Star Wars # 1 CGC 6.5 HTF 35 cent Variant Mega Key! OWW pgs
Your chance to own one of the rarest books around, one that is destined to increase in value year after year. At this time Marvel was experimenting with a 5 cent price increase, with 35 cent copies of many comics available but only in a select few cities. There is some evidence to suggest (distribution markings on the comics) that the 35 cent newsstand variant of Star Wars #1 was distributed to four cities (Memphis, Toledo, Tuscaloosa and Wilmington) so are thought to be very rare indeed, with Overstreet suggesting only around 1,500 copies were printed. The rare first print newsstand 35 cent price variant has a square price box, has "July" underneath the issue number and also has a barcode in the UPC box.
There are other 35 cent variants and these are later reprints and should not be confused: they can be easily identified by the diamond price box and the lack of a barcode (one also has "reprint" printed next to the top left staple). These reprints are not particularly valuable in comparison with the much rarer 35 cent newstand variant. There is some speculation that less than a third of the 1,500 estimated print run for the 35c newstand variant is thought to have survived to this day , they are certainly rare and, in December 2016, only 195 gradings were recorded in the CGC census, with two 9.6 copies the highest recorded gradings so far (this compares to 5,906 gradings recorded for the regular 30 cent copy, with 484 recorded in 9.8). Please look at the pictures carefully, if you need additional pictures or have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask--- Raw items are completely returnable within 14 days if not satisfied! These comics have been kept safe in a non smoking, climate controlled storage unit. Sorry for the glare, some of the CGC items are in protective Mylar bags. If you prefer that the items be sent out in a box no matter what, please let me know and I will adjust the invoice accordingly. Thanks again for the interest and good luck! The item "Star Wars # 1 CGC 6.5 HTF 35 cent Variant Mega Key! OWW pgs" is in sale since Thursday, April 19, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Comics\Bronze Age (1970-83)\Superhero\Star Wars". The seller is "halroark" and is located in Sherman Oaks, California. This item can be shipped to United States.