Guardians Of The Galaxy v3 #4
1:50 Campbell Variant
Diamond Code: APR130609 ; ISBN/UPC: 7-59606-07830-1-00441
In Shops: 2013-06-26 ; 32 Pages ; SRP: $3.99
Marvel Comics, published Date: August 2013.
This series (the third) was marketed as the "biggest surprise hit of the year" by the time #4 was being ordered. #4 had a number of covers (including a second print) as follows:
- 1A (Barcode: 00411; Diamond: APR130607): Regular Pichelli cover (below)
- 1B (Barcode: 00421; Diamond: APR130610): 1:25 Movie Cover (below)
- 1C (Barcode: 00431; Diamond: APR130608): 1:50 Granov Cover (below)
- 1D (Barcode: 00441; Diamond: APR130609): 1:50 Campbell Variant (above)
- 1E (Barcode: 00412; Diamond: MAY138321): 2nd print Pichelli cover (Below)
The CGC census had 100 recorded gradings of the Campbell cover in late June 2016 (two thirds at 9.8); the nearest rival (amongst the five #4 covers), in terms of numbers graded, was the Movie variant (1:25) with only 17 at that same point in time.
The Campbell cover is the one in demand with prices, in spring 2016, for NM copies exceeding $200 and CGC/CBCS 9.8 copies exceeding $400. It is worth noting that the Granov cover, also a 1:50, didn't take off at all and was selling for under $20 (and under $10 in some cases) around the same time.
Below is a sample CBCS label for the comic, which is noted as the "Campbell Retailer Incentive" variant (CGC have it as the "Campbell Variant Cover"):
Copies of these are not too hard to find with ebay usually listing at least a couple at any one time.
Right now on eBay