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Gold Key, Marvel and DC Star Trek Mark Jewelers variant comics

A Mark Jewelers variant is a comic that contains a Mark Jewelers advertisement inserted and bound in the centerfold of the comic. Mark Jewelers ads are found in comics published in the early 1970s and again in the 1980s. Early ads were printed on cardboard paper and in later years the ads were printed on slick paper. For issues dated October 1980 and later, the Mark Jewelers inserts were placed in newsstand editions. There are many different versions of the inserts offering jewelry and engagement rings. These comics were sold in newsstands on or near US military bases. The total number of copies of any given issue that contain Mark Jewelers inserts is not known. This is one more odd variant of Star Trek comics to collect if you are so inclined. In the table below, confirmed Mark Jewelers variants have a cover price. A question mark only indicates that a Mark Jewelers variant might exist. This is a work in progress and there may be issues missing from this table. See What the heck is a Mark Jewelers variant?, Military Insert Mania, and Mark Jewelers variants in DC Comics for more information.

NOTE: Gold Key Star Trek issues #11 thru #15 have Mark Jewelers ads printed on regular pages of the comic books. It's possible that all DC Star Trek comics published thru July 1986 might have Mark Jewelers variants.