As part of our Golden Anniversary, the rare blue cover edition, the second printing of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1, received a facsimile edition.

The first edition of the Guide featured Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, as the top price in the book ($300), and Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, in second place ($275). Most other comics were well below that.

Following the success of the first printing/white cover edition in 1970, Bob Overstreet was forced to go back to press the following year. He made a handful of corrections to the Guide and added several new pages of ads for the second printing, which featured the same cover art, but only this time it was done on a blue stock.

This spot-facsimile of the 1971 blue cover edition comes complete with the minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements that were seen in the original. The need for the rare, blue cover version showcased that the Guide was on its way to becoming the Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. With a smaller print run than the white cover, the blue cover is among the rarest of all Overstreet editions.

The soft cover retails for $16.95 and the hardcover carries a $25 cover price. The deluxe signed and numbered edition has a cover price of $75. Prices do not include shipping and taxes.

The soft cover remains available in comic shops. The hardcover, and a deluxe version of the signed and numbered edition, signed by both Bob Overstreet and Steve Geppi, are available on gemstonepub.com.