Other price guide editions From: The 2019 Price Guide for 1980’s Marvel & DC Newsstand Canadian Cover Price Variants (Type 1A)
by Bill Alexander, Paul Clairmont, Walter Durajlija, Jon McClure, Benjamin Nobel, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone [ introduction, table of contents, all titles ]
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Amazing Spider-Man CPVs in the Top 50 (& “Runners Up”):
| Amazing Spider-Man Values | #233-279, Annual #16-19 | |||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | Canadian Variant Cover Price |
Type 1A Canadian Cover Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | ||||||||
| Market- place |
Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
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| #233 | $11 | $10 | $10 | $0.75 | $24 | $21 | $17 | $12 | $8 | $4 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1982 | Versus Tarantula Doug notes: FIRST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| #234 | $10 | $10 | $10 | $0.75 | $18 | $16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1982 | Marvel Guide to Collecting Comics | |||||||||||
| #235 | $12 | $12 | $10 | $0.75 | $22 | $19 | $15 | $11 | $7 | $4 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1982 | Origin of Will O’ the Wisp | |||||||||||
| #236 | $13 | $12 | $10 | $0.75 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1983 | Death of Tarantula I (Anton Rodriguez) | |||||||||||
| #237 | $11 | $10 | $10 | $0.75 | $18 | $16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1983 | ||||||||||||
#238
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$201 | $190 | $160 | $0.75 | $425 ▲ $185 |
$285 | $228 | $159 | $107 | $53 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1983 | 1st Appearance of Hobgoblin; Came with Tattooz #1 in this year’s Top 50. Angelo notes: A 9.6 CGC variant sold in August 2018 for $2,300. Many record-breaking prices in other grades (raw and graded). This has become the must have book for the serious C.P.V. collector and/or investor. Paul notes: 75¢ variants of this issue did indeed come with Tattooz included; book is considered incomplete at CGC (green qualified label) if absent — read Jon’s note as well, regarding CGC’s treatment. A VF- Amazing Spider-Man #238 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $160.00 on 2/23/2018 Ben notes: Classic cover contender. Also refer to my prior note in this separate blog post » Jon notes: Amazing Spider-Man #238 is not incomplete without Tattooz. It was printed in a standard, old fashioned way, independent of the Tattooz inserted later, just like many other in-house or paid advertisement inserts from any era. I believe this problem originates from the fact that the comic’s cover mentions Tattooz, as does the cover to Fantastic Four #252(3/83). Ideally, the Tattooz ARE absent due to the slow degradation of the contents that will eventually effect paper quality inside. Overstreet listings are confused, forced to respond to CGC’s myopic view. Once upon a time, I called Bob Overstreet and told him that the FF #252’s Tattooz were being used as ASM #238’s Tattooz and that the cure was to list them as same value, which he agreed with and subsequently did so. Collectors aren’t sure what to believe and that’s how the CGC myth is perpetuated, the myth of being incomplete without Tattooz. At some point, although my original note remains in the guide about the switching of Tattooz between books, this was changed back to the original mistaken listing (including the explicit mistaken statement that NO Type 1a Canadian variants exist with Tattooz) with two values, with and without Tattooz. The FF #252s are listed in Overstreet #48(2018) at $8 with Tattooz and $6 without in NM-, and ASM #238 is listed at $160 with and $80 without in NM-, a discrepancy that highlights this dilemma, with Tattooz worth between $2 and $80 for the same item. All CGC would have to do is say ”no Tattooz” on the label and have a blue label, leaving it to the collector to decide on the relative importance of its inclusion. There is little difference between the mistaken use of the term ”Canadian Edition” for Type 1A variants and insisting books without inserts are incomplete. Any real NM- or better copy will and should be taken seriously with or without the insert. Tattooz were inserted in Amazing Spider-Man #238 and Fantastic Four #252 and advertised on the covers; Captain America #279(3/83) and Star Wars #69(3/83) were given Tattooz without advertising on the covers. Because neither of the latter books are considered incomplete without the inserts and would receive CGC blue labels, it stands to reason that ASM #238 and FF #252 are not incomplete without Tattooz either, as the books are complete, having been printed in a standard way, independent of the Tattooz that were then inserted. The only difference is the ads on the covers, and those are irrelevant as they are part of the printing process of the book itself. |
