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1:25 ⋅ Icon ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Final page Fortnite crossover

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1st cover and in-story appearance of Hector Bautista as Overtime

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Origin of Simon Baz, Green Lantern

Polybagged with a digital redemption code to read the comic on a computer or device

Combo Pack priced $1.00 higher than the standard cover

Approximately 1% - 5% of copies in circulation are Combo Packs

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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1st cameo appearance of Jessica Cruz, her hand appears in one panel and her name mentioned

Polybagged with a digital redemption code to read the comic on a computer or device

Combo Pack priced $1.00 higher than the standard cover

Approximately 1% - 5% of copies in circulation are Combo Packs

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Patrick O'Keefe

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First interior art by Jim Lee at Marvel Comics, specifically the character profile for 'Eel'

⚠ Misconception: Jim Lee's first published artwork for is considered to be Alpha Flight #51, an issue he illustrated in full, but Lee contributed one panel of art for Marvel published prior to Alpha Flight #51

Image ⋅ 2008

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Cover art by Brian Haberlin

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Character Spotlight variant

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40-page printer's proof of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

A printer's proof is a sample that is printed to examine the correctness of the issue before printing the entire run

This one-of-a-kind, historical proof was found in a small print shop in Biddeford, Maine a few years after the publication of issue #1, after the Turtles had already exploded in popularity

The men who found it traded it to Downeast Comics which operated between the years of 1986 - 1994, in Brunswick, Maine

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The owner paid for the proof with store stock and held onto it before auctioning it on Comic Link in 2020 for $12,472 with 77 bids

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley

70th anniversary of Marvel Comics character frame

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Blitzen, a woman with superhuman speed

1st appearance of Donner, the grandaughter of a Nazi geneticist

Blitzen and Donner are members of Shadow Cabinet and are in a relationship together

First mention of Shadow Cabinet

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Part two of the first Milestone crossover story arc 'Shadow War,' continues from Hardware #11

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Preview of the first Milestone crossover story arc, 'Shadow War' which occurs in:

Hardware #11 (part 1), Icon #9 (part 2), Xombi #0 (part 3), Blood Syndicate #10 (part 4), Static #8 (part 5), Shadow Cabinet #0 (conclusion)

Preview appearances of Dharma, Twilight, Iron Butterfly, Sideshow, Plus, Blitzen, Donner, Xombi -all introduced in the issues listed above

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Travis Charest

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Xombi, a scientist who created a virus capable of tissue regeneration

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Recap of significant Spider-Girl moments preceding the premiere issue of her second ongoing solo series

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)

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Scarce

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Second issue

Variant second printing cover art by Nimit Malavia

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,430

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Kris Anka

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Cover art by Ashely Wood

Milestone ⋅ 2010

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Part one of a two-part story that chronicles the end of the Dakotaverse focused on the original launch characters

Milestone ⋅ 2010

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Conclusion of a two-part story that dissolves the Dakotaverse and ushers in the Milestone characters to the DC Universe

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Biography of Rush Limbaugh

TPB ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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208-page trade paperback titled 'Seven Days of Death' collecting:

Red Robin #18 - #21

Red Robin #23 - #26

Teen Titans (3rd series) #92

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Copies ordered by retailers: 1,557

Original retail price: $19.99

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing, gray background

Copies ordered by retailers: 996

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288-page trade paperback collecting Spawn #150 - #163

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,600

Original retail price: $29.95

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464-page trade paperback collecting issues from six separate series of the Clone Saga crossover

Copies ordered by retailers: 895

Original retail price: $39.99

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448-page trade paperback concluding the Ben Reilly Clone Saga

Copies ordered by retailers: 879

Original retail price: $39.99

Ashcan ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2009

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2009 San Diego Comic Con exclusive, chromium cover

Promotional Ashcan edition tie-in to the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game

Preview appearance of characters that appear in The Old Republic #1

Variant ⋅ Abstract Studio ⋅ 1996

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Variant ⋅ WildStorm ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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1st cover appearance of Karai, the granddaughter of Shredder

Karai appears in costume

City At War: Part 7 of a 13-issue story arc

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Pin-up illustrations of Lara Croft by various artists including Michael Turner, Marc Silvestri and Adam Hughes

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,952

Dynamite ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by Mike Mayhew

Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

1:10 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Brian Bolland

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Second printing cover art by Mike Deodato, orange background

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,852

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Premiere issue of the comic book series inspired by the Metal Gear video game franchise which first launched in 1987

There is an Ashcan edition of this issue as well

[December 2020 - Deadline reports Oscar Isaac will be Solid Snake for Sony's Metal Gear movie adaptation]

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Ashley Wood, limited to 1,000 copies

Diamond Retailer Summit 2004 giveaway

Burlyman ⋅ 2004

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Written and illustrated by Geof Darrow with assistance from the Wachowskis (The Matrix trilogy)

Copies ordered by retailers 15,275

TPB ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1989

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224-page, black and white trade paperback collecting 7 new stories and 19 reprints

Eastman and Laird published the trade with proceeds donated to the Literacy Volunteers of Chicago charity

Original retail price:$12.95

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Origin of Ultraman

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Free Comic Book Day 2020 52-page one-shot based on the 1996 Chex Quest shooter video game

Origin of the Chex Mix Squadron

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by JeeHyung Lee featuring White Fox

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,874

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Shannon Maer

Artwork decorates a parachute in the Fortnite game

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Yanick Paquette

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing cover art by Will Sliney

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Promotional giveaway to support the launch of the Teeny Titans App from Cartoon Network mobile apps

Commercial Comics ⋅ 1951

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8-page promotional comic meant to instruct Americans on how to survive a nuclear attack

Issued by the Ohio Office of Civil Defense

Topics include: identifying an impending attack, understanding different air raid sirens, how to react to the bright flash of a detonation, how to decontaminate from radioactive debris and more

Back cover displays death toll projections if a nuclear event occurs

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1991

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8-page interview with Barry Windsor-Smith, the storyteller behind Wolverine's origin, specifically, the origin of his adamantium claws and the Weapon X program

Pre-release marketing of the Infinity Gauntlet event in an article titled 'Marvel's 1991 Projects'

Cover art by Sam Kieth

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