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Centaur ⋅ 1940

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Cover art featuring Air Man

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$54k

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Origin of the Joker, formerly a crook named the Red Hood who pulled a heist that led him through a vat of chemicals that caused his clown-like appearance

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$35k

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1st appearance of Dr. Fate, Kent Nelson

Introduction of the Helmet of Fate, Amulet of Anubis, and the Cloak of Destiny

1st appearance of Wotan, an immortal sorcerer and enemy of Dr. Fate

Archie ⋅ 1941

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$3.1k
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$10k
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$27k

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1st partial cover appearance of Archie

1st appearance of Miss Grundy, referred to as Mrs. Grundy

Ongoing stories featuring Archie begin

Editora de Periodicos La Prensa ⋅ 1974

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$200
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$800
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$2k

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Mexican edition

Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #129, the first appearance of the Punisher

Novelty ⋅ 1940

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$3.2k
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$14k

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3rd appearance of Spacehawk

Scarce

Pines ⋅ 1948

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg

DC ⋅ 1944

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Patriotic cover art by Frank Harry

DC ⋅ 1942

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$3k

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2nd cover appearance of Lois Lane

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Incorrectly categorized by sources as an issue cited in 'Seduction of the Innocence'

Centaur ⋅ 1939

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Early robot cover

The Thing #14

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Charlton ⋅ 1954

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Cover art by Steve Ditko

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$4
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$12
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$55

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"Kree-Skrull War" part 2

DC ⋅ 1945

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Cover art by Paul Reinman

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$85
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$225
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$850

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority, a woman stabs her husband to death in his sleep after realizing he is an alien

Archie ⋅ 1940

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$3k

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1st appearance of Firefly and Roy the Super Boy

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$52.8k

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Advertisement for Detective Comics #27, Batman's first appearance

1st cover appearance of Zatara

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$75
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$190
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$750

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Halloween cover

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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$15
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$55
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$175

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First solo Wolverine title

1st cameo appearance of Yukio

First use of the phrase, 'I'm the best there is at what I do'

DC ⋅ 1940

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$8k

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1st appearance of Perry White, editor-in-chief at the Daily Planet who was originally created for The Adventures of Superman radio program

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$8k

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Stories featuring Phantom Lady by Matt Baker begin

Spy Smasher #1

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Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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Premiere issue of ongoing series

Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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$5.3k
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1st appearance of Captain Nazi

Charlton ⋅ 1954

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$250
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$900
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$2.5k

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Iconic science-fiction cover art by Steve Ditko

EC ⋅ 1951

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Science-fiction cover art by Wally Wood

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1st appearance and origin of Black Talon, a painter who became a killer after having his crushed hand replaced by an executed murderer's hand

Fox ⋅ 1947

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$90
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$950

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1st appearance of Jo-Jo Congo King

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The cover art of this publication was censored from the original image illustrated of the cadaver with a cleaver lodged in his head

The original cover can be viewed by tapping the cover image and swiping

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$35
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$325

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Origin of Sunboy

Key ⋅ 1953

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First interior art by Steve Ditko

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$410k

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1st appearance of The Monk, Batman's first costumed enemy

1st appearance of Julie Madison, Bruce Wayne's girlfriend

5th appearance of Batman

Debut of the Batgyro, an airborn vehicle later replaced by the Batplane

Debut of the Batarang

Stories take place in New York City

Funnies Inc. ⋅ 1953

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$4k

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Final issue of Blue Bolt, retitled Ghostly Weird Stories continuing with issue #120

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$270
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$950
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$2.8k

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Johnny Thunder joins the Justice Society of America

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$11k

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2nd team appearance of the Justice Society of America

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$45
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$120
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$465

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Iconic cover art by Steve Ditko

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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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1st appearance of Sun Boy, a solar-powered member of the Legion of Super-Heroes

1st appearance of Phantom Girl, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who has the ability to phase through objects

1st appearance of Triplicate Girl, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who can split into three identical bodies

1st appearance of Bouncing Boy, a density-changing member of the Legion of Super-Heroes

1st appearance of Shrinking Violet, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who can shrink to sub-atomic size

1st appearance of Braniac 5, a genius and time-traveling member of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Supergirl joins the Legion of Super-Heroes

DC ⋅ 1948

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Final issue

Batman #17

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DC ⋅ 1943

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Cover art by Jerry Robinson

Dell ⋅ 1942

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$1.5k

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First Porky Pig headlining title issue

DC ⋅ 1951

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$1k

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2nd appearance of Killer Moth

EC ⋅ 1951

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Cover art by Al Feldstein

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$95k

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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of the Sandman, Wesley Dodds

DC ⋅ 1950

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$550
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$5.5k

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Origin of Catwoman

1st appearance of The Knight, the Batman of England

1st appearance of Squire who later becomes The Knight II

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$900
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$9k

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg

DC ⋅ 1942

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$725
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$1.9k
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$7.2k

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2nd cover appearance of the Penguin, first cover appearance in the Batman title

Fox ⋅ 1940

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$14k

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1st appearance of Blast Bennett the Bird Man and God of Thunder

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$7k

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1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

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1st appearance of Baroness Paula Von Gunther, a Nazi

1st appearance of Stretch Skinner

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$9.5k

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Stories featuring The Patriot begin

Hillman ⋅ 1940

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$5k

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1st appearance Rocket Riley

1st appearance Steel Shark

1st team appearance The Defenders

1st appearance Phantom Ranger

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