Marvel Oct '99 - Jan '00 Newsstand Ed. - 3 Different Prices
Dec 21, 2016 7:10:44 GMT -8
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Post by awakeintheashes on Dec 21, 2016 7:10:44 GMT -8
I posted this over at CGC, but it didn't get much traction, and the modern thread ended in the bickering the OP was hoping to avoid. If anybody here has any insights or information they can share, it will be greatly appreciated.
I know newsstand editions and direct editions usually have different prices. However, these are all newsstand editions. Any idea why Marvel issued the same ASM issues with three different prices during these months?
It piqued my curiosity, and I'm hoping somebody in CG may be able to help the original OP out.
I know newsstand editions and direct editions usually have different prices. However, these are all newsstand editions. Any idea why Marvel issued the same ASM issues with three different prices during these months?
It piqued my curiosity, and I'm hoping somebody in CG may be able to help the original OP out.
Guys,
This information has been touched on in other threads, but none of them seemed to go anywhere and most of them included lots of pointless bickering. So here's my own attempt to clarify the existence of Marvel newsstand price variants.
Back in the day when I was an ASM Completist, I collected the following books:
As you can see, as well as the usual $1.99 Direct Editions, three Newsstand versions exist for each ASM numbers 10, 11 and 13 at $1.99, $2.29 and $2.49. I never found an issue 12, but I think Marvel skipped that one as it was a double sized $2.99 special issue.
So it looks like Marvel did a similar test market exercise to the 30 / 35 cent variants unless anyone can identify another reason as to why they would produce three different Newsstand prices for the same issue.
Being an ASM Completist, I never went too much further to see if the price variants existed for all titles, but the few scans I kept from online sources seem to indicate that they do. The following three issues all have a 'regular' newsstand price of $1.99:
I'm a little surprised that there is not more definitive information out there about these, given the amount of collectors who go after price variants. So, does anyone have any more examples to add, or additional information? Is anyone interested in hunting them all down? My days are done, but it would be a great pass time for a 30 / 35 cv collector who had achieved the set and was looking for a new challenge....
Onwards! (thumbs u
This information has been touched on in other threads, but none of them seemed to go anywhere and most of them included lots of pointless bickering. So here's my own attempt to clarify the existence of Marvel newsstand price variants.
Back in the day when I was an ASM Completist, I collected the following books:
As you can see, as well as the usual $1.99 Direct Editions, three Newsstand versions exist for each ASM numbers 10, 11 and 13 at $1.99, $2.29 and $2.49. I never found an issue 12, but I think Marvel skipped that one as it was a double sized $2.99 special issue.
So it looks like Marvel did a similar test market exercise to the 30 / 35 cent variants unless anyone can identify another reason as to why they would produce three different Newsstand prices for the same issue.
Being an ASM Completist, I never went too much further to see if the price variants existed for all titles, but the few scans I kept from online sources seem to indicate that they do. The following three issues all have a 'regular' newsstand price of $1.99:
I'm a little surprised that there is not more definitive information out there about these, given the amount of collectors who go after price variants. So, does anyone have any more examples to add, or additional information? Is anyone interested in hunting them all down? My days are done, but it would be a great pass time for a 30 / 35 cv collector who had achieved the set and was looking for a new challenge....
Onwards! (thumbs u
