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SLG ⋅ 1998

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Written and illustrated by Roman Dirge

The adventures of a little dead girl named Lenore who meets a visually-impaired mouse and a paraplegic cannibal

Be aware there many printings to this issue

[March 2021 - we are hearing Neil Gaiman has signed on as executive producer with eOne developing]

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200th issue anniversary

Aftershock ⋅ 2021

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Issue #2 of a five-part series

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Variant cover art by Earl Norem

Gold foil title text

Preview of Invincible

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Cover art by David Aja featuring Agatha Harkness

Chromium ⋅ Hall of Heroes ⋅ 1996

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Chromium edition, limited to 1,000 copies

Image ⋅ 2002

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Copies ordered by retailers: 46,400

Image ⋅ 2012

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20th anniversary milestone issue, Spawn #1 was published in May 1992

Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Origin of Kes Dameron and Shara Bey, the parents of Poe Dameron

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Patrick Zircher

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Amanda Conner

Looney Tunes variant featuring Pepe Le Pew

Independent ⋅ 2006

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Sketchbook sold at San Diego Comic Con 2006

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Mail-away offer to receive a personalized edition that includes the recipient's name as Captain Universe on the cover and interior

Text on cover reads: the awesome Enigma Force selects NAME to battle the mutant monster menace

Two versions exist, one for male recipients, the other for female recipients

Pull-out poster with painted art by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt featuring Wolverine

Marvel Masterpieces trading card featuring Captain Universe

Original cost: $14.95

BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Limited series about a roller derby team

[March 2021 - Roller Derby Comic Adaptation ‘Slam!’ In The Works At HBO Max As Animated Series With Pamela Ribon, Rooster Teeth Studios & BOOM! Studios reported by Deadline]

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,518

2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Second printing

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Nine-issue series that follows Wiccan (Billy) and Speed (Tommy) search for the Scarlet Witch who had been missing since the events of House of M

[March 2022 - rumor that unannounced MCU projects could borrow heavily from this story arc]

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,255

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Battle of Franklin Richards versus Mephisto that resulted in Mephisto's defeat

In Avengers West Coast #52, it is revealed that Mephisto's defeat at the hands of Franklin caused his soul to fracture into six fragments, two of which were unknowingly harnessed by the Scarlet Witch and used to later create her twin sons

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1st appearance of Furnace, an Invincible villain

Stories featuring Spawn, Savage Dragon, Witchblade, Lara Croft and Strykeforce

Image ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of the second Nightwing, formerly Night Boy, the sidekick to the first Nightwing

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,860

Image ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of Science Dog

1st appearance of Multi-Paul, the brother of Dupli-Kate

1st appearance of Octoboss, the leader of the Squidmen

1st team appearance of Mantis, an alien race

Image ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of Omnipotus, a cosmic predator

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1st appearance of Martinique Wyngarde, the daughter of Mastermind, Jason Wyngarde

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1st appearance of Manslaughter Marsdale

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Preview appearance of Ghost Rider, Alejandra Jones

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Aaron Alexovich

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Comic book adaptation of the 2017 video game

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Thomas Boatwright

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Dave Santana

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Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

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Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

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Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

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Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

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Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

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Final issue

Adaptation of a script intended for the follow-up animated series to Macross that was never made

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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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

Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by David Sanchez

Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Georgiev Vasco

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Preview of Young Avengers, sketches

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Dark Horse ⋅ 2003

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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]

Secret Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Secret variant

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Lore, the cross-dimensional, demonic counterpart to Scarlet Witch on a quest to destroy other Nexus Beings

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1st appearance of Darcy Lewis in a comic book

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Iconic cover art by Erik Larsen

Prelude ⋅ Image ⋅ 1998

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8-page original prelude story introducing Battle Chasers, a fantasy property created by Joe Madureira

Battle Chasers spawned a video game launched in 2017

Sketchbook preview of characters that appear in the first issue of the limited series

[December 2021 - a live-action TV series in-development from the creators of John Wick]

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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On August 6th, 1945, the U.S. dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Only President Truman wasn't the one who gave the order...it was ENIAC

Limited distribution to 200 comic shops

Quantum Cat Entertainment ⋅ 1998

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10-page story featuring Battle Chasers, a fantasy property created by Joe Madureira

Some sources cite this magazine as the introduction of Battle Chasers but the Battle Chasers prelude was released in February 1998

Wizard World ⋅ Quantum Cat Entertainment ⋅ 1998

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Wizard World convention 1998 exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Cover art featuring Battle Chasers characters, silver title text

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