Is this a rare comic? Am I going to get rich? | CBCS Comics

-Our Odin- Rest in Peace 39.31K	39.31K Jesse_O private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 12
	I researched @CaptainCanuck info further and found this. Quote: Originally Posted by John McClure's Comic website Texas Rangers in Action #32(3/62) exists as a Type 1 Test Market 15 cent Cover Price Variant. All comic publishers considered raising prices in 1961, and by mid 1962 all standard comics cost between 12 and 15 cents each. The following 16 issues from March 1962 may exist as Type 1 Test Market Price Variants: Brides in Love #29, Fightin Air Force #31, Fightin Army #45, High-School Confidential Diary #11, Hot Rods and Racing Cars #56, Konga #5, Lil Genius #37, Love Diary #20, My Little Margie #40, Nurse Betsy Crane #15, Romantic Story #59, Six-Gun Heroes #67, Space War #15, Submarine Attack #32, Teen Confessions #16, and Timmy the Timid Ghost #31. Earlier and later examples may exist. Type 1a Canadian Price Variants exist from for all books cover dated 2/83 to 8/84. Some Charlton comics with cover dates from at least 5/61 through 11/63 exist as Type 1a Pence Cover Price Variants, as do some issues with cover dates from at least 10/73 through 5/76. 1957 saw some test market experimentation with funny animal, romance, and war titles, but these were regular editions stamped with a pence price. Haunted #62(7/82) exists as a Type 10b Variant with inverted contents. Jon McClure's Comics
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Seriously, until someone establishes numbers for the experimental test market editions ...which may or may not be feasible... it's impossible to ascertain potential rarity. Logically, the test failed to produce the sales numbers desired for a price jump of that magnitude, which suggests lower sales figures in those regional markets. My assumption would be that the 15 cent editions are much rarer, therefore less likely to crop up for sale in any condition compared to their ten cent counterparts.

To make this a noteworthy collectible variant an incremental market value for 15 cent issues would have to be nurtured in the collecting community via auction sales and established as a separate listing in the OSG. My incremental 2 cents, inflation adjusted.

Collector 375	375 harmonicaman private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 8
	I am getting a Konga #5 comic ready for Ebay listing when I notice that it has a 15 cent price on it. There are currently 21 copies of this comic listed on Ebay, and there are 3 completed sales. Every one of them has a 10 cent price on them. The comic is from 1962- 15 cents would have been a steep price back then. Is this some sort of rare variant? Could it be a Canadian version? Is this a big deal? Am I going to get rich?
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Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	@harmonicaman Open it up and take a look at the fine print on the first page, it may give you some more insight.
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Collector 4.85K	4.85K Paulbg2000 private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Here's the $0.10 copy for comparison...
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Collector 375	375 harmonicaman private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	The copy I have has the identical fine print. It stated 10 cents a copy. No answer there.
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Forum Crier 52.52K	52.52K OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Really interesting considering that the next bump up in price would be 12¢.
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for. 29.08K	29.08K drchaos private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	My guess is reprint.
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Collector 11.12K	11.12K MR_SigS private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Aliens.
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Collector 7.99K	7.99K Drogio private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	@harmonicaman you’re rich. Enjoy retirement.
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-Our Odin- Rest in Peace 39.31K	39.31K Jesse_O private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 10
	So .... rare??? I'd say yes. Gonna make you rich??? Unknown. You might want to get it graded and noted properly to get your best return.
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I showed my wife and she was so happy for me she started to cry. 22.43K	22.43K Batman66 private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 11
	i bought this Batman 2 with a 15 cent cover, it was the first noted copy. After I sold it, I think there was a total of 5 or 6 copies known to exist. This is a photo copy of the book I owned
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Collector 31.43K	31.43K michaelekrupp private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	I know for sure that Dell tested comics at a 15 cent cover price before deciding to back down to 12 cents. Don’t know that they are all that rare, as I have several of them. Not super knowledgeable about Charltons, though. I will say that the back cover ad looks like it’s from an early 70s comic, so it possibly could be a reprint.
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Collector 8.48K	8.48K doog private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	Konga, (and Gorgo’s) are very cool. That one (plus the 300 long boxes in your basement) could make you rich.
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Leftover Sundae Gnus 31.09K	31.09K CatmanAmerica private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 2
	Seriously, until someone establishes numbers for the experimental test market editions ...which may or may not be feasible... it's impossible to ascertain potential rarity. Logically, the test failed to produce the sales numbers desired for a price jump of that magnitude, which suggests lower sales figures in those regional markets. My assumption would be that the 15 cent editions are much rarer, therefore less likely to crop up for sale in any condition compared to their ten cent counterparts. To make this a noteworthy collectible variant an incremental market value for 15 cent issues would have to be nurtured in the collecting community via auction sales and established as a separate listing in the OSG. My incremental 2 cents, inflation adjusted. .
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock 7.34K	7.34K Tedsaid private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	Quote: Originally Posted by michaelekrupp I know for sure that Dell tested comics at a 15 cent cover price before deciding to back down to 12 cents. Don’t know that they are all that rare, as I have several of them. Not super knowledgeable about Charltons, though. I will say that the back cover ad looks like it’s from an early 70s comic, so it possibly could be a reprint. Yes, I have quite a few of these, too, these Dell 15 cent test covers: Walt Disney Comics and Stories, Uncle Scrooge, etc. These one's were published in the 1950's; I think '56 and '57, mostly. Unfortunately, they aren't worth a whole lot more than the regular issues.
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