{"product_id":"mark-spears-monsters-1-3rd-print-friday-the-13th-nes-video-game-homage-1-20","title":"MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #1 3RD PRINT FRIDAY THE 13TH NES VIDEO GAME HOMAGE 1:20","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMark Spears Monsters #1 — 3rd Print Friday The 13th NES Homage · 1:20 Variant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA retro-gaming-meets-horror cross-IP homage from the Mark Spears Monsters launch issue. \u003cstrong\u003eSpears restages LJN's \u003cem\u003eFriday the 13th\u003c\/em\u003e NES game (1989)\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most-recognised entries in the late-80s 8-bit horror licensing wave — through his painted Bad Girl horror style. The cover lifts the NES-era sprite art and box-art aesthetic into a modern indie horror canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003ethird printing\u003c\/strong\u003e of Spears Monsters #1 — already a structural demand signal, indicating the previous two print runs sold through fast enough to justify a new printing. The variant is the \u003cstrong\u003e1:20 retailer incentive\u003c\/strong\u003e, with print volume layered against the smaller third-print run rather than the first-print mass-market base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrand-new, raw \u003cstrong\u003eNear Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e, unread, bagged and boarded. UK-insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Mark Spears Monsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssue: #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint Run: 3rd Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRatio: 1:20 Retailer Incentive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomage: Friday The 13th NES (1989, LJN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Keenspot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover Artist: Mark Spears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Raw NM · Unread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3rd-print demand signal.\u003c\/strong\u003e Issue #1 of an indie title reaching a third print run is a structural marker — both prior runs sold through fast enough to justify a new printing. Demand is documented before the variant even hits the market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1:20 ratio scarcity.\u003c\/strong\u003e Entry-tier scarce ratio layered on top of an already-smaller third-print order pool. Print volume on this variant is structurally locked at 1\/20 of the third-print direct-edition pull.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRetro-gaming homage subject.\u003c\/strong\u003e Friday the 13th NES (1989) is one of the most-recognised entries in the late-80s 8-bit horror licensing wave. The retro-gaming homage cover lane is one of the most active corners of modern indie collecting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCross-IP intersection.\u003c\/strong\u003e Friday the 13th film franchise + NES retro-gaming + Spears horror catalogue. Three established collector IPs converging on a single cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue #1 anchor position.\u003c\/strong\u003e The launch issue of Spears' Monsters line — the foundational issue collectors anchor a Spears full-artist run on. Series-anchor positions trade harder than mid-arc issues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark Spears name.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the most consistent modern indie horror cover artists with a defined cross-publisher catalogue. Monsters #1 is the foundational issue of his anchor IP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFriday The 13th NES (1989) — Source Material\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriday the 13th\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Nintendo Entertainment System was published by \u003cstrong\u003eLJN in February 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e, developed by Atlus. The game licensed the Friday the 13th film franchise's Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake setting into a top-down\/side-scrolling NES horror game — one of the most-recognised entries in the late-80s 8-bit horror licensing wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe game's \u003cstrong\u003ebox art and cover composition\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jason Voorhees in front of Camp Crystal Lake on a cyan-and-red palette, with hockey-mask iconography prominent — has become a defining piece of late-80s NES-era horror visual identity. While the gameplay was widely criticised at the time, the cover art has had a long second life across retro-gaming nostalgia channels and homage cover lanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpears' homage lifts the NES-era sprite art, palette and box-art layout into his painted Bad Girl horror style — a defined cross-IP homage that places this variant inside the active retro-gaming + horror cover lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree structural factors converge here. First, the \u003cstrong\u003e3rd-print demand signal\u003c\/strong\u003e — issue #1 reaching a third printing is a documented demand marker before the variant hits the market. Second, the \u003cstrong\u003e1:20 ratio\u003c\/strong\u003e — entry-tier scarce ratio layered on the smaller third-print pool. Third, the \u003cstrong\u003ecross-IP homage subject\u003c\/strong\u003e — Friday the 13th + NES retro-gaming + Spears horror, three established lanes converging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors building a Spears Monsters run anchored on issue #1: this is the harder-to-source third-print incentive slot. For collectors building a retro-gaming homage cover lane: this fits with the wider Mortal Kombat, Castlevania and 8-bit-era box-art homage cluster. For Friday the 13th franchise collectors: this is one of the cleaner indie horror crossovers into the IP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompanion piece to other Spears variants on our shelf — sits with the A77 Black Sketch 1:87.5 (Trick-or-Treat campaign), the A83 NOTLD Homage 1:700 chase ratio, the Monsters #7 Metal Cover G Ltd 500, and the wider Vampirella 1:15 ASM #601 homage in the same buy-cycle. The Friday 13 NES homage adds a retro-gaming axis to that artist set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent. Bagged, boarded and rigid-mailer protected. Same packaging standard we use on slabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK Dispatch: Within 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational: Tracked + signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection: Bag + Board + Mailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Redsters Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52539207909643,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/5790\/8491\/files\/Monsters1Nes.jpg?v=1762799503","url":"https:\/\/redsterscomics.com\/nl\/products\/mark-spears-monsters-1-3rd-print-friday-the-13th-nes-video-game-homage-1-20","provider":"Redsters Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}