Warlord Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 9:41 AM, EC Star&Bar said: 1980s and 1990s Harvey Comics were also distributed to newsstands. There are loads of those that exist as both Direct and Newsstand. First (First / Berkley) is believed to have distributed their 1990-91 Classics Illustrated through bookstores, in addition to comic shops. (Some copies have a barcode, others have a blank white box or no box on the back covers.) Also, in 2003 I found Jack Lake Productions' Classics Illustrated Jr. at a newsstand. Thanks for the info. I never thought of Harvey so I've added them. And I guess Whitman needs to be on the list with an asterisk because they differentiated between newsstand/comic shop issues not with the UPC absence/presence but with their yellow/white logo. Are you saying that there are two versions of some individual First comics? If so, then unless someone offers a rationale other than differentiating between returnable/non-returnable, I'd add them after seeing some examples. Looking at all issues indexed by GCD I don't see any titles where the number of issues differs from the number of images to provide any indication these exist. (Classics Illustrated has 29 images for 27 issues, but they show two "second edition" issues that accounts for the extra 2 images.) Of course, if the UPC/blank box was on the back cover then GCD wouldn't reveal that distinction. Was the Classics Illustrated Jr issue on the newsstand different than a direct version of that same issue? Updated listing of any publisher other than Marvel and DC and their imprints (eg, Star, Amalgam, Milestone) if they published a different version of their comics for returnable/non-returnable channels. Archie Bongo Continuity Dark Horse Gladstone Harvey Image Malibu Now Top Cow Topps United Plankton Pictures Valiant Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Qalyar Posted October 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) Just got this one back. CGC may not care about the DM/NS division, but I do. This 1986-87 miniseries predates the era of newsstand printings being particularly challenging to find, but that doesn't mean there's not still a hunt involved! Speaking of which, if anyone has newsstand editions of #1 or #2 as CGC 9.8s they'd like to part with, shoot me a message! I wouldn't mind finishing off the full set of six books. Edited October 26, 2020 by Qalyar Clarity ThothAmon, mec3437, Jasonmorris1000000 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 17 hours ago, Qalyar said: Just got this one back. CGC may not care about the DM/NS division, but I do. This 1986-87 miniseries predates the era of newsstand printings being particularly challenging to find, but that doesn't mean there's not still a hunt involved! I think any newsstand in 9.8 is pretty hard to find. I've got tons of them from the early 80's when I'd buy them of the rack at the local drug store and I'd say at least 80% of them have varying degrees of creases in them from the book racks. Congrats on your find! Qalyar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 mec3437, ADAMANTIUM, Morganmi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Finally going through a collection I purchased a while ago. Nothing super exciting, but I always enjoyed the Sienkiewicz covers. Jasonmorris1000000, Morganmi and mec3437 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pyromaniac Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I'm looking for a X-Men 266 9.8 Newsstand. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThothAmon Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nice find. Batman 457. ChrispyC66, mec3437 and Jasonmorris1000000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Morganmi Posted November 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2020 A few more Neat Newstands I've noticed while sifting through the collection. Jasonmorris1000000, ChrispyC66, mec3437 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Been informed this is copper by @ChrispyC66 And from cgc glossary COPPER AGE. CGC Registry term for comics published 1980 through 1989. could have sworn 1985 was the end of bronze mec3437, MGsimba77 and BigLeagueCHEW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrispyC66 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Been informed this is copper by @ChrispyC66 And from cgc glossary COPPER AGE. CGC Registry term for comics published 1980 through 1989. could have sworn 1985 was the end of bronze I always thought 1984 as a cut off for Bronze Age. Usually between 1983-1984, I think. nice books Edited November 22, 2020 by ChrispyC66 ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 4:45 PM, Warlord said: Thanks for the info. I never thought of Harvey so I've added them. And I guess Whitman needs to be on the list with an asterisk because they differentiated between newsstand/comic shop issues not with the UPC absence/presence but with their yellow/white logo. Are you saying that there are two versions of some individual First comics? If so, then unless someone offers a rationale other than differentiating between returnable/non-returnable, I'd add them after seeing some examples. Looking at all issues indexed by GCD I don't see any titles where the number of issues differs from the number of images to provide any indication these exist. (Classics Illustrated has 29 images for 27 issues, but they show two "second edition" issues that accounts for the extra 2 images.) Of course, if the UPC/blank box was on the back cover then GCD wouldn't reveal that distinction. Was the Classics Illustrated Jr issue on the newsstand different than a direct version of that same issue? Updated listing of any publisher other than Marvel and DC and their imprints (eg, Star, Amalgam, Milestone) if they published a different version of their comics for returnable/non-returnable channels. Archie Bongo Continuity Dark Horse Gladstone Harvey Image Malibu Now Top Cow Topps United Plankton Pictures Valiant Whitman Walt Disney Productions Comico GeeksAreMyPeeps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 19 hours ago, Juggernaut said: Walt Disney Productions Comico Good catch on Disney Productions, I should have had that one, if that's the specific name of the publisher of Disney comics. I also see Disney Productions and Disney Publishing mentioned, so it's a little murky to me so I've gone with your suggestion and added it to the list. However Comico blows my mind, I never picked up on their newsstand versions! Cool Updated listing of any publisher other than Marvel and DC and their imprints (eg, Star, Amalgam, Milestone) if they published a different version of their comics for returnable/non-returnable channels. Archie Bongo Comico Continuity Dark Horse Gladstone Harvey Image Malibu Now Top Cow Topps United Plankton Pictures Valiant Walt Disney Productions Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGsimba77 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 22 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said: COPPER AGE. CGC Registry term for comics published 1980 through 1989. Hmnn Interesing. Always thought of it ending in 1991. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MGsimba77 said: Hmnn Interesing. Always thought of it ending in 1991. 22 hours ago, ChrispyC66 said: I always thought 1984 as a cut off for Bronze Age. Usually between 1983-1984, I think. nice books I think even on the boards back when there were stickied threads that mentioned what to post in each forum, it had the definitions of the ages more close to what you guys are thinking, and it's probably why I thought so too Edited November 23, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM ChrispyC66 and MGsimba77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 11 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I think even on the boards back when there were stickied threads that mentioned what to post in each forum, it had the definitions of the ages more close to what you guys are thinking, and it's probably why I thought so too Same for me, I thought copper ended in 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion of Goom Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) I know 1980 straddles the line between bronze and copper for some, so I figured I'd post in the forum with the more active newsstand thread. I'm getting up to speed on them (being relatively new to this particular rabbit hole), and came across this auction listing: https://comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3DX%2Dmen%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1435561&id=1435561&itemType=0 Is this actually a newsstand book? Or does the line through the upc code indicate its actually a direct edition? Sorry if this ones been covered... Edited November 23, 2020 by Legion of Goom ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Legion of Goom said: I know 1980 straddles the line between bronze and copper for some, so I figured I'd post in the forum with the more active newsstand thread. I'm getting up to speed on them (being relatively new to this particular rabbit hole), and came across this auction listing: https://comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3DX%2Dmen%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1435561&id=1435561&itemType=0 Is this actually a newsstand book? Or does the line through the upc code indicate its actually a direct edition? Sorry if this ones been covered... Very early Direct Edition. ThothAmon and Legion of Goom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Legion of Goom said: Is this actually a newsstand book? Or does the line through the upc code indicate its actually a direct edition? Sorry if this ones been covered... www.Newsstand101.com or www.DirectEdition101.com (whichever you prefer, same website) ThothAmon and Legion of Goom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
