was mostly DC that crossed over or if Marvel had some runs or lesser publishers?
Topic: signatures on books and how to send in to get graded.
We will tackle that in the future
JUST THINK IF STAR WARS WOULDNT HAVE BLEW UP THE PRICE INCREASE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FAILED.
German editions of Tales of Suspense #39 Der Eiserne #1.
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Interesting topic talk you have...yes regarding UK pence variant I assume were printed the same time the US cent copies were so the interior is quite the same and the outer cover except the caption where the price tag is was left blank to be probably in the US for overseas retailers meaning all Europe and many are seeking to have a price variant copy alongside their US original cent price tag.
As for the Mark Jewelers inserts it kept the comic book firm as the thick centrefold pages acted as a sturdy support to prevent the comic from suffering from bends etc.
And again the direct sales fetches a little more then the newsstand edition as it gives the comic book a much more prestige look.
Also the foreign Marvel comic books fetch but mainly the particular ones.
Example. Italian edition of il mitico thor (the mighty thor) the first series you have number 67 reprints Thor #168 Galactus meets Thor and the same for number 68 which is Thor #169 origin of Galactus. As you said one needs to fish for a reasonable payable price even on foreign comic books as well.
Another is the Italian spider man L'Uomo Ragno #193 reprints the full appearance of Wolverine Hulk 181 and that fetches a little too.
So keep up the good work! 😉👍🏻
I love this channel. 35 cent price variants are extremely rare. I’ve been chasing them for years and have never send a raw copy in person.
Having lived and collected in that era, I saw dozens of them. I was blessed.
I wish you guys did more than 1 a week! :-)
Great video!! I really like to consider rarity in the books I buy. I’m big on pence and Canadian price variants and especially on modern (2000+) newsstands. One quick correction: Marvel only published newsstands through 2013 but DC published them through 2017. (I have some I can share pictures of if you’d like)
Thank you for the clarification!
At one point i had an Invaders #6 price variant double cover. I gave it to a friend as a gift.
Nice gift!!
I had a Josie and the Pussycats double cover. Has anyone done a market study on how many double covers there are available?
Future, Past, Vintage,I finally got one of my grail books AMS#129 CGC 5.0 and gotta get TMNT#1, X-Men#1 1963,Hulk#181,Cerebus#1, Amazing Fantasy#15 and Batman#1 1940 but do you think these books might drop in price a little cause if they keep going up I will never be able to get them but i figured if I save up till Dec I should be able to get TMNT#1 .I was also wondering do you think these books are good for long term investment? I will probably never sell them once I get them unless I need the money really bad. Would you invest in these books and which one would you go after first???
Those are all “blue chip” books with histories of growth over long periods of time. No one knows what will happen in the future, but they are all expensive and hard to find in any grade. I think it’s hard to make huge comic purchases for non-comic dealers, because that money is essentially gone once you spend it, and most people wouldn’t spend $1000’s on something that isn’t “practical “. I think it’s all about opportunity and money. If you have the money and the right book pops up, it will be the one you get first.
@@futurepastvintagecollectables I been collecting comics for over 15 years now and I only have 4 short boxes but they are all Keys,Low Print Runs,Rare Variants and cool cover art. TMNT#1 is next on my list and for next year I am going after X-Men#1 1963,Amazing Fantasy#15,and Batman#1 1940 cause I am sure those will always hold there value plus they are some of the best comics to have.
Sidebar: if I'm shipping a run, is it okay to put two books back to back in a bag (with boards in between, of course) to minimize the weight, which lowers the cost of shipping?
I see that all of the time. I’ve received literally 1000s of books doubles up with no issues.
@@futurepastvintagecollectables thank you!!
I just shipped about 4K in books with no backing boards.
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Hey guys! I don’t recall if this is the video but my Fantastic Four #208 has both the Diamond 40c price box and a strike through of the Barcode. How rare is this?
All directs of that issue had a diamond.
@@futurepastvintagecollectables thank you! Is this maybe something I should get graded and hold onto? I see only 1 other on eBay at 175
I personally wouldn’t get this graded by CGC unless I felt confident it was a 9.8.
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MarkJewellers ran from 1971 not 1972 -with select 15 c marvel /dc books
I know that diamond distributors (another company) ran a double truck glossy for several months prior to mark jewelers taking over the space. I really like those too.
Is there a 1971 example you can provide? I always understood they started with August 1972 dated covers.
What good is investing in comics when stupid comic community forces people use cgc someone decides grade book it have be cgc get value from it if it’s egs, cbcs pgx you lose money retail stores don’t act like that they let customers decide out trading card in plastic case held together with screws that worth 200. Put than same card in another case held together with magnets that same card still be worth 200.0 case shouldn’t matter it’s condition that card it’s in
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I'm just a comic book collector. Boring. I buy fillers (love fillers). I collect Joe Kubert, Milo Manara, Tonto (only VF or better), bison covers and of course Uncanny X-Men. I don't think the Pence variants will be worth much ever, once in a while people try to hype them, but it never seems to stick. To me, the comics were made in the US and therefore, a Canadian or UK price variants are like counterfeit money, funny to have but worth nothing. I like direct more course of the picture, the bar code has no artistic merit. I like the comic book collectors, cause we all want different stuff. Someone will collect every cover of Superman 432 he meets, cause he loves it. Someone only collect books with crooked staples. A lot buy keys. I respect one and all. It keeps the books alive and it's fun.
I like back issues too. I’m a high grade collector, so that keeps it challenging. I have always felt just like you about Canadian and pence copies.
You would have to be a very amateur collector to not know about price variants.
Many people are amateurs. That’s what’s great about comic book content, it can help flatten the learning curve.
@futurepastvintagecollectables Clearly, as in the case of Brsrkr, they are attempting to get marginal (read extra) sales by appealing to everyone, as well as the collector(s). More variants, more money (to an extent).