That's actually a totally different diamond box, used a few years later on the 50-cent comics. The "Whitman" diamond variants were on some 30/35/40-cent cover issues.


You mean like this one?

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I scanned this from my own copy. This comic was one of many with that diamond box that I bought in a comic shop. That shop utilized the direct sales distribution system. I have never bought a Whitman 3 pack in my life so, needless to say, the diamond was not exclusive to them.

The newer diamond illustrated in that Bullpen Bulletins article debuted the following month:

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Scanned from a comic bought at the same shop.

The redesign allowed the month to be neatly displayed.

 "You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering." --Doctor Who
Last Edited By: richard63 Jun 5 11 10:12 PM. Edited 2 times.