https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=15343 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - Database & Missing Issue Discussion - Gladstone EC Reprints - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:18:35 GMT Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:18:35 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=15343

It was reported online that Gladstone Comics have Canadian price variants as well as US Newsstand variants.
This probably applies to the Disney titles also, but I can't confirm if certain time frames apply to this info.


My investigations appear to confirm that the Gladstone EC reprints do have 3 versions of each issue.

How to tell the difference:

1)
Direct Market versions do not have the "cc" (Curtis Circulation)
distributors mark below the price. They would be without a bar code on
the back cover (an assumption). They have dual US/Canadian pricing.


The US price on this one is $1.95.





2) The U.S. newsstand versions will be priced the
same as the direct market version and they will have the "cc" (Curtis
Circulation) distributors mark below the price. They will have a bar
code on the back cover (an assumption).


The US price on this one is $1.95.



3) The Canadian price variants are
newsstand versions that will be priced more than the direct market
version. They will have the "cc" (Curtis Circulation) distributors mark
below the price. They will have a bar code on the back cover (an assumption). All appear to be $2.50 regardless of the U.S. price.


The Canadian price on this is $2.50



These are the scans (or photographs), I've collected online:
http://comicchecklist.atwebpages.com/EC/Gladstone/Gladstone_EC_Reprints.html

The image quality varies depending upon what was available online.


It will be tough to locate images of the Canadian versions.

On the CPG site, the following images are posted.:

Haunt of Fear - https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/haunt-of-fear-the-ec-reprint/xlyq

1 - Direct Market
2 - Direct Market

Tales From the Crypt - https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/tales-from-the-crypt/xlxu

1 - US Newsstand
2 - Direct Market
3 - Direct Market
4 - Direct Market
5 - US Newsstand
6 - Direct Market

Two-Fisted Tales - https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/two-fisted-tales-ec-reprint/xlyr
This listing is an error.

Gladstone did not print the hardcovers.

That would have been printed by Russ Cochran around that time period.

(It's fun splitting hairs since Russ still would have been involved with Gladstone.)


Vault of Horror - https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/vault-of-horror-the/xlvv

1 - Direct Market
2 - US Newsstand
3 - Direct Market
4 - Direct Market
5 - Direct Market
6 - US Newsstand

Weird Science - https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/weird-science/xlwx

1 - US Newsstand
2 - US Newsstand
3 - Direct Market

4 - Direct Market

That's
actually pretty good. Comics.org is not listing most of these either
and they have a Canadian variant listed as the last issue of one title.]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:18:35 GMT