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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

Value unknown

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,974

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Johnathan Tyler Christopher

Action figure variant

Image ⋅ 2021

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The only way to survive is to stay in the light or hitch a ride with Valentina, the ferryman who escorts people and goods along unlit roads with her luminescent 18-wheeler

[August 2021 - Scott Snyder confirms a Nocterra TV deal has been reached / November 2021 - writer Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld) attached to produce for Netflix / April 2023 - James Wan and his Atomic Monster company attached to Nocterra]

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Cover art featuring She-Dragon

Yellow logo, distributed evenly with the pink logo variant

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 1998

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Cover art featuring She-Dragon

Pink logo, distributed evenly with the yellow title cover A

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First Thrawn appearance outside of Heir to the Empire series

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1st full appearance of the Drengir, a sentient species of plant-life

1st cameo appearance of Imri Cantaros

2nd cameo appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

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1st full appearance of Marchion Ro, leader of the Nihil

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Supplemental promotional publication distributed by Wizard Magazine with sketches of upcoming creator-owned properties

Cover art featuring J. Scott Campbell's Sydney Savage, Joe Madureira's Red Monika and Scarlet X by Humberto Ramos

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Published in India by Gotham Comics

Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #36, the 9/11 issue

Value unknown

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1st appearance of Victor Strange, the brother of Doctor Strange who later becomes Baron Blood, a vampire

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Written and illustrated by Jhonen Vasquez, creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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Final issue

18 years later the series was resurrected for issue #67 in 2010 during the Blackest Night event

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1st unofficial crossover appearance of the Incredible Hulk in a title outside of his own

Hulk appears in a poster on the wall of Stan Lee's office

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3rd appearance of Mandarin

Additional content explaining how Iron Man’s armor works - tap cover and swipe to view additional image

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Third printing

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Preview of the Red Hulk

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,477

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Megan Hutchinson

Cover art inspired by the album 'The Slim Shady LP' by Eminem

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,447

Variant ⋅ Coffin Comics ⋅ 2020

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Sculptured edition, limited to 13 numbered copies

Red Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Red foil title text, limited to 200 copies

Skybound exclusive sold during a Comic Vault Live online event

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Oversized publication measuring 10 in. x14 in.

Reprint of Star Wars (1977) #1 - #3

There also exists a Whitman edition

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Greg Land featuring Elsa Bloodstone

ECCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

Emerald City Comic Con exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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Death of Agatha Harkness, killed by the Scarlet Witch after discovering she once had children and Agatha was instrumental in making her forget

Doctor Strange summarizes events that led to Wanda's madness in a double-page spread

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Cover art featuring Earth-2 Superman versus Val-Zod

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1st appearance of Jade

Cover art featuring Kitana, Baraka, Scorpion and Shao Kahn

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Cover art featuring Smoke and Jade

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Cover art featuring Kintaro versus Goro

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Cover art featuring Shao Kahn

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Cover art featuring Sonya and Shao Kahn

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Origin of the Darkhold

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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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

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Ben Oliver

Leather ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 1997

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Leather edition, limited to 9,999 copies

1:500 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Sersi

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Greg Capullo

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Frank Quitely

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Store exclusive

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