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Premiere issue of a 4-part limited series where Luke Skywalker is the instructor of a Jedi Academy

1st appearance of Kyp Durron

1st appearance of Kirana Tii

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Reprint of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Raffaele Ienco

Design variant featuring Ochi of Bestoon

Sketch ⋅ Olympian ⋅ 2006

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Sketchbook produced prior to the first printing of Cursed Pirate Girl

20 sketches, self-published by Jeremy Bastian

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Marco Checchetto

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Allred

Batman '66 variant

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by David Mack

70th Anniversary celebration of Captain America's introduction in 1941

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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First meeting of Shuri and Ironheart

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2012

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A TV series starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across a near-future United States

Created by Sean Murphy

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant sketch cover art by Adi Granov

Store exclusive

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca

Cover number 46 out of 48 variants produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)

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1st appearance of Summer Zahid, a character with ice manipulation powers

Canadian Edition ⋅ Archie ⋅ 1995

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Second-to-last issue

$1.65 Canadian price variant

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1st appearance of Chip n' Dale unnamed, referred to only as Chipmunks, in a comic story

Previous appearance was a four-page text story with a few illustrations

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1st appearance of Goofy as Super Goof

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Variant sketch cover art by Ivan Reis

Dynamite ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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1st appearance of Strange, a female Sorcerer Supreme of the 2099 Universe

Marvel UK ⋅ 1978

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Partial reprint of Star Wars #1 (1977) distributed in the United Kingdom

Includes an X-Fighter paper cut-out model making this edition harder to find as a complete issue

Includes Star Wars movie character biographies

Partial reprint of Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,468

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Variant cover art by Mike McKone

1 of 27 connecting covers

Comic Tom ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

Black Mask ⋅ 2017

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Cover art by Khary Randolph

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Prequel of the 1992 animated/live-action film

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Premiere issue of a limited graphic novel series initially produced by TSR (#1 - #3) then published by DC (#4 and #5)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by David Aja

Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ben Garriga

Antarctic ⋅ 1996

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Created by Brandon Graham, a saga of the Earth's distant future, when a single mega-corporation rules the planet

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Parody of Batman and Robin

Kickstarter ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Reprint of Spawn #1, remastered edition

Obtained through funding the Spawn Masterworks Kickstarter that ended May 8, 2020 and raised nearly $3.5 million dollars from 23,761 backers

Silver foil, black and white cover for contributors who backed the Artist Proof Spawn remastered action figure

Value unknown

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First mention of Nihil Raiders, prior to the launch of High Republic

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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UPC sticker over blank white box

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Variant cover art by Jamal Peppers

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2009

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Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ron Wilson

Convention exclusive

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing cover art by Gabriel Walta

Hall of Heroes ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Snowman, the vengeful spirit of an Indigenous person

2020 reintroduction of the character by All Caps Comics through a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Partial reprint of Marvel Super Special Magazine #16

Part two of The Empire Strikes Back movie adaptation that ran through issue #44

1st team appearance of Rogue Squadron in a standard U.S. comic book

In Star Wars #52 (October 2018), the official canon origin story is told of how the Rogue Squadron was named to honor the team of Rebels known as Rogue One. This occurred during the the attack on the Mako-Ta Space Docks which would fall on the timeline before Star Wars #39 (September 1980)

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One-shot featuring Darth Maul

Darth Maul is instructed by Sidious to remain unknown to the Jedi Order but Maul's desire for battle is too much to keep contained

📖 Reading Order: next read the story, 'The Weapon' in Age of Republic Special #1

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One-shot featuring General Grievous, the cyborg Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems

📖 Reading Order: next, read 'Intermission Part I' in Star Wars Adventures #12 (2017 series)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2012

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Celebration VI Star Wars 2012 fan convention exclusive, limited to 1,000 copies

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1st appearance of Baron Soontir Fel, one of the deadliest starfighters in the Galactic Empire

Darkstorm Comics ⋅ 2017

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80-page one-shot adaptation of the 5th Underworld film

Photo cover featuring Kate Beckinsale

Celebrity Authentics exclusive, unsigned

Two sold listings are visible - one for $25 and the other for $125

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant second printing cover art by Felipe Smith

There also exists a first printing with a Lenticular cover

Cover art inspired by The Fantastic Four #49 (1966)

GameStop ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Greg Horn

GameStop exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Partial reprint of Marvel Super Special Magazine #16

Part one of The Empire Strikes Back movie adaptation that ran through issue #44

First mention of Rogue (Squadron) in a standard U.S. comic book

In Star Wars #39, a pilot radios to home base using the call sign 'Rogue Two'

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In Star Wars #52 (October 2018), the official canon origin story is told of how the Rogue Squadron was named to honor the team of Rebels known as Rogue One. This occurred during the the attack on the Mako-Ta Space Docks which would fall on the timeline prior to Star Wars #39 (September 1980)

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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1st appearance of Shira Brie, later becomes Lumiya - Dark Lady of the Sith

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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1st appearance of Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith, later revealed to be Shira Brie

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Ariel Olivetti

Diamond Retailer Summit 2013 exclusive

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,899

Stories written by Pat Boone, Gene Simmons, Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper

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