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Avengers U.K. Editions /Price Variants in the U.K.


Set Type: Avengers U.K. Editions/Price Variants
Owner: Robin Bain
Last Modified: 10/14/2024
Views: 178

Rank: 2
Score: 5281
Leading by: 4483
Points to Higher Rank: 3793

Set Description:

This is my set of the U.K. Pence price-printed issues which exist in the first series of Avengers , namely issues numbers #1 to #8, #19 to #32, #35 to #45 , #63 to #120, #153 to #182, #184 to #199, #201 to #203 and #206 to #214 which have a printed Pence price on the cover ("UKPVs").

The other issues, those between numbers #9 to #18, issues numbers #33 and #34 , those between numbers #46 to #62, #121 to #152 and #183 to #200, and issues numbers #204 and #205, were only available in the U.K. as Cents copies or as Cents copies stamped by hand with the U.K. price. Furthermore, no Cents copies of any UKPVs were shipped to the U.K. at the time of publication of those UKPVs.

I believe it is estimated that between the equivalent of no more than 2% to 5% of the number of Cents issues were published as UKPVs . This means it is likely that not only are there relatively low numbers of UKPVs still in existence but also that very few of them will be in high grade. This is borne out by the Census where, in many (most? ) cases, there are actually very few copies of each comic listed.

Against that backdrop and the likely cost involved I decided to put together within a relatively short period of time a predominantly mid-grade set of UKPVs containing some high grade copies as well plus one or two low-grade issues, where necessary . This accounts for my copy of issue number #8 (first Kang) being a low-grade 3.5, and my copy of issue number #43 (first Red Guardian) being a low-grade 4.0, and I am seeking a low-grade (but nice-looking) copy of issue number #1 to add to the set.

This approach has been quite liberating and is the opposite of the one I took to build my Cents copies set, where I tried (within reason) to acquire the best copies I could find. But it has been fun with UKPVs to "go round again"and seek out comics that are familiar with a twist to them, and add them to the Registry as I go along. With my Cents copies set I have recently registered it all in one go. This Pence one will remain a work in progress until it is finished .

The comics that make up the set have been acquired from a number of sources, including purchases at comic book shops and conventions, on-line and Ebay, and by auction. Except in the case of issues numbers #3,#4,#5,#8, #100 and #181(which I bought as slabbed comics) they have all been acquired raw and then been slabbed by CGC.

I have all the rest of the comics in the set (other than issues numbers #1, #30, #94 and #103) as raw copies, and the intention is to have them slabbed and added to my set over a period of time.

There are a number of differences between UKPVs and Cents copy comics, namely :
(a) the price is shown on the cover of a UKPV in Pence instead of Cents :
(b) the UKPVs issues numbers #1 to #8 do not contain the month of publication in the box containing the issue number on the cover (the box on the Cents copies contains the issue number and the month of publication ) because shipping delays (and sometimes strike action) might result in the UKPVs not reaching the U.K. until well after the publication date, and on those UKPVs the following note is printed at the foot of the inside front cover :
"Sole distributors in the United Kingdom - Thorpe & Porter Ltd"
and :
(c) in the UKPVs issues numbers #153 to #182 and #184 to #214 the banner "Marvel Comics Group" on the cover of the Cents copies has been replaced by one saying :"Marvel All-Colour Comics".

When publication of the UKPVs began, the U.K. had an"Imperial" currency system , which was abolished with effect from 14 February 1971. From 15 February 1971 a "Decimal" system took over and still exists now.
The Imperial currency system included "Pennies" or "Pence" shown by a "d" after the number of Pence when written down . Under the system, "12d" amounted to "One Shilling" or "1/-", and "240d" or "20/-" amounted to "One Pound" or "£1" .
Pennies or Pence still exist under the Decimal system but they are now shown by a "p" (in lower case) after the number of Pence, and they have been re-valued so that 100p equals £1.

