MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL RARITIES

Publishers: MARVEL COMICS GROUP
Dates: Volume 1 Aug 2014
Issues: CLICK HERE to view issues, super-size cover images and values in 9 grades

A Hardcover collections in Marvel's superb Masterwork's format that reprints classic tales featuring mystic hero Dr. Droom, arch-villain Dr. Doom and the cosmic Watcher in one Masterworks collection.

This series of Hardcovers is part of Marvel's relaunch of the Masterworks line which began with Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner Volume 1 (Volume 32), published in January 2003. This relaunched "Second series" comes after the original 27 Masterworks published between 1987and 1994 and the further four Comicraft editions (Volumes 28-31) published between 2002 and 2004.

All relaunched Masterworks titles have new silver dust-jackets. The words "Marvel Masterworks" along with the series title and volume number for the series appear above the cover image, while the issues collected and creator names are listed below the cover art. The volume number is written in black in a silver box at the bottom of the spine.

The new silver dust-jackets do not have the chronological Masterworks numbering found on the original 27 Masterwork editions. Upon their initial release, however, a limited print run (about 1000 to 1500) was produced with variant dust-jackets that used the original marble-look style and retained the absolute chronological numbering (only on the dust-jacket's spine). These carried a $5 higher suggested retail price than the regular editions (typically US $54.99). The variant editions have continued to be printed to the present so in this Guide each entry for any relaunched/second series Marvel masterworks title will have two volume entries - the regular and variant editions.

Total value for all issues of this title listed:

Condition

PR
1.0
FR
1.5
GD
2.0
VG
4.0
FN
6.0
VF
8.0
VF/NM
9.0
NM-
9.2
NM
9.4
MINT
10.0
Issues 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total £ 2.40 4.80 7.20 21.60 48.00 84.00 102.00 108.00 120.00 Total title value in pounds in UK markets
Total $ 3.20 6.00 9.20 27.20 60.00 105.00 127.00 135.00 150.00 Total title value in dollars in US markets

Note: some PR issues may have no value. Selected issues in FN, VF or VF/NM may not exist in some titles.