I'm still in the " Get whichever version you can" category, as Direct editions can be a little cheaper than the newsstand editions. Perfect example....Amazing Spiderman #300!
I always hated the early Direct editions. Because of the black line through the bar code. But mainly because the white diamond. Made the issue numbers too small. Once you bag/board a comic. When going through a box looking for a specific issue. The glare from the lights made it hard to read. Without having to pull the comic up or out to see it clearly. And In July 79-mid 80's? I had 20-13 vision in those days of my youth maybe even better. I think the price variants as collect wise is another racket to inflate prices. I mean honestly who cares? Unless the comic itself had some extra to it. Like a give away or extra pg. I never knew the big M was actually the direct edition too. I know for example Rom Spaceknight from like issue #52-#58 had tiny numbering for those issues. The same issues with the big black M behind the issue number which were the larger bigger issue numbers I collected. After rebuilding my collection over the last five years. I stumbled upon this by buying up. LOTs of Rom and other Marvel comics. They'd have these different numberings size wise and the white diamond direct market copies which I always hated myself.
I bought most of my comics as a kid from a local comic shop and never even realized there was a difference between the direct market and newsstand back in those days. As a result, I'm sure the vast majority of my comics are the direct edition, though it wasn't due to any conscious decision on my part - just happened to be a side-effect of where I purchased them. These days, I don't think newsstand is even a thing anymore. When I buy, I buy at a comic shop, though I'm much pickier about what I buy these days (so sad that I can't buy my favorite character's comics, because I am not fond of the writing of his book for decades now...).
I can definitely identify my friend. I stopped buying new comics about five years ago now. I mostly just reading older stuff and the comic material I am buying is mostly in trade form or Omnibus. Believe it or not I think newsstand editions re still produced, but they are few and far in between. These days most people just buy them at a comic shop
no offense but I despise the collectors market for these reasons. "the one with the bar code is worth more!" It just sounds stupid when you say it out loud.
No offense taken...I actually agree with you... the collectors market is getting out of hand these days.. I don’t even collect individual issues anymore.. I mostly read omnibuses and trades
to all the collectors feeling pain over this edition nonsense I remind you that that trading card people have it much worse. I just so happen to have a box of early magic cards printed in German. (they are not alpha or beta but early I had them within my first decade of playing) you would think being printed in a different language would effect the rarity, but nope they rarity is calculated against the total number of cards printed not the language they are printed in. I've heard the same line from different dealers when looking to unload them, thus they sit in a drawer in my basement
@@Dante19883 honestly i'm a bit of a weirdo pack rat....I always wanted to live in the type of store you might find gremlins for sale at. I've collected antiques like light bulbs, tools, books, medical devices....I've got some assorted military stuff and bones. my wife collects geological samples and plants. out of all of our hoard nothing makes people smile like our comic book collection. I've dropped rich people's jaws talking about the gains I've made on my investment, I handed a hard core thug a Wu-Tang comic an watched him start acting like an excited kid in a candy shop. Comics are f'n magical.
I'm wondering if the next video will be canadian price varients or books printed in languages other the english....I'm personally hooked on spanish spider man but they are super hard to find in Canada, the mexican comic shops get a kick out of me calling and trying to get stuff shipped to Alberta. they seem to find my attempts at spanish hilarious
you know....I think I actually need more info on those.....I think I have a few "Whitman like" variants..... I know it sounds crazy but I think mine are actually j.c.penny editions.... if I figure out which long box they are in I will double check
I agree with you. In some cases the newsstand edition is worth more because of scarcity, but I totally just think just get any edition. It doesn’t really matter. This is something more for really detail oriented collectors. I’m not one of those lol
@@Dante19883 Glad I'm not the only one. Some stores (which shall remain unnamed, initials MHC, I don't mean the Mile High Club)actually charge twice the price of the direct issues. How they work that one out is pure mystery.
I remember when I first started collecting I was really confused about this. Thanks for posting!
Sweet video, you gave a bit more insight on it than other videos I've watched...🤘🏼💯✔️
I'm still in the " Get whichever version you can" category, as Direct editions can be a little cheaper than the newsstand editions. Perfect example....Amazing Spiderman #300!
Exactly! I agree. I think it’s more anal super collectors who care about which version they are getting.
@@Dante19883 couldn't agree with you more!
I always hated the early Direct editions. Because of the black line through the bar code. But mainly because the white diamond. Made the issue numbers too small. Once you bag/board a comic. When going through a box looking for a specific issue. The glare from the lights made it hard to read. Without having to pull the comic up or out to see it clearly. And In July 79-mid 80's? I had 20-13 vision in those days of my youth maybe even better. I think the price variants as collect wise is another racket to inflate prices. I mean honestly who cares? Unless the comic itself had some extra to it. Like a give away or extra pg. I never knew the big M was actually the direct edition too. I know for example Rom Spaceknight from like issue #52-#58 had tiny numbering for those issues. The same issues with the big black M behind the issue number which were the larger bigger issue numbers I collected. After rebuilding my collection over the last five years. I stumbled upon this by buying up. LOTs of Rom and other Marvel comics. They'd have these different numberings size wise and the white diamond direct market copies which I always hated myself.