The Imperial system applied to Avengers issues numbers #1 to #92 , and the Decimal system applied to issues numbers #93 to #214, ignoring in both cases the issues in those batches that do not exist as UKPVs.

The prices at which each of the UKPVs were sold for are as follows :

Imperial prices

Issues numbers #1 to #8: 9d
Issues numbers #19 to #32: 10d
Issues numbers #35 to #45: 10d
Issues numbers #63 to £92: 1/-(12d)

Decimal prices

Issue number #93: 8p printed price with 6p sticker price (sticker stuck over the printed price)
Issues numbers #84 to #120: 6p
Issues numbers #153 to #156: 10p
Issues numbers #157 to #175: 12p (ordinary 12p print)
Issues numbers #176 to #181: 12p (starburst 12p print)
Issue number #182 and issues numbers #184 to #195: 12p (ordinary 12p print)
Issues numbers #196 to #199 and #201 to #203: 15p
Issues numbers #206 to #214: 20p

Issues numbers #153 to #182 have a "Newsstand Edition " type box in the bottom left corner of the front cover, and issues numbers #184 to #214 have a "Direct Editions" type box in that position.

Dual Cents/Pence pricing was introduced by Marvel in January 1982 with the result that no UKPVs were published after then.

UKPVs are recognised as the true first price variant copies of Cents comics and it is accepted that they were both printed at the same time on the same presses.

Robin
18 March 2024

PS. On 24 June 2024 I added to the Owner's Description for each comic the total number of Universal graded copies that exist on the Census plus, in relation to my higher-graded ones, their ranking on that date.

This highlights the low numbers of UKPVs that exist, both generally and in relation to their Cents counterparts.

It has also served to draw my attention to the fact that my set contains the highest ranked copies of issues numbers #23, #63, #64, #67, #72, #76, #79, #81, #91, #117, #158, #181and #184.

POST 2024 AWARDS COMMENTS
In August 2024 I replaced my 8.0 copy of issue number #181 with a 9.6 copy.

In October 2024 I added issues numbers #169 (9.6 - the single highest graded copy and one of only two on the Census ),#176, #194 (9.4 - the only graded copy ),#203 (the sole highest ranking copy) and #209 (9.4 - the only graded copy ) to the set.

