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In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne. Variant covers became more common during the "speculator boom" of the 1990s, when more collectors became interested in the storage and preservation of their comic books with the goal of future financial gain rather than reading the comics themselves.

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  • In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne. Variant covers became more common during the "speculator boom" of the 1990s, when more collectors became interested in the storage and preservation of their comic books with the goal of future financial gain rather than reading the comics themselves. (en)
  • Nei fumetti, variant cover ("copertina alternativa", a volte chiamata anche variant edition "edizione alternativa") si riferisce all'albo di una serie a fumetti che viene stampato con copertine differenti, ciascuna con un'immagine di copertina unica. Le variant cover divennero più comuni durante lo "Speculator Boom" degli anni 90, quando ci fu un incremento delle collezioni di fumetti, per poterli rivendere in futuro. (it)
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  • Variant covers for The Man of Steel #1 . Art by John Byrne. (en)
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  • In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne. Variant covers became more common during the "speculator boom" of the 1990s, when more collectors became interested in the storage and preservation of their comic books with the goal of future financial gain rather than reading the comics themselves. (en)
  • Nei fumetti, variant cover ("copertina alternativa", a volte chiamata anche variant edition "edizione alternativa") si riferisce all'albo di una serie a fumetti che viene stampato con copertine differenti, ciascuna con un'immagine di copertina unica. Le variant cover divennero più comuni durante lo "Speculator Boom" degli anni 90, quando ci fu un incremento delle collezioni di fumetti, per poterli rivendere in futuro. (it)
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  • Variant cover (it)
  • Variant cover (en)
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