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Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe #1

Reprint Key ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover of 2008 reprint

Rock 'n' Roll Biographies #13

Variant ⋅ Acme Ink ⋅ 2021

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Wasatch Comic Con exclusive

Cover art adapted from one of the first Tool concert posters, specifically a 1991 New Year's show where they opened for the band Green Jello

Old Man Logan #26
Non-Key

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Cover art by Jim Lee from the 1992 Impel X-Men trading card set featuring Charles Xavier in the hoverchair

Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #1

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #1
 
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Premiere issue of a five-issue limited series featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi during the time he served as Master to the Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, the future father of Luke Skywalker who would even later become Darth Vader

📖 Reading Order: read Obi-Wan and Anakin #1 - #5, then Age of Republic - Count Dooku #1

Robotech II: The Sentinels Book 2 #13

Eternity ⋅ 1992

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First printed image of Spawn in a comic book (advertisement)

One of two comics published in March 1992 that included the advertisement, the other being Torg #2

Earlier images of Spawn have been printed in various catalogs and fanzines among other publications

Exiles #1

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Exiles #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Exiles, an often alternating roster of out-of-place heroes from different dimensions

1st appearance of Morph, a character who transforms into other characters for comedic effect

1st full appearance of Nocturne, the daughter of Nightcrawler from an alternate reality

1st appearance of the Timebroker, the entity who gathered the Exiles together

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
 
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One-shot story that introduced the non-canon use of established characters in an alternate reality that later becomes the Elseworlds imprint

A Victorian era Batman hunts down the serial killer, Jack the Ripper

X-Men #25

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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X-Men #25
 
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Magneto rips the Adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton revealing Logan's claws are made of bone

Star Wars: Republic #65

Dark Horse ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Clone Commander Bly

1st full appearance of Barriss Offee

1st full appearance of Luminara Unduli

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