Although quite a number of the comics are described in the Slot Description as being a "U. K. Edition" each comic listed is a UKPV, and CGC changed the description on the label from a "U.K. Edition" to a "U.K. Price Variant" with effect from April 2019.
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Slot DescriptionCert #GradeScore
Avengers 1 UK Edition (1963) No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 2 U.K. Price Variant 4336946001 5.0240 Shop eBay
Avengers 3 U.K. Price Variant 1230743003 6.5240 Shop eBay
Avengers 4 U.K. Price Variant 3983255001 6.01064 Shop eBay
Avengers 5 U.K. Price Variant 1626529011 6.5150 Shop eBay
Avengers 6 U.K. Price Variant 4318897001 5.0120 Shop eBay
Avengers 7 U.K. Price Variant 4336957001 5.596 Shop eBay
Avengers 8 U.K. Price Variant 3875097002 3.5168 Shop eBay
Avengers 19 U.K. Price Variant 4275560001 6.071 Shop eBay
Avengers 20 U.K. Edition 3994865002 7.544 Shop eBay
Avengers 21 U.K. Price Variant 3994865003 6.526 Shop eBay
Avengers 22 U.K. Price Variant 3994865004 6.023 Shop eBay
Avengers 23 U.K. Price Variant 4275728001 8.5101 Shop eBay
Avengers 24 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 25 U.K. Price Variant 4336947001 5.020 Shop eBay
Avengers 26 U.K. Price Variant 4377146001 6.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 27 U.K. Price Variant 4377146002 6.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 28 U.K. Price Variant 4336957002 4.512 Shop eBay
Avengers 29 U.K. Price Variant 4318898001 7.032 Shop eBay
Avengers 30 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 31 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 32 U.K. Price Variant 4377146003 6.519 Shop eBay
Avengers 35 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 36 U.K. Edition 3994865005 6.017 Shop eBay
Avengers 37 U.K. Edition 3994865006 6.017 Shop eBay
Avengers 38 U.K. Price Variant 4318898002 8.08 Shop eBay
Avengers 39 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 40 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 41 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 42 U.K. Price Variant 4377146004 7.525 Shop eBay
Avengers 43 U.K. Price Variant 4377146005 4.07 Shop eBay
Avengers 44 U.K. Price Variant 4275728002 6.515 Shop eBay
Avengers 45 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 63 UK Edition 4117109001 9.080 Shop eBay
Avengers 64 U.K. Price Variant 4336957003 7.520 Shop eBay
Avengers 65 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 66 U.K. Price Variant 4318899001 8.036 Shop eBay
Avengers 67 UK Edition 4117109002 8.055 Shop eBay
Avengers 68 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 69 U.K. Price Variant 4336957004 7.016 Shop eBay
Avengers 70 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 71 U.K. Price Variant 4336957005 6.017 Shop eBay
Avengers 72 U.K. Price Variant 4336957006 6.519 Shop eBay
Avengers 73 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 74 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 75 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 76 U.K. Price Variant 4336957007 8.029 Shop eBay
Avengers 77 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 78 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 79 U.K. Price Variant 3994865007 9.2195 Shop eBay
Avengers 80 U.K. Price Variant 4336947002 7.519 Shop eBay
Avengers 81 U.K. Edition 4275728003 8.547 Shop eBay
Avengers 82 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 83 U.K. Price Variant 4275560002 6.520 Shop eBay
Avengers 84 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 85 U.K. Price Variant 4336957008 7.016 Shop eBay
Avengers 86 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 87 U.K. Price Variant 4336947003 5.510 Shop eBay
Avengers 88 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 89 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 90 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 91 U.K. Price Variant 4336957010 8.554 Shop eBay
Avengers 92 U.K. Price Variant 4117109003 7.027 Shop eBay
Avengers 93 U.K. Price Variant 4336957009 6.017 Shop eBay
Avengers 94 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 95 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 96 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 97 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 98 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 99 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 100 U.K. Price Variant 2136399001 7.027 Shop eBay
Avengers 101 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 102 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 103 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 104 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 105 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 106 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 107 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 108 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 109 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 110 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 111 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 112 U.K. Price Variant 4275560004 6.514 Shop eBay
Avengers 113 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 114 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 115 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 116 U.K. Price Variant 4275728004 6.012 Shop eBay
Avengers 117 U.K. Price Variant 4318899002 9.2135 Shop eBay
Avengers 118 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 119 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 120 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 153 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 154 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 155 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 156 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 157 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 158 U.K. Price Variant 4315173001 9.090 Shop eBay
Avengers 159 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 160 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 161 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 162 U.K. Price Variant 4315173002 7.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 163 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 164 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 165 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 166 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 167 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 168 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 169 U.K. Edition 4481855001 9.6450 Shop eBay
Avengers 170 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 171 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 172 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 173 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 174 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 175 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 176 U.K. Price Variant 4481855002 7.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 177 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 178 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 179 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 180 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 181 U.K. Price Variant 4403479004 9.6525 Shop eBay
Avengers 182 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 184 U.K. Price Variant 4275555001 7.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 185 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 186 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 187 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 188 U.K. Price Variant No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 189 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 190 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 191 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 192 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 193 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 194 U.K. Edition 4481855003 9.4270 Shop eBay
Avengers 195 U.K. Price Variant 3994864002 7.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 196 U.K. Price Variant 4275561002 9.2135 Shop eBay
Avengers 197 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 198 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 199 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 201 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 202 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 203 U.K. Edition 4481855004 7.523 Shop eBay
Avengers 206 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 207 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 208 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 209 U.K. Edition 4481855005 9.4270 Shop eBay
Avengers 210 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 211 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 212 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 213 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Avengers 214 U.K. Edition No Comic    Shop eBay

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