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| #239
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$42 | $41 | $65 | $0.75 | $102 ▲ $10 |
$68 | $55 | $38 | $26 | $13 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1983 | 2nd Appearance of Hobgoblin #19 in this year’s Top 50. Ben notes: First Spider-Man vs. Hobgoblin battle. |
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| #240 | $10 | $9 | $10 | $0.75 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1983 | ||||||||||||
| #241 | $10 | $9 | $10 | $0.75 | $22 ▲ $4 |
$19 | $15 | $11 | $7 | $4 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1983 | Origin of Vulture | |||||||||||
| #242 | $9 | $9 | $10 | $0.75 | $17 ▲ $1 |
$15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1983 | Versus Mad Thinker | |||||||||||
| #243 | $8 | $6 | $10 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1983 | ||||||||||||
| #244 | $12 | $13 | $15 | $0.75 | $28 | $25 | $20 | $14 | $9 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1983 | Versus Hobgoblin; 3rd Appearance of Hobgoblin (cameo) | |||||||||||
| #245 | $13 | $14 | $20 | $0.75 | $30 ▲ $2 |
$26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1983 | Lefty Donovan becomes Hobgoblin; 4th appearance Hobgoblin (cameo) | |||||||||||
| #246 | $10 | $9 | $10 | $0.75 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1983 | ||||||||||||
| #247 | $6 | $5 | $10 | $0.75 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1983 | Versus Thunderball | |||||||||||
| #248 | $12 | $10 | $10 | $0.75 | $18 ▲ $3 |
$16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1984 | Versus Thunderball | |||||||||||
| #249 | $14 | $14 | $16 | $0.75 | $30 | $26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1984 | Versus Hobgoblin | |||||||||||
| #250 | $18 | $16 | $16 | $0.75 | $30 | $26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #251 | $19 | $17 | $16 | $0.75 | $30 | $26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1984 | Versus Hobgoblin; Last old costume; Secret Wars gateway | |||||||||||
| #252
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$122 | $115 | $95 | $0.75 | $228 ▲ $42 |
$153 | $122 | $86 | $57 | $29 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1984 | 1st Appearance of the black costume; Amazing Fantasy 15 cover homage #6 in this year’s Top 50. Angelo notes: In August 2018, a 9.8 CGC variant sold for $1,150 and a 9.6 CGC variant sold for $764. Record-breaking prices in other grades as well. Along with Marvel Team-up #141, Spectacular #90 and Secret Wars #8 this book is a must have for the Spider-man collector/investor interested in the black suit which eventually becomes Venom. Paul notes: Example ASM #252 variant sales at PNJ Comics: A CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man #252 variant sold for $1,020.00 on 12/24/2017, an NM+ variant sold for $250.00 on 3/7/2018, and an NM variant sold for $215.00 on 6/3/2018. Ben notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold in October 2018 for $1,800. Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,282 in October 2018; back in December 2017 a CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,000; a VG/FN variant sold for $107.58 in August 2018 |
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| #253 | $12 | $10 | $15 | $0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1984 | 1st Appearance of The Rose Doug notes: SECOND issue in series with Spider-Man in Alien Symbiote BLACK Costume that later becomes VENOM; First appearance of Richard Fisk the original ROSE partial cover & Story; Richard Fisk, the ROSE is the son of Wilson Fisk the KINGPIN; |
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| #254 | $9 | $8 | $10 | $0.75 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1984 | Versus Jack O Lantern | |||||||||||
| #255 | $9 | $7 | $10 | $0.75 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1984 | Versus Red Ghost | |||||||||||
| #256 | $15 | $14 | $18 | $0.75 | $36 ▲ $6 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1984 | 1st Appearance of Puma; Origin of Puma; Versus Puma | |||||||||||
