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Variant cover art by Carlos Pacheco

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Cover art inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man

Second printing, blue title text

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Agustin Alession

Copies ordered by retailers: 40,000

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant second printing, interior art

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Black Panther proposes to Storm

Image ⋅ 2008

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Crossover appearance of Invincible

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008

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Variant connecting cover art by David Williams

Connects to Invincible #50 and The Astounding Wolfman #5

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Variant cover art by Drew Zucker, limited to 300 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2020 exclusive - Comic-Con @Home

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Gold foil edition

Sent to retailers who ordered Fire Power #2

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto featuring Cobra Commander

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1st appearance of Verla, a Force-sensitive human

Cameo appearance of Ahsoka Tano, one panel, face obscured

Canadian Edition ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2006

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$4.99 Canadian retail price printed in the barcode/UPC box, $2.99 cover price listed beside the issue number

Burcham Studios ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of Dober-Man, a dog that became a humanoid hybrid after being splashed by chemicals in a research facility

1:25 ⋅ DC Black Label ⋅ 2020

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Variant design cover art by Nick Robles featuring Ruin

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Reprint of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #26 and #27 (1984)

Origin of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant sketch cover art by John Cassaday

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Biography of the American electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI)

One-shot written by members of the band that relate extreme but reportedly true stories of life as a touring band

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Greg Capullo

New York Comic Con 2013 exclusive

Foil ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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2020 convention exclusive

Foil edition

Valiant ⋅ 1990

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Four-issue comic book series inspired by the handheld Nintendo console

SDCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015

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San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive

'Fight Poster' edition featuring Darkseid vs the Anti-Monitor

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San Diego Comic Con @Home exclusive

First meeting of My Little Pony and the Transformers

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Marcos Martin

Tiny Onion Studios ⋅ 2020

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76-page self-published horror anthology by James Tynion IV and Steve Foxe, published quarterly

Original cover price: $20, limited to 500 copies

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Battle of Silver Surfer and the Human Torch

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Variant cover art by Ken Garing

This could be an Easter Egg first cover appearance of the Last Ronin. The Last Ronin is a futuristic tale of the last living Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, wearing an indistinct mask similar to the early publishing days of Mirage. The unknown Turtle carries each identifying weapon of the other fallen Turtles

Prestige ⋅ DC ⋅ 1992

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Prestige format edition, higher quality paper, cardstock connecting cover

Prestige ⋅ DC ⋅ 1992

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Prestige format edition, higher quality paper, cardstock connecting cover

SDCC ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2010

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Variant sketch cover by Mike Mignola, 'B.P.R.D. Members Only Edition'

San Diego Comic Con 2010 giveaway

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Recalled self-published, underground parody created by Kieron Dwyer

In 2000, Starbucks Corporation sued Dwyer for copyright and trademark infringement on their logo which resulted in an out-of-court settlement for an unknown amount

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Part one of a three-issue series that spawned two follow-up series

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Mico Suayan

Store exclusive

Preview ⋅ Image ⋅ 1997

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell, gold foil edition

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368-page, softcover tradepaperback

Collects all three Batman vs Predator limited series: Batman vs Predator I, II: Bloodmatch, III: Blood Ties

Original cover price: $34.99

Gladstone ⋅ 1988

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Premiere issue of a comic book series based on the animated DuckTales cartoon that were inspired by the stories of Carl Barks

Epic ⋅ 1991

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16-page story written by Larry (Lana) Wachowski, co-writer/director of The Matrix

Self-Published ⋅ 2008

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2008 self-published black and white sketch collection

Smaller format than a standard-sized comic book

Image ⋅ 2008

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Cover art by Brian Haberlin

2nd Print ⋅ Thoughts & Images ⋅ 1985

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Second printing, printed in the interior copyright statement (indicia)

Yellow desk, no price printed on the cover

Limited to 1,000 copies

Two other blue versions exist, first and third printings, as well as three white versions

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First solo title series featuring Anya Corazon aka Arana

TPB ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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240-page, softcover trade paperback

Collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #101 thru #110 (1990-1991)

Original cover price:$24.99

TPB ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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256-page, softcover trade paperback

Collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #146 through #155

The G.I. Joe series that Marvel began publishing in 1982 ended with issue #155 in 1994

Original cover price: $24.99

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128-page softcover trade paperback, limited print run

Collects Duck Tales #5 and #6 (2011) and Darkwing Duck #17 and #18 (2011)

AC ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by Dell Barras

AC ⋅ 2020

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Cover art by Bill Black

TPB ⋅ SLG ⋅ 2009

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200-page softcover trade paperback titled 'Clan Building' Volume Two

Collects issues #7 and #8 plus pages from unpublished issues #9 thru #12

Pages from issue #10 include artwork by the character designer of the animated series, Greg Guler

Written by the series creator and producer, Greg Weisman

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Original cover price: $19.95

TPB ⋅ SLG ⋅ 2007

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Softcover trade paperback titled 'Clan Building' Volume One

Collects issues #1 thru #6 of the 2006 Slave Labor Graphics series

Written by the series creator and producer, Greg Weisman

Original cover price: $19.95

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

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Origin of Darth Vader's red lightsaber

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Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94

Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches

Preview sketch of Darth Maul

1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader

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1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks

1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn

1st appearance of Padme

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