APDallas Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Here is food for thought. I've been thinking of getting the Golden Record versions of the various Marvel Comics and it is generally acknowledged that they are reprints. The question is are they really second prints or variants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Neither in my opinion. They are after the event, repackaged reprints of the original books. Not variants, not second printings. Marvel Tales reprints ASM #1. It is neither a second printing of ASM #1 or a variant. It is Marvel Tales. The GRRs are just that. Reprints for Golden Records. tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Those books were printed and sold as a set with a record that read the story to you as you followed along in the book. They are a recognized reprint and have the same title/cover as the original with no cover price or advertisements on the interior pages. The book/record sets were released in 1966. As far as I am concerned they are a viable, lower cost replacement (depending on what you consider low cost these days) from the original if you are looking to complete your runs. https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/category/golden-record-reprints,883/issues/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 They reprint the story in a new and different format. They are what they are. Origins of Marvel Comics reprints most of the same stories but no one confuses that with being a variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: They are after the event, repackaged reprints of the original books. Marvel Tales reprints ASM #1. It is neither a second printing of ASM #1 or a variant. It is Marvel Tales. The GRRs are just that. Reprints for Golden Records. Small correction: 'Marvel Tales' #1 reprints AF #15. Plus the GRR have totally different back covers compared to SA Marvel keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: 4 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: They are after the event, repackaged reprints of the original books. Marvel Tales reprints ASM #1. It is neither a second printing of ASM #1 or a variant. It is Marvel Tales. The GRRs are just that. Reprints for Golden Records. Small correction: 'Marvel Tales' #1 reprints AF #15. Plus the GRR have totally different back covers compared to SA Marvel keys. Small correction of my own, I didn't say Marvel Tales #1, I said Marvel Tales (the title). The title has reprinted ASM #1 a few times. Sorry if I wasn't clear. As well as the different back covers, the GRRs also have different interiors and no cover prices / numbers / months: tv horror, Unca Ben and aardvark88 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I still think they're superior to most reprints because they really do look like the originals.with some small differences that many people wouldn't even notice. tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Larryw7 said: I still think they're superior to most reprints because they really do look like the originals.with some small differences that many people wouldn't even notice. Marvel Germany released a nice set of reprints in the late 90s that look great from a distance. Unfortunately, the cover text is in German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 My only copy of one of the records. These are findable and fun! Unca Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 4:39 AM, APDallas said: Here is food for thought. I've been thinking of getting the Golden Record versions of the various Marvel Comics and it is generally acknowledged that they are reprints. The question is are they really second prints or variants? I bought these new...during that time they were considered reprints with little value other than you can put one in your collection as a substitute if you did not have the issue which were hard to get at point. As they stayed in record stores for 5 years or so..it was at the tail end that collectors began to buy them up as the reprint became more valuable than 1.99 they were charging and the record by the way was terrible. PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 i always wanted to be a DJ so I could play theses on my show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