| #257 | $9 | $9 | $10 | $0.75 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1984 | 2nd Appearance of Puma; Versus Puma | |||||||||||
| #258 | $13 | $10 | $10 | $0.75 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1984 | Bill notes: The alien symbiote’s weakness to sound wave vibrations is revealed | |||||||||||
| #259 | $14 | $13 | $18 | $0.75 | $28 | $25 | $20 | $14 | $9 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1984 | Origin of Mary Jane Watson; Spider-Man back to old costume | |||||||||||
| #260 | $11 | $9 | $18 | $0.75 | $25 ▲ $1 |
$22 | $18 | $12 | $8 | $4 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1985 | Versus Hobgoblin | |||||||||||
| #261 | $11 | $10 | $14 | $0.75 | $30 ▲ $2 |
$26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1985 | Versus Hobgoblin; Painted cover Ben notes: Charles Vess Painted Cover; A CGC 9.0 variant sold for $75 in 2017. |
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| #262 | $8 | $8 | $10 | $0.75 | $16 ▲ $1 |
$14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1985 | Photo cover; Spider-man unmasked | |||||||||||
| #263 | $15 | $7 | $8 | $0.75 | $36 ▲ $24 |
$32 | $25 | $18 | $12 | $6 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1985 | 1st Appearance of Spider-Kid (Ollie Osnick) Ben notes: Birth of Norman (“Normie”) Osborn Jr. Bill notes: A CGC 9.6 variant sold for $249 in July 2018 |
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| #264 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #265
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$44 | $34 | $40 | $0.75 | $94 ▲ $24 |
$63 | $50 | $35 | $24 | $12 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1985 | 1st Appearance of Silver Sable #26 in this year’s Top 50. Angelo notes: “Silver and Black” movie coming. Female super-heroes is a market that has earned Marvel’s expansion interests. Undervalued in my opinion, and quite tough in very high grade. Doug notes: FIRST appearance of Silver Sablinova aka SILVER SABLE; Spider-Man vs the Black Fox cover & story; Sony Pictures is developing a BLACK CAT / SILVER SABLE Big Screen MOVIE |
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| #266 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #267 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #268 | $6 | $6 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1985 | Secret Wars II; Cover forms diptych with Web of Spider-Man #6 | |||||||||||
| #269 | $9 | $7 | $10 | $0.75 | $16 ▲ $2 |
$14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1985 | Versus Firelord | |||||||||||
| #270 | $11 | $11 | $10 | $0.75 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1985 | 1st Appearance of Kate Cushing; Versus Firelord | |||||||||||
| #271 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1985 | Versus Manslaughter | |||||||||||
| #272 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.75 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1986 | 1st Appearance of Slyde; Versus Slyde | |||||||||||
| #273 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.95 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1986 | Secret Wars II tie-in | |||||||||||
| #274 | $7 | $6 | $8 | $0.95 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1986 | Versus Beyonder; Secret Wars II Doug notes: Spirit of Vengeance |
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| #275 | $21 | $19 | $28 | $1.50 | $54 | $40 | $32 | $23 | $15 | $8 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1986 | Origin of Spider-Man; Double-sized | |||||||||||
| #276 | $10 | $10 | $12 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $4 |
$18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1986 | Death of the Fly; Versus Hobgoblin | |||||||||||
| #277 | $6 | $5 | $8 | $0.95 | $16 ▲ $2 |
$14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1986 | Doug notes: VESS-c/a | |||||||||||
| #278 | $6 | $6 | $8 | $0.95 | $14 ▲ $2 |
$12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1986 | Death of Wraith | |||||||||||
| #279 | $7 | $6 | $8 | $0.95 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1986 | Jack O Lantern versus Silver Sable; Jack O Lantern cover/story Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| Annual #16
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$36 | $31 | $15 | $1.25 | $70 ▲ $48 |
