Secret Defenders #7, CGC 9.0, $1.25 Newsstand Error Variant w/o Sticker

Description: In 1993 Marvel started publishing the Secret Defenders title. Beginning with issue #2 the cover price was $1.75. Direct copies of issue #7 have the $1.75 cover price. Newsstand copies were printed with a $1.25 cover price. Surviving copies of the newsstand edition have a $1.75 sticker on it. Newsstand copies are tough to find and you'll probably only find direct editions on Ebay. There's a story behind this but I haven't found it. Here's my guess. Marvel printed the $1.25 cover price in error. Some of the other September 1993 Marvel comics did have a $1.25 cover price. So somehow the newsstand copies of this issue were printed with a $1.25 cover price. When Marvel found this error they sent the stickers to newsstands for them to cover the price. Thus any copies with the sticker don't have it in the exact same location. I think the newsstand version is tough to find because Marvel probably told retailers they could return unsold copies and those were then destroyed. I think there may be around 30 copies of the newsstand edition with the sticker and around 15 without a sticker. I'll include a raw copy of the direct edition with your order.

Price: 78 USD

Location: Plano, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-20T14:57:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Unit of Sale: Single Unit

Convention/Event: None

Variant Type: Price Variant

Signed By: None

Tradition: US Comics

Certification Number: 2069154002

Vintage: No

Format: Single Issue

Language: English

Superhero Team: Defenders

Personalized: No

Style: Color

Features: 1st Edition

Main Character: Defenders

Featured Refinements: Variant Comic

Artist/Writer: Roy Thomas

Character: Captain America, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man

Cover Artist: Andre Coates

Signed: No

Series Title: The Secret Defenders

Universe: Marvel (MCU)

Grade: 9.0 VF/NM

Publisher: Marel

Inscribed: No

Intended Audience: General Audience

Certification: CGC

Publication Year: 1993

Type: Comic Book

Issue Number: 7

Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)

Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)

Genre: Superheroes

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States