I bought most of my comics as a kid from a local comic shop and never even realized there was a difference between the direct market and newsstand back in those days. As a result, I'm sure the vast majority of my comics are the direct edition, though it wasn't due to any conscious decision on my part - just happened to be a side-effect of where I purchased them. These days, I don't think newsstand is even a thing anymore. When I buy, I buy at a comic shop, though I'm much pickier about what I buy these days (so sad that I can't buy my favorite character's comics, because I am not fond of the writing of his book for decades now...).
I can definitely identify my friend. I stopped buying new comics about five years ago now. I mostly just reading older stuff and the comic material I am buying is mostly in trade form or Omnibus. Believe it or not I think newsstand editions re still produced, but they are few and far in between. These days most people just buy them at a comic shop
Interesting and fascinating....
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Ahhh used to love spot the difference games... I also took like ten minutes to find all the differences so I wasn't that good xD
It’s okay... their differences aren’t that important anyway lol
I guess newsstand versus direct really depends on the year.. sometimes newsstand are more plentiful than direct in the early days.
Very true!
Yeah, the first direct editions from the 70s are way more rare than the newstand ones.
What about the Whitman variants from this era? What do you think of those?
Stay tuned to for a future video for more on that lol
Right on!
no offense but I despise the collectors market for these reasons. "the one with the bar code is worth more!"
It just sounds stupid when you say it out loud.
No offense taken...I actually agree with you... the collectors market is getting out of hand these days.. I don’t even collect individual issues anymore.. I mostly read omnibuses and trades
@@Dante19883 Its funny because around 1994 the direct market ended up having bar codes on them anyway
How about "the rarer version is worth more"? To which people will ask, "which one is rarer?" "The one with the bar code".
Hi big fan I was wondering will Carnage Mind Bomb and Carnage it’s a wonderful life comic book be a good idea to invest for venom 2????
Sure! Anything carnage right now is pretty hot
Love the video
I never paid much attention, but from now on I will be looking to see which one I am getting. So the newsstand ones are more rare?
Only in certain cases
I agree, only occasionally
to all the collectors feeling pain over this edition nonsense I remind you that that trading card people have it much worse.
I just so happen to have a box of early magic cards printed in German. (they are not alpha or beta but early I had them within my first decade of playing) you would think being printed in a different language would effect the rarity, but nope they rarity is calculated against the total number of cards printed not the language they are printed in.
I've heard the same line from different dealers when looking to unload them, thus they sit in a drawer in my basement
You’re right, that is even worse. I was into magic for a bit too but I got out... to frustrating. When it comes to cards I dabble in Pokémon a little
@@Dante19883 honestly i'm a bit of a weirdo pack rat....I always wanted to live in the type of store you might find gremlins for sale at. I've collected antiques like light bulbs, tools, books, medical devices....I've got some assorted military stuff and bones. my wife collects geological samples and plants.
out of all of our hoard nothing makes people smile like our comic book collection. I've dropped rich people's jaws talking about the gains I've made on my investment, I handed a hard core thug a Wu-Tang comic an watched him start acting like an excited kid in a candy shop.
Comics are f'n magical.
I'm wondering if the next video will be canadian price varients or books printed in languages other the english....I'm personally hooked on spanish spider man but they are super hard to find in Canada, the mexican comic shops get a kick out of me calling and trying to get stuff shipped to Alberta. they seem to find my attempts at spanish hilarious
Stay tuned to find out! You are on the right track lol I will definitely mention it with a shout out to you in the next video 😊
@@Dante19883 now I'm really interested, is it misprints and recalls!?!?!
Good guess but no... I’ll just tell you... it will be about Whitman editions lol
you know....I think I actually need more info on those.....I think I have a few "Whitman like" variants..... I know it sounds crazy but I think mine are actually j.c.penny editions.... if I figure out which long box they are in I will double check
It's such a scam! They should be worth exactly the same! I've been trying to nut this one out since the eighties, and I still don't get it.
I agree with you. In some cases the newsstand edition is worth more because of scarcity, but I totally just think just get any edition. It doesn’t really matter. This is something more for really detail oriented collectors. I’m not one of those lol
@@Dante19883 Glad I'm not the only one. Some stores (which shall remain unnamed, initials MHC, I don't mean the Mile High Club)actually charge twice the price of the direct issues. How they work that one out is pure mystery.