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1st appearance of Ranma in a U.S. comic

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1st appearance of Ranma in a U.S. comic

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Created by Akira Toriyama, prior to the publication of Dragon Ball

192-page softcover first printing

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Created by Akira Toriyama, prior to the publication of Dragon Ball

192-page softcover first printing

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One-shot horror anthology translated in English from an award-winning Japanese Manga publication

First U.S. published Manga to remain in its 'unflipped' original form - read from right to left

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One-shot horror anthology translated in English from an award-winning Japanese Manga publication

First U.S. published Manga to remain in its 'unflipped' original form - read from right to left

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First chapter of Naruto, serialized in Shonen Jump

Prototype of the Naruto universe was published in Akamaru Jump in 1997

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First chapter of Naruto, serialized in Shonen Jump

Prototype of the Naruto universe was published in Akamaru Jump in 1997

X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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$10

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

Dragon Ball #1

Viz ⋅ 1998

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$25

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$85

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$280

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Twelve-issue English adaptation of the 1985 series

Manga-style, reads right to left, beginning from what is traditionally the last page

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Twelve-issue English adaptation of the 1985 series

Manga-style, reads right to left, beginning from what is traditionally the last page

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Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

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Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

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Six-issue English translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

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Six-issue English translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

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Adaptation of the cult classic manga horror story, translated into English

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Adaptation of the cult classic manga horror story, translated into English

Dragon Ball Z #1

Viz ⋅ 1998

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$15

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$50

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$150

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First U.S. adaptation of Dragon Ball Z in standard comics

Values listed are for the first printing

There exist at least 12 printings of this 1st issue

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First U.S. adaptation of Dragon Ball Z in standard comics

Values listed are for the first printing

There exist at least 12 printings of this 1st issue

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Five-issue manga series about a seemingly normal woman who transforms into the ultimate cyber weapon

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Five-issue manga series about a seemingly normal woman who transforms into the ultimate cyber weapon

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

Last Gasp ⋅ 2009

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Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

Last Gasp ⋅ 2009

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$10

Mid

$35

High

$115

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104-page hardcover manga collection of stories about life for a common Japanese family in the decades after the atomic bomb

First published in Weekly Manga Action

Adapted into a film titled Sakura Country

Multiple award winner including the Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival (2004) and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Creative Prize (2005)

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104-page hardcover manga collection of stories about life for a common Japanese family in the decades after the atomic bomb

First published in Weekly Manga Action

Adapted into a film titled Sakura Country

Multiple award winner including the Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival (2004) and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Creative Prize (2005)

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Variant cover art by Gurihiru

Comic shops qualified to order this variant after matching the quantity of copies ordered for Silk #4

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Variant cover art by Gurihiru

Comic shops qualified to order this variant after matching the quantity of copies ordered for Silk #4

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First Hellsing manga story published by Dark Horse Comics

First published in Japanese as serialized story in Young King OURs (May 1997)

[March 2021 - Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and Amazon Studios are developing a live-action feature film based on the iconic Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing]

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First Hellsing manga story published by Dark Horse Comics

First published in Japanese as serialized story in Young King OURs (May 1997)

[March 2021 - Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and Amazon Studios are developing a live-action feature film based on the iconic Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing]

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Variant cover art by Chika Ogaki

Manga edition

Comic shops qualified to order this variant if their orders matched or exceeded the quantity ordered of issue #2

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Variant cover art by Chika Ogaki

Manga edition

Comic shops qualified to order this variant if their orders matched or exceeded the quantity ordered of issue #2

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Variant cover art by Sana Takeda

Manga variant featuring Gambit and Jubilee

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Variant cover art by Sana Takeda

Manga variant featuring Gambit and Jubilee

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Final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,777

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Final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,777

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Second-to-final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,895

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Second-to-final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,895

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Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

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Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

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Premiere issue of the first U.S. Cowboy Bebop standard comic book based on the Japanese anime series created in 1997

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Premiere issue of the first U.S. Cowboy Bebop standard comic book based on the Japanese anime series created in 1997

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1st appearance of Battle Angel, Alita

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1st appearance of Battle Angel, Alita

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Introduction of Dragon Ball Z

1st appearance of Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball

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Introduction of Dragon Ball Z

1st appearance of Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Ranma 1/2 #1	Viz	$1	$2	$5
Dr. Slump #1	Viz	$15	$50	$150
Panorama of Hell	Blast Books	$10	$30	$100
Weekly Shonen Jump #43	Shueisha	$45	$160	$475
X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1	Marvel	$1	$2	$10
Dragon Ball #1	Viz	$25	$85	$280
Bastard #1	Viz	$2	$8	$20
Shonen Jump #0	Viz	$5	$15	$50
Godzilla #1	Dark Horse	$1	$2	$10
Tomie #1	Viz	$3	$9	$30
Dragon Ball Z #1	Viz	$15	$50	$150
Genocyber #1	Viz	$1	$2	$10
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms	Last Gasp	$10	$35	$115
Silk #7	Marvel	$3	$9	$35
Hellsing #1	Dark Horse	$1	$2	$8
All-New Hawkeye #5	Marvel	$5	$15	$55
X-Men '92 #3	Marvel	$4	$12	$40
Spider-Man: The Manga #31	Marvel	$2	$8	$25
Spider-Man: The Manga #30	Marvel	$2	$8	$20
Domu: A Child's Dream #1	Dark Horse	$5	$18	$70
Cowboy Bebop #1	Tokyo Pop	$20	$80	$200
Battle Angel Alita #1	Viz	$5	$18	$65
Weekly Shonen Jump #838	Shueisha	$315	$730	$2.6k

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Ranma 1/2 #1

Viz ⋅ 1992

Ranma 1/2 #1

Viz ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Ranma in a U.S. comic

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1st appearance of Ranma in a U.S. comic

Dr. Slump #1

Viz ⋅ 2005

Dr. Slump #1

Viz ⋅ 2005

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Created by Akira Toriyama, prior to the publication of Dragon Ball

192-page softcover first printing

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Created by Akira Toriyama, prior to the publication of Dragon Ball

192-page softcover first printing

Panorama of Hell

Blast Books ⋅ 1989

Panorama of Hell

Blast Books ⋅ 1989

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One-shot horror anthology translated in English from an award-winning Japanese Manga publication

First U.S. published Manga to remain in its 'unflipped' original form - read from right to left

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One-shot horror anthology translated in English from an award-winning Japanese Manga publication

First U.S. published Manga to remain in its 'unflipped' original form - read from right to left

Weekly Shonen Jump #43

Shueisha ⋅ 1999

Weekly Shonen Jump #43

Shueisha ⋅ 1999

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First chapter of Naruto, serialized in Shonen Jump

Prototype of the Naruto universe was published in Akamaru Jump in 1997

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First chapter of Naruto, serialized in Shonen Jump

Prototype of the Naruto universe was published in Akamaru Jump in 1997

X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1

Marvel ⋅ 2003

X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

Dragon Ball #1

Viz ⋅ 1998

Dragon Ball #1

Viz ⋅ 1998

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Twelve-issue English adaptation of the 1985 series

Manga-style, reads right to left, beginning from what is traditionally the last page

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Twelve-issue English adaptation of the 1985 series

Manga-style, reads right to left, beginning from what is traditionally the last page

Bastard #1

Viz ⋅ 2001

Bastard #1

Viz ⋅ 2001

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Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

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Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

Shonen Jump #0

Viz ⋅ 2002

Shonen Jump #0

Viz ⋅ 2002

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide