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Comic book adaptation of a 1962 British science-fiction television series about a World Space Patrol that protects the universe from interstellar threats

Western ⋅ 1962

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Comic book adaptation of the Bonanza television series (1959-1973), the second longest-running Western behind Gunsmoke with 440 episodes

Charlton ⋅ 1961

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Adaptation of the 1960 UK movie produced to cash in on the popularity of Godzilla

St. John ⋅ 1949

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First Three Stooges series

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52-page official movie adaptation with a story that continues in Men In Black: Retribution

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Solo series featuring Dale Evans, Queen of the West, the wife and occasional co-star of Roy Rogers

1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Famous Djinns cover featuring Andrew Divoff from the film Wishmaster

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One-shot tie-in that provides background story to the 1999 'found-footage' film

[April 2022 - rumor that LionsGate is interested in developing a reboot]

Second printing credited names across footer colored red / third printing, title and footer credits colored red

Dabel Brothers ⋅ 2009

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Five-issue, official adaptation of the 1979 film

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1st official appearance of Edward Scissorhands in a comic book

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

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Five-issue adaptation of the 1987 'Werewolf' television series

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Six-issue limited series ending with Marvel taking over the license of the property

1st full appearance of the Power Rangers in a traditional comic book

1st appearance of Lord Zedd

1st appearance of Goldar

Complete copies of this issue will have the White Ranger card intact

Blackthorne ⋅ 2019

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16-page prop replica comic book from the 1987 movie The Lost Boys

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1st appearance of the Wonder Twins: Jan and Jayna

1st appearance of Gleek, an alien that resembles a blue monkey

1st appearance of Seraph, a Global Guardian from Israel

1st appearance of Godiva, a Global Guardian from the U.K.

1st appearance of Impala, a Global Guardian from South Africa

1st appearance of Owlwoman, an Indigenous Global Guardian

Characters introduced in this issue are from the alternate reality where the Super Friends exist and not in the mainstream DC Universe

Though the Super Friends series is widely considered non-continuity, there are events that occur in the series that are referenced in the main DC Universe

[August 2023 - a Wonder Twins project is rumored to be back in development at DC Studios]

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

1st appearance of Darth Vader

1st appearance of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Princess Leia

1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2

1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin

1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars

Introduction of Stormtroopers

1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1

Cinema Shares Int'l ⋅ 1976

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First Godzilla comic distributed in the U.S., officially

4-page promotional comic given away at theaters

1973 version may exist

Cannon ⋅ 1989

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One-shot promotional adaptation of the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme film

Recalled ⋅ Warner Brothers ⋅ 1999

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16-page promotional comic intended to be a giveaway at The Matrix movie premiere but recalled for excessive violence and supposedly destroyed

Western ⋅ 1963

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1st appearance of the Jetsons in comics

Dell ⋅ 1961

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1st appearance of The Flintstones in comics

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1st appearance of Tom & Jerry - Tom is depicted as a brown-colored cat in this comic instead of the more traditional gray

1st appearance of Barney Bear

1st team appearance of Our Gang

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Premiere issue of Invader Zim

Initially aired on Nickelodeon in 2001

AMC ⋅ 2013

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One-shot summary of the first four-and-a-half seasons of AMC's 'Breaking Bad'

San Diego Comic Con 2013 promotional giveaway, limited to 500 copies

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One-shot with word bubble that reads "I'm a Comic Book'"

5 variants exist for this one-shot issue

Bongo announced a contest in 2012 rewarding the first person to submit a picture holding all five would be "Simpsonized" in a future issue

Rebellion ⋅ 2004

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Story inspired by Shaun of the Dead published five months before the movie release

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1st appearance of the animated Teen Titans in comic books

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Premiere issue adapted from a popular web series about a woman and her strange pet, searching for a job

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1st appearance of Livewire based off of the animated series, later becomes part of DC continuity

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