Canadian price variants (CPVs)
Canadian price variants for sale: 1980s Marvel and DC newsstand copies printed with the Canadian cover price, every copy photographed.
How to spot a Canadian price variant
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Green Lantern #181 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 Canadian Price Variant (1996)
Avengers Annual #14 Canadian Price Variant (1985)
Fantastic Four #251 Canadian Price Variant (1983)
The New Mutants #2, 5 Canadian Price Variant (1983)
Mask #3 Canadian Price Variant (1986)
Batman and the Outsiders #1 Canadian Price Variant (1983)
The New Mutants #13 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
1st appearance of Cypher
Power Man and Iron Fist #115, 117, 118 Canadian Price Variant (1985)
Robotech Defenders #1 Canadian Price Variant (1985)
West Coast Avengers #1-4 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
First West Coast Avengers series
Planet Terry #12 Canadian Price Variant (1985)
The New Teen Titans #26 CPV (1982)
1st appearance of Terra
Legion of Super-Heroes #311, 319, 326, 340, 346, 349, 351 Canadian Price Variant (1987)
Hawkeye #1, 3 Canadian Price Variant (1983)
Sgt. Rock #421 Canadian Price Variant (1988)
Fantastic Four #273 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
1st Nathaniel Richards
What If...? #47 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
Marvel Team-Up #136 Canadian Price Variant (1983)
The Transformers #16 Canadian Price Variant (1986)
Sonic & Knuckles #1 Canadian Price Variant (1995)
Aquaman #1-4 Canadian Price Variant (1985)
Captain America #293 Canadian Price Variant (1984)
Canadian price variants (CPVs): common questions
What is a Canadian price variant?
A Canadian price variant (CPV) is a Marvel or DC newsstand copy printed with a single, higher Canadian cover price. The true CPVs are Marvel cover dates from October 1982 to August 1986 and DC from October 1982 to September 1988. Our CPV guide shows how to spot one.
How can I tell a CPV from a regular copy?
Check three things: the cover shows one price higher than the US price of the day (75¢ in place of 60¢, for example), it’s a newsstand copy with a UPC barcode box, and the cover date falls in the years above. Some, but not all, also print “CAN” near the price.
Is a dual-price cover a CPV?
No. From the late 1980s, many comics printed both prices on every copy (“$1.25 US / $1.75 CAN”), so those copies aren’t variants. Direct-market copies and reprints aren’t CPVs either.