My local shop keeps calling the new Spider-Man comic a 'first appearance' and it's not

I saw a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the real first Spider-Man, priced at over 20 grand in a display case. Then the clerk pointed to a recent reprint issue and called it a 'key first appearance' for new collectors. That's just wrong, it's a reprint. It matters because people might pay big money thinking they're getting something they're not. Has anyone else seen shops or sellers blurring the line between a real first print and a later version?

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blakeo5718d ago

Actually they're not wrong at all.

nathan_davis18d ago

I see where you're coming from, but I've had the opposite experience.

jesse_harris18d ago

Wait, you used to think that too? I was on the other side for years, but then I saw how it worked in a real situation and it totally flipped my view. The details they gave about the process made it click for me.