Is that GI Joe #21 3rd Printing? 0

[JollyComics]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/G-I-Joe-21-CGC-9-6-White-1st-Print-Marvel-1984-Classic-Silent-issue/264942271404?hash=item3dafca3bac:g:78kAAOSwSBpftCzt

[eee91]

Ugh. Yeah - another third print that CGC mislabeled. Unfortunately, CGC seems to miss these regularly - here's another mislabeled third print that sold on eBay-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-Comics-1984-GI-JOE-21-CGC-8-0-VF-White-Pgs-1st-Appearance-Storm-Shadow-/164391452418?nma=true&si=1tU4d1RWLjJHddGIf5R6eb6m0yE%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[JollyComics]

4 hours ago, eee91 said:

Ugh. Yeah - another third print that CGC mislabeled. Unfortunately, CGC seems to miss these regularly - here's another mislabeled third print that sold on eBay-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-Comics-1984-GI-JOE-21-CGC-8-0-VF-White-Pgs-1st-Appearance-Storm-Shadow-/164391452418?nma=true&si=1tU4d1RWLjJHddGIf5R6eb6m0yE%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Ouch!

[eee91]

So I've been schooled - I was wrong. CGC is not mislabeling them. 

The third printing G.I.Joe #21's have the symbiote-Spidey head box on the front cover and the Captain America "reach for the stars" ad on the back cover - and a "third printing" mark on the first page. 

But collectors have been finding a handful of G.I.Joe #21's with the symbiote-Spidey head box, Captain America back cover, and NO "third printing" mark. I don't know what you'd call this - another printing or a variant or something. 

Since they're not marked as reprints, CGC is simply slabbing them as-is. I suppose we could ask CGC to mark the label somehow as a variant or something, since I'd be interested to see census numbers to see how many of these are out there. 

More info here- http://www.generalsjoesreborn.com/2020/05/the-mystery-of-g-i-joe-21-2nd-printing-solved/