Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 Newsstand 75¢ Variant Value
From: The 2024 CPV Price Guide for Canadian Price Variants (Type 1A) by Bill Alexander, Tim Bildhauser, Paul Clairmont, Greg Holland, Jon McClure, Jayden Mitchell, Benjamin Nobel, Conan Saunders, Doug Sulipa, and Angelo Virone [ introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions]
9.2 | Near Mint - | $30 |
9.0 | Very Fine / Near Mint | $26 |
8.0 | Very Fine | $21 |
6.0 | Fine | $15 |
4.0 | Very Good | $10 |
2.0 | Good | $5 |
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 75¢ Newsstand Cover Price Variant, Marvel, 12/1983, Published in the USA
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 75¢ Canadian Price Variant Issue Notes:
Reprints Marvel Super Special #27; Pinups
Ben notes: Multi-packs exist sold in toy stores such as Toys 'R Us; some packs known to contain 75¢ variants.
Conan notes: A raw VG 4.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/10/2023 for $10.00 (buy it now)
Conan notes: Example past variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG+ 4.5 on 1/24/2022 for $11 (buy it now), a raw FN 6.0 on 5/27/2022 for $12 (buy it now), a raw FN on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw VF- 7.5 on 5/27/2022 for $15 (buy it now), a raw 4.0 on 10/2/2020 for $10, a raw 6.0 on 10/2/2020 for $15
Doug notes: FIRST comic book appearance of Admiral Ackbar and the EWOKS;
Paul notes: A raw NM variant #1-4 set sold at PNJ Comics for $140 on 6/14/2023; a CGC 9.8 variant #1-4 set sold for $930 in 2020.
CGC label note: Movie adaptation. 75 cent cover price.
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Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 has a 75¢ variant NM- value of $30, putting it in the top quartile of our guide's coverage universe. We think this variant is worth keeping an eye on (check out the issue notes in the page above for more details), and as a collectible we give the price variant FOUR STARS. Regular copies in 9.2 have increased in value by $5 since 2018, or about +50% on a percentage basis. Meanwhile, CPV newsstand copies in 9.2 have increased in value by $6 since 2018, or about +25%.
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 Comic Book FAQ
What is the value of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3?
I have a copy of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 and I want to know what this comic book is worth in different grades as a first printing?
✔️Accepted answer:
The answer depends on the type that you own. For Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3, Marvel published a direct edition type (exceptionally well preserved by collectors as direct edition comics were the type sold in comic shops), and two newsstand types which were sold to the general public on newsstands (a regular cover price version and the 75¢ price variant). If you own a price variant, lucky you, it is worth $30 in 9.2 (Near Mint Minus).
Suggested answer:
Check whether the cover of your copy of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 has a graphical logo or a bar code box. If it has a graphical logo, sorry to break it to you but you own a commonplace direct edition copy which is worth about $15 (still, that's not too shabby).
Suggested answer:
If your copy of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 has a bar code box on the cover, then you've got a newsstand copy! Is it the more-rare price variant? Now for the moment of excitement: is the cover price of your newsstand copy 75¢? If so, congratulations, you own the cover price variant!!
How rare is the Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 75¢ cover price variant?
✔️Accepted answer:
As of the October 2023 CGC census, the price variant has census rarity of 7.0%, with 34 price variant copies on record versus 449 regular copies.
What is Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 worth in VF/NM condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The direct edition (logo on cover) is worth about $13 in VF/NM whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $26.
Why are the Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 newsstand cover price variants worth so much more than the direct edition copies?
✔️Accepted answer:
As collectibles, direct edition copies are already at a disadvantage compared to newsstand copies in the highest grades, because direct editions were extraordinarily well preserved as the distinct type sold in specialty comic shops. The comic shop owners ordered direct edition copies of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 at a discount to cover price, but on a non-returnable basis (the graphical logo was to tell non-returnable copies apart from their returnable newsstand counterparts). When their orders arrived, the comic shop staff handled the books with extreme care to preserve their condition, and then the comic book collectors who shopped there typically preserved their purchases in plastic bags with backing boards. By contrast, newsstand copies were treated as reading material with no staff training to handle the books with any semblance of care, and they were then sold to the general public; unsold copies were returned for credit and typically pulped/recycled forward. Only those newsstand copies of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 that were taken home and preserved by collectors would survive today in the highest grades. Among surviving newsstand copies of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3, the market area that received the 75¢ cover price newsstand copies was a restricted area representing less than 10% the population of the total North American newsstand market. That's because the destination market for 75¢ copies of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 was Canadian newsstands — hence the name Canadian Price Variant as a short-hand for 75¢ Price Variant. All of this adds up to a market value for the 75¢ variant approximately 100% higher than the direct edition in Very Fine / Near Mint (9.0) condition, as of our 2024 CPV Price Guide Edition.
In VF condition, how much is Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 worth?
✔️Accepted answer:
The direct edition version of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 is worth about $11 in Very Fine (8.0) whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $21.
What is the value of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 in Fine condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
In FN (6.0) shape, the direct edition version of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 is worth about $7 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $15.
What is the approximate Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 value in very good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
Down in VG (4.0) Very Good condition, the direct edition version of Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 is worth about $5 whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $10.
What is the Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 price guide value in good condition?
✔️Accepted answer:
The price guide value way down in GD (2.0) Good condition for Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 is about $2 for the direct edition version whereas the 75¢ newsstand variants are worth $5.
Has the Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 75¢ variant from Marvel been a good investment?
✔️Accepted answer:
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 75¢ variant newsstand copies in 9.2 have increased in value by $6 since 2018, or about +25% in 7 years (from our 2018 guide edition to our 2024 guide edition).
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