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Amazing Spider-Man #252
Non-Key

Canadian Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Amazing Spider-Man #252
 
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$15
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$50
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$150

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French Canadian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #252, the first appearance of Spider-Man's black suit

Amazing Spider-Man #238
Non-Key

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Amazing Spider-Man #238
 
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$15
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$50
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$150

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French Canadian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #238, the first appearance of Hobgoblin

Wolverine #8
Non-Key

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Wolverine #8
 
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$1
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$2
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$5

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Tomb Raider #15
Non-Key

Canadian Edition ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2001

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Tomb Raider #15
 
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$1
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$5
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$15

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2001 Canadian National Comic Book Expo exclusive

Better Comics #1

Maple Leaf Publishing ⋅ 1941

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Better Comics #1
 
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$5k
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$15k
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$50k

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First standard format comic book published in Canada comprised of original stories

1st appearance of The Iron Man, the first original Canadian superhero who lived in an Atlantis-type of underwater city

Wow Comics #1

Bell Features ⋅ 1941

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Wow Comics #1
 
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$0
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$0
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$0

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First Canadian comic book published in full color

Value unknown

Alpha Flight #106

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Alpha Flight #106
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

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Northstar reveals he is gay

1st appearance of Major Mapleleaf

Amazing Spider-Man #667
Non-Key

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Amazing Spider-Man #667
 
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$2
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$8
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$25

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2011 Montreal Comic Con exclusive

Amazing Spider-Man #666

Fan Expo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Amazing Spider-Man #666
 
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$10
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$30
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$100

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2011 Fan Expo Canada exclusive

Captain America Comics

Marvel ⋅ 1942

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Captain America Comics
 
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$3.2k
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$10k
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$52k

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132-page scarce, black & white Canadian issue

Comics Festival #2005

Legion of Evil Press ⋅ 2005

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Comics Festival #2005
 
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$8
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$25

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1st appearance of Scott Pilgrim in a standard-sized comic book in a one-page story

2005 Free Comic Book Day giveaway printed by the Toronto Comics Art Festival

Showcase of Canadian comic creators

Front cover art by Darwyn Cooke

Back cover art by James Jean

Journey Into Fear #1

Superior ⋅ 1951

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Journey Into Fear #1
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Interior art featuring Matt Baker

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1

Canadian Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
 
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$50
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$150
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$500

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Canadian edition, blank back cover

Mad #1

Canadian Edition ⋅ EC ⋅ 1953

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Mad #1
 
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$800
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$2k
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$8k

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Canadian edition, indicated by the letters CDL below the No.1 - U.S. edition displays months 'Oct-Nov'

Back cover advertisement for a screwdriver set - U.S. edition advertisement for an auto repair manual

Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #6

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #6
 
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$1
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$2
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$4

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1st appearance of Canadian Spider-Man

WWE #7

1:30 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2017

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WWE #7
 
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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Rahzzah featuring Rowdy Roddy Piper

Is This Tomorrow

Canadian Edition ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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Is This Tomorrow
 
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$700
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$1.9k
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$7k

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Canadian edition of the anti-communism publication

The six-point plan to fight communism, printed on the back cover ends with 'Canada First!' as opposed to the 10-point U.S. edition that ends with "Be American first"

Strange Mysteries #10

Superior ⋅ 1953

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Strange Mysteries #10
 
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$25
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$85
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$450

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: injury to eye

Strange Mysteries #1

Superior ⋅ 1951

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Strange Mysteries #1
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Early Golden Age Horror comic

Necrowar #1

Dreamwave ⋅ 2003

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Necrowar #1
 
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$3

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First cover art by Adi Granov

Gatefold cover

Super Shamou #1

Inuit Broadcasting Company ⋅ 1987

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Super Shamou #1
 
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$45
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$140
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$450

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Promotional comic book communicating the dangers of inhaling solvents for recreational purposes and distributed in the Northwest Territories of Canada

36-page flipbook one-shot with 18 pages in English and the same story printed in Inuktitut, the language of indigenous Canadians

There is also an edition of this comic book half printed in French and the other half, Inuktitut

Captain America #1

Fan Expo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Captain America #1
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Dale Eaglesham

Canadian Fan Expo 2011

Savage Dragon #255

Image ⋅ 2020

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Savage Dragon #255
 
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$4

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1st cameo team appearance of North Force, a Canadian superhero team

Super Comics #1

Canadian Edition ⋅ Citren News Company ⋅ 1941

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Super Comics #1
 
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$0

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Canadian produced reprint of Archie's first appearance from Pep Comics #22 (1941)

Cover appearance of The Shield, redrawn with Union Jack flag-inspired costume which was the Canadian flag prior to the Maple Leaf National Flag of Canada

Value unknown

Spawn #289

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Spawn #289
 
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$5
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$18
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$60

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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 666 copies

Spawn #289

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Spawn #289
 
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$8
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$20
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$85

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Variant virgin cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 666 copies

Store exclusive

Captain Battle #1

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1941

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Captain Battle #1
 
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$150
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$450
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$1.6k

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1st appearance and origin of Blackout, Dr. Basil Brusiloff

Captain Battle Jr. #1

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Captain Battle Jr. #1
 
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$2.5k

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1st appearance of Captain Battle Jr.

Captain Canuck #1

Comely Comix ⋅ 1975

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Captain Canuck #1
 
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$3
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$12

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1st appearance of Captain Canuck

First Canadian published comic book distributed on the mass market throughout the United States

Triumph-Adventure Comics #1

Hillborough ⋅ 1941

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Triumph-Adventure Comics #1
 
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$50k

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1st appearance of Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian female superhero who draws her powers from the aurora borealis

Captain Atom #1

Price Variant ⋅ Nation-Wide ⋅ 1950

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Captain Atom #1
 
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$35
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$110
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$400

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$0.10 price variant

Captain Battle #2

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1941

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Captain Battle #2
 
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$75
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$230
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$850

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1st and only appearance of Dr. Horror

Captain Battle #3

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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Captain Battle #3
 
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$3k

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Origin of Silver Streak

Captain Battle #5

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Captain Battle #5
 
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Reprinted stories from Captain Battle Comics #1 (1941) but with a different cover

Captain Atom #6

DC ⋅ 1987

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Captain Atom #6
 
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1st appearance of Dr. Spectro

Captain Atom #12

DC ⋅ 1988

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Captain Atom #12
 
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$3

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1st appearance of Major Force

Captain Canuck #15

Comely Comix ⋅ 2004

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Captain Canuck #15
 
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$15
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$70

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Final issue, unpublished at the end of the title’s run in 1980

Limited to 150 copies

Captain Atom #78

Charlton ⋅ 1965

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Captain Atom #78
 
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$18
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$85

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Origin of Captain Atom

Captain Atom #79

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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Captain Atom #79
 
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$12
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$55

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1st appearance of Dr. Spectro

Captain Atom #82

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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Captain Atom #82
 
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$35
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$115
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$330

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1st appearance of Nightshade

Captain Atom #83

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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Captain Atom #83
 
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$35
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$120
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$400

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1st appearance of Blue Beetle, Ted Kord

First printing has a round yellow circle in upper left corner

Captain Atom #84

Charlton ⋅ 1967

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Captain Atom #84
 
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$4
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$12
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$45

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Debut of new powers and costume for Captain Atom

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