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1st appearance of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau in a comic book

Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

Dark Horse ⋅ 1990

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One-shot, first solo Duckman issue

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Second printing, blue text and footer

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by James Stokoe, limited to 200 copies

2015 comic convention exclusive

IDW ⋅ 2009

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A New Orleans narcotics cop is out for payback against a Haitian drug lord who robbed him of his soul and replaced it with Voodoo spirits of vengeance

Convention Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Goni Montes

2018 convention exclusive

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1st full appearance of the Virus, a metal nano-virus that overtakes its host

SDCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2007

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San Diego Comic Con 2007 giveaway to promote the Warner Bros/ABC TV series of the same name

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Final issue published by Image

DC published a fifth issue to end the series two and a half years later

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Cover art by Ernie Colon

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,043

Variant ⋅ Broadsword ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Tarot

Cover A and B sent to retailers in equal quantities

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1997

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Variant cover art by Joe Madureira featuring Rogue

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Battle of Deadpool vs Moon Knight part 1

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Battle of Deadpool vs Moon Knight part 2

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Josh Medors

'Heroic Age' trade dress

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Tradd Moore

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1st cover appearance of Maestro

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Promotional movie tie-in for Iron Man 2

Obtained by purchasing a limited edition offering of the cologne 'Only the Brave' by Diesel

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Jason Pearson

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Variant cover art by Amy Reeder

Facsimile ⋅ Gemstone ⋅ 2020

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Facsimile of the first Overstreet Price Guide, celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the publication

Limited to 400 copies (also available are an additional 100 copies, signed by Robert Overstreet and numbered)

Image ⋅ 2017

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Cover art by Jason Shawn Alexander

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Jonathan Hickman

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Post, the herald of Onslaught

Independent ⋅ 1999

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Limited to 1,000 copies although there is a much rarer, earlier printing that was handed out at SDCC in 1998 with no price on the cover

Created and self-published by David Choe, an artist who is known for his street-art influenced work appearing in urban settings

In the early days of Facebook, Choe was commissioned to paint murals on the interior walls of their Silicone Valley office and though he thought the company would fail, he accepted stock in lieu of cash that earned him $200 million, seven years later

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Alex Ross

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Greg Capullo

Warp Graphics ⋅ 1987

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Fanzine anthology of artwork, stories and editorials submitted by fans of the fantasy series Elfquest

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Origin of Darkhawk

Debut of new Darkhawk suit

Red foil cover

Four-page pull out recaps important moments from the run plus a gallery of the preceding covers

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuiness, limited to 5,000 copies

Different from the 1:50 retailer incentive by the Atomic Comics logo above the Hulk title and a Hero Initiative logo under the corner box

Although this edition regularly sells for higher than the 1:50, there are approximately 3x more copies registered to the census than the 1:50

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1st appearance of Death as a cosmic entity, co-created by Jim Starlin

