There are several facsimiles, true believers reprints and other similar open order reprints of classic books that have seen appreciation on the secondary market
This thread is being created to help identify the ones worth keeping an eye out for and providing updates on them.
First up is the king of them all. AF15 was given the facsimile treatment in 2019, but unlike other Marvel keys (to my knowledge) has not been reprinted since.
This has lead to dwindling supply on the aftermarket and raising prices. It’s only a matter of time before Marvel comes out with a foil variant which is usually accompanied with a standard facsimile.
Look for the $3.99 price tag.
Next up is Tales of Suspense #39. Similar to AF15, this came out and has not been reprinted. Does not command the price the AF15 does, but still at $25 can be a decent flip of found in high grade for cover.
$3.99 price tag. Released in 2020.
One book that has not gotten the facsimile treatment (at least as an open order from Marvel) is Journey Into Mystery #83. It does has a True Believers reprint, and therefore that book currently sells north of $15. Not bad for a $1 pickup.
Here’s an honorable mention. Some may not realize the ASM1 facsimile has a Walmart variant (which came as the front books in three packs), with the bar code on the back (versus the original back advertisement). Makes for a cleaner front cover. Although neither has really taken off, they still sell for $10-$20, with the Walmart variant getting slightly higher dollar value.
Pictures above show the difference in front and. Can covers.
What a pleasant surprise. I bought a copy of many of these earlier facsimiles and just stored them away, not thinking they would do much. It feels like they reprint so many books now I stopped buying them.
Speaking of True Believes, the AF15 and ASM1 still can pull in $15 or more here and there. So worth picking up for cheap in high grade.
Apologies to whomever brought it up recently (was it @D-Rog ?) but the Werewolf by Night #32 facsimile is a $15 book now.
The first printing of Fantastic Four facsimile can still fetch 4x on a good day. The easiest way to descent printings is the $3.99 vs $4.99 (2nd print) price.