$52 | $42 | $29 | $20 | $10 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1982 | 1st Appearance of Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau); Origin of Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) #48 in this year’s Top 50. Doug notes: First appearance & ORIGIN of Monica Rambeau, as she becomes the new Black Female CAPTAIN MARVEL cover & story; Monica Rambeau is currently known as Spectrum; Monica Rambeau Later became a Member of the AVENGERS; |
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| Annual #17 | $5 | $5 | $7 | $1.25 | $16 ▲ $2 |
$14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1983 | ||||||||||||
| Annual #18 | $6 | $7 | $7 | $1.25 | $16 ▲ $2 |
$14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1984 | Wedding of J. Jonah Jameson | |||||||||||
| Annual #19 | $9 | $8 | $7 | $1.50 | $18 ▲ $4 |
$16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1985 | ||||||||||||
| Issue | Market- place |
Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
Canadian Variant Cover Price |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| Direct Edition Value | Type 1A Canadian Cover Price Variant Value | |||||||||||
= Stand-out value
| Amazing Spider-Man Canadian Price Variant Example Photos: |
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- Amazing Spider-Man #238, Type 1A 75 Cent Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #239, Type 1A 75 Cent Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #252, Type 1A 75 Cent Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #253, Type 1A 75¢ Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #256, Type 1A 75¢ Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #261, Type 1A 75¢ Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #263, Type 1A 75¢ Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #265, Type 1A 75 Cent Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man #275, Type 1A $1.50 Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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- Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, Type 1A $1.25 Cover Price Variant; Canadian Newsstand
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| Amazing Spider-Man CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
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8/15/2017 Census Count |
8/21/2018 Census Count |
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| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 233 | 191 | 1 | 204 | 1 | +13 | — |
| 234 | 208 | 2 | 215 | 5 | +7 | +3 |
| 235 | 186 | 1 | 194 | 1 | +8 | — |
| 236 | 232 | 4 | 248 | 5 | +16 | +1 |
| 237 | 173 | 2 | 185 | 2 | +12 | — |
| 238 | 4,218 | 47 | 4,788 | 65 | +570 | +18 |
| 239 | 1,646 | 17 | 1,749 | 20 | +103 | +3 |
| 240 | 242 | 2 | 249 | 2 | +7 | — |
| 241 | 224 | 4 | 236 | 5 | +12 | +1 |
| 242 | 146 | 1 | 155 | 1 | +9 | — |
| 243 | 202 | 3 | 211 | 3 | +9 | — |
| 244 | 318 | 4 | 338 | 4 | +20 | — |
| 245 | 418 | 4 | 444 | 5 | +26 | +1 |
| 246 | 204 | — | 215 | — | +11 | — |
| 247 | 146 | 2 | 154 | 2 | +8 | — |
| 248 | 216 | 2 | 228 | 2 | +12 | — |
| 249 | 228 | 1 | 243 | 2 | +15 | +1 |
| 250 | 410 | 2 | 447 | 2 | +37 | — |
| 251 | 336 | 4 | 362 | 4 | +26 | — |
| 252 | 7,840 | 140 | 8,909 | 198 | +1,069 | +58 |
| 253 | 388 | 5 | 403 | 8 | +15 | +3 |
| 254 | 340 | 2 | 360 | 3 | +20 | +1 |
| 255 | 314 | 1 | 329 | 2 | +15 | +1 |
| 256 | 377 | — | 407 | 1 | +30 | +1 |
| 257 | 245 | — | 257 | — | +12 | — |
| 258 | 385 | 2 | 413 | 2 | +28 | — |
| 259 | 480 | 3 | 519 | 3 | +39 | — |
| 260 | 355 | 5 | 372 | 5 | +17 | — |
| 261 | 346 | 7 | 368 | 8 | +22 | +1 |
| 262 | 255 | — | 263 | — | +8 | — |
| 263 | 207 | 1 | 290 | 3 | +83 | +2 |
| 264 | 310 | — | 321 | — | +11 | — |
| 265 | 807 | 5 | 1,255 | 11 | +448 | +6 |
| 266 | 213 | — | 224 | — | +11 | — |
| 267 | 273 | — | 286 | 1 | +13 | +1 |
| 268 | 408 | — | 429 | — | +21 | — |
| 269 | 257 | — | 269 | — | +12 | — |
| 270 | 185 | — | 196 | — | +11 | — |
| 271 | 166 | — | 178 | 1 | +12 | +1 |
| 272 | 290 | — | 310 | — | +20 | — |
| 273 | 193 | — | 200 | — | +7 | — |
| 274 | 305 | 2 | 318 | 2 | +13 | — |
| 275 | 712 | 2 | 745 | 3 | +33 | +1 |
| 276 | 363 | — | 372 | 2 | +9 | +2 |
| 277 | 241 | — | 249 | — | +8 | — |
| 278 | 210 | — | 225 | — | +15 | — |
| 279 | 157 | — | 166 | — | +9 | — |
| Annual #16 | 177 | — | 245 | 1 | +68 | +1 |
| Annual #17 | 58 | — | 60 | — | +2 | — |
| Annual #18 | 88 | — | 94 | 1 | +6 | +1 |
| Annual #19 | 79 | — | 94 | — | +15 | — |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
26,968 ~99% |
278 ~1% |
29,991 ~99% |
386 ~1% |
+3,023 ~97% |
+108 ~3% |
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