places where buyers would be paying in Canadian currency.

In the beginning of the 1980’s, all of North America got the same identical newsstand copies.īut starting in October of 1982, due to currency fluctuation, publishers could no longer afford to charge the same 60¢ price on newsstands in population centers like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal - i.e. each sold comics through two distinct distribution channels: “Direct Edition” copies were directly sold to comic shops on a non-returnable (but discounted) basis “Newsstand” copies meanwhile were distributed to newsstands across North America, and unsold copies could be returned. 1010-1033, entitled “A History of Publisher Experimentation and Variant Comic Books” (also available to read online here).Įntering the 1980’s, Marvel and D.C. collectors interested in exploring variants from other publishers such as Archie (not to mention other types of variants) are encouraged to read Jon McClure’s article published in the Overstreet Price Guide #40, p. Readers should note that there are other publishers who produced Type 1A variants during this timeframe as well, beyond Marvel & D.C. and have expanded our coverage with eighteen additional 1980’s titles which astute readers like you reported as missing.

This year we continue to cover Marvel & D.C. covering the two heavyweight comic book publishers of the era. Last year we published our inaugural 2018 edition, our hobby’s first comprehensive price guide for 1980’s newsstand-exclusive cover price variants from Marvel and D.C. 11/2019 ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2020 Edition Of Our Guide Has Been Released

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