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Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st team appearance of J.A.N.U.S.: Malcolm Colcord, G.W. Bridge, Madame Viper, James Hudson, Contessa Fontaine, Monica Rappaccini

Dr. Kafka revealed to be a clone

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Erik Larsen and Todd McFarlane

Photo Cover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant movie still cover art

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Variant cover art by InHyuk Lee

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant action figure cover art by John Tyler Christopher

'Yellow Lightsaber' variant

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218-page, softcover price guide published in 1970 by Robert M. Overstreet

Print run: 1,000 copies

Original retail price: $5.00

2nd Print ⋅ Gemstone ⋅ 1970

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Second printing

218-page, softcover price guide published in 1970 by Robert M. Overstreet

Print run: 800 copies

Original retail price: $5.00

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Debut of new power, Superman can unleash energy stored in his cells to produce a solar flare

1:100 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr.

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Cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Negative space variant

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Pin-up of Witchblade

San Diego Comic Con 1995 exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by David Finch

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Three comic book stories set in the universe of Resident Evil

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Three comic book stories set in the universe of Resident Evil

Cover art by Jim Lee

Dark Horse ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Gunn Yage, a Predator-class pilot in the Imperial Navy

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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984) in full color

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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1st appearance of Prester John, an agent of Heaven who harnesses Godspeed and wields the sword of Saint Michael the Archangel

Variant ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

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Mac Gargan becomes a Venom/Scorpion hybrid

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ian Bederman, limited to 500 copies

Jesse James Comics exclusive

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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2017 NYCC exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Red foil edition

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2017

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Part two of Atomohawk, a serialized story created by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman and Taylor Esposito

Part one is printed in Heavy Metal #282 and concludes in Heavy Metal #286

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2017

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Conclusion of Atomahawk, created by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman and Taylor Esposito

Part one of Atomahawk is printed in Heavy Metal #282 and part two printed in Heavy Metal #284

Painted cover art by David Stoupakis depicting comic book writer Grant Morrison who served as editor-in-chief for Heavy Metal Magazine

Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) ran Heavy Metal Magazine as Publisher from 2012 to 2020

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Four-issue limited series, 48-pages adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,117

Spark ⋅ 1945

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Cover art by Mac Raboy featuring Green Lama and a swastika

Malibu ⋅ 1992

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Six-issue mature-themed comic series that has no relation to the restaurant chain

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Elizabeth Torque

Cover features Riri Williams (Ironheart) with a depiction of Ariell Johnson, founder of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia and the first black woman to own a comic book shop on the East Coast

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Thor Goes To Hollywood variant cover art by Lee Weeks

Cover art inspired by the film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

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Annual featuring the relationship between Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon

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Ten-page, black and white ashcan

Mini-comic limited to 750 numbered copies

Promotional comic given away at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second issue of Shuri's first solo titled series

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Cover art by Scott Hepburn featuring Ahsoka Tano

Copies ordered by retailers:15,597

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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DC Universe logo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Limited to three copies per store

Another version of this variant exists without the UPC box replaced with the Long Beach Comic Con and Universal Outpost logos

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant textless cover art by Ron Lim

Surprise variant celebrating Marvel's 81st birthday August 31, 1939

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

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

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

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