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United Plankton Pictures ⋅ 2018

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Final issue, Halloween anthology of stories

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,897

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2nd team appearance of the Dominators, first time as yellow aliens with a red circle on forehead

[October 2020 - the Dominators were mentioned in the Green Lantern audition tape script read by the actors]

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,964

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Gene Campbell

Contest of Champions edition

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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1st appearance of Zenzi, daughter of N'Jadaka aka Killmonger, possessed by the goddess Bast

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates created an older character named Zenzi in the 2016 Black Panther series with different powers and origin than the Zenzi introduced in this issue

Drawn & Quarterly ⋅ 1997

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Written and illustrated by Archer Prewitt, founding member of the Chicago-based indie band, The Sea & Cake

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st cover appearance of Ahsoka Tano on a canon issue, does not appear in interior

Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Store exclusive

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3rd appearance of the Shredder, later revealed to be a mystic worm with the ability to create a clone of a human

TwoMorrows ⋅ 2010

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Cover art by Frank Cho featuring Shanna the She-Devil

Shanna was originally introduced in 1972 with titles Night Nurse and Claws of the Cat, marketed toward a female audience

In 2005, the oft-censored Frank Cho put his own spin on the character, changing her hair color from red to blonde and creating a different origin for a seven-issue limited series that led into additional runs and a team-up with Wolverine in the Savage Land

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Four-page, black and white story inserted in Comic Buyer's Guide #1070

Reprinted in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction 1995 collection and the 2018 Omnibus

Value reflects the four-page supplement removed from the Comic Buyer's Guide fanzine

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1st appearance of Countdown, an astronaut

1st appearance of a S.A.W.-Viper, heavy machine gunner

Death of Doc, Heavy Metal, Thunder and Crankcase, killed by a S.A.W. Viper

Death of Breaker, Crazylegs, and Quick Kick killed by an exploding Cobra Rage vehicle

Gamestop ⋅ 2020

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Wraparound cover art by Sara Pichelli featuring Miles Morales swinging through Harlem

15-page feature with exclusive details on the 2020 PlayStation game including: Miles' powers, the playable world, unlockable suits, the new skill tree and more

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries

An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,660

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2010

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Cover art featuring Shaak Ti

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2011

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Cover art featuring Kit Fisto

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

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Cover art featuring Ahsoka Tano

Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine spun-off from the Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter

Subscription ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2013

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Subscriber exclusive edition

Star Wars Insider is an official Star Wars magazine that evolved from the Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter

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Cover art featuring Ahsoka Tano as Fulcrum

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2016

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Cover art featuring Sabine Wren

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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176-page hardcover, limited to 1,000 copies

Collects Star Wars: Dark Empire (1994) #1 - #6

Leather bound with matching slipcase, gold-edged pages and signed/numbered

Original retail price: $99.99

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Comic book adaptation of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

1st appearance of Shaak Ti, a Tortuga Jedi Master and member of the Jedi Order

1st appearance of Bultar Swan, a Jedi General

1st appearance of Sora Bulq, a Weequay Jedi Master

The Attack of the Clones adapted graphic novel hardcover and softcover preceded this standard comic book publication

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2005

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PBBZ [Paperback Bazaar] Comic Con 2005 exclusive reprint, limited to 3,000 copies

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Julie Sakai, limited to 500 copies

First standard comic cover featuring a Chibi-style Usagi Yojimbo - Chibi refers to a type of art that depicts characters with large heads and small bodies

Cover art inspired by Albedo #2 (1984), illustrated by the wife of Stan Sakai, Julie

Comic Shop News ⋅ 2011

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Arrived in shops on the same day as Ultimate Fallout #4 went onsale

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Back cover art by Mark Brooks depicting Princess Leia

CGC displays graded copies of the programs so that the back cover art is displayed with the front-facing label

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Painted back cover art by Dave Dorman

Composition inspired by the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark with Boba Fett replacing Indiana Jones, saving Marion Ravenwood

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,589

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Final issue

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1st cover appearance of Miss Martian

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Kev Walker

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1st full and cover appearance of Onomatopoeia

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1st appearance of Dominus, a Lord of Order

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Jae Lee

Negative space variant

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Cover art by Greg Horn

2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Second printing

1st cover appearance of Jessica Slaughter, interior cameo appearance

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New York Comic Con 2020 exclusive, limited to 900 copies

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1st cameo appearance of Rahzar in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continuity/canon

1st cameo appearance of Tokka in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continuity/canon

Both characters previously appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze comic book movie adaptation

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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Death of Vigilante, Adrian Chase, commits suicide

Final issue

DC ⋅ 2009

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Debut of new Stephanie Brown, Batgirl costume

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52-page one-shot coinciding with the release of the Batman and Robin movie (1997)

Painted cover art by Brian Stelfreeze that connects to three one-shots: Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane

Barbara Gordon versus The Joker in a story that takes place prior to the Killing Joke

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Red Hulk revealed to be General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

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Death of Betty Ross by radiation poisoning, later resurrected as Red She-Hulk

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Origin of Red She-Hulk, Betty Ross reveals she did not die in The Incredible Hulk #466 (1998) but was put in stasis until Thunderbolt Ross could find a cure

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1st appearance of Teen Lantern, Jordana Gardner, a descendant of Guy Gardner

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,612

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,337

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