Key Collector Comics

June 20 2024

Featuring comic books that have spiked in interest by number of copies purchased this week versus the previous week.

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Get Jiro
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2012
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Get Jiro
 
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160-page hardcover graphic novel

Written by the late famous television personality and chef, Anthony Bourdain

In a futuristic Los Angeles, where master chefs rule the city like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurant, a renegade sushi chef arrives in town with revenge on his mind

[June 2024 - Adult Swim has ordered an adaptation for an animated TV series]

G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1
 
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First crossover series featuring G.I. Joe and Transformers

[June 2023 - crossover movie teased at the end of Transformers Rise of the Beasts / June 2024 - writer Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) will pen the script]

Infinite Crisis #5
DC ⋅ 2006
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Infinite Crisis #5
 
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1st full appearance of the third Blue Beetle, in costume

Ghost Rider #31
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Ghost Rider #31
 
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1st full team appearance of the Midnight Sons aka The Nine: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Doctor Strange, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings, Sam Buchanan

Rise of the Midnight Sons part six of six

The Boys #3
WildStorm ⋅ 2006
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The Boys #3
 
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1st partial team appearance of The Seven: Homelander (1st), Starlight (1st), Black Noir (1st), Queen Maeve (1st), A-Train

1st cameo team appearance of Teenage Kix, in photos

The Boys #1
WildStorm ⋅ 2006
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The Boys #1
 
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1st appearance of Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, a CIA team that polices a reckless superhero community

1st appearance of Hughie Campbell, recruited to The Boys after the death of his girlfriend

1st appearance of A-Train, a member of the Seven

Adapted for a TV series on Amazon

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1
 
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Four-issue out-of-continuity series that pits Deadpool against the Marvel Universe

Adventures of Superman #505
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993
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Adventures of Superman #505
 
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Final chapter of the 'Reign of the Supermen' story arc

Action Comics #1
Facsimile ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022
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Action Comics #1
 
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Facsimile reprint of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman

Booster Gold #1
DC ⋅ 1986
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Booster Gold #1
 
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1st appearance of Booster Gold

1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold

1st appearance of Blackguard

1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar

1st cameo appearance of Mindancer

[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max]

Ghost Rider #28
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Ghost Rider #28
 
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1st cameo team appearance of The Nine aka the Midnight Sons: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings

1st appearance of the Caretaker

1st appearance of Lilith, mother of demons

1st appearance of Meatmarket, offspring of Lilith

[July 2021 - reports that Marvel registered the LLC, Richmond Street Productions for a streaming series leading speculators to believe that it is a reference to the location of the cemetery where Dan Ketch was resurrected as the Ghost Rider / July 2022 - Midnight Sons was trademarked by Marvel along with other titles that are proven to be official / May 2023 - Mia Goth confirmed to portray Lilith in Blade]

Longshot #1
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Longshot #1
 
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1st appearance of Longshot

1st appearance of Spiral

Department of Truth #1
Image ⋅ 2020
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Department of Truth #1
 
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After a man discovers that every conspiracy theory that he'd ever studied was true, he sets out to infiltrate the organization that has been been keeping them covered up - the Department of Truth

🚨 November 2020 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: a high-dollar bidding war has ended for the ultra-relevant conspiracy theory series that is attracting A-Level talent for a movie

[February 19, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter confirms our report from November that Department of Truth has been optioned, secured by Elisabeth Murdoch in a competitive bidding war]

NYX #3
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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NYX #3
 
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1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

Laura Kinney debuted in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2003)

Spider-Man / Deadpool #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Spider-Man / Deadpool #1
 
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Premiere issue teaming-up Spider-Man and Deadpool

Marvel Spotlight #5
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Spotlight #5
 
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1st appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

[January 2023 - rumor that a Ghost Rider project is in development, possibly a Halloween special. No info on which version of Ghost Rider will be used in the event that this is true]

Moon Knight #1
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Moon Knight #1
 
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First ongoing Moon Knight title series

Origin of Moon Knight

1st appearance of Bushman, a mercenary and arch-nemesis of Moon Knight

1st appearance of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon who Marc Spector serves as its avatar

Amazing Spider-Man #238
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Amazing Spider-Man #238
 
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1st appearance of the Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley

A complete issue includes the ‘Tattooz' giveaway insert, found between the final page and the back cover. See additional images - be aware that the insert may be there but the tattoos might still be missing

[Feb 2021 - a social media account associated with Sony seemingly teased the transformation of Ned Leeds into the Hobgoblin / June 2022 - Jacob Batalon reshared photo holding a Hobgoblin action figure which caused future movie speculation on social media / May 2023 - speculation Spider-Man 4's villain will be Hobgoblin]

Amazing Spider-Man #50
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Amazing Spider-Man #50
 
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1st appearance of the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk

Story includes the iconic interior panel of Peter Parker walking away from his Spider-Man suit that is discarded in a garbage can

[September 2022 - Vincent D'Onofrio will reprise the role of Kingpin in Daredevil]

Uncle Scrooge And The Infinity Dime #1
Non-Key
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Uncle Scrooge And The Infinity Dime #1
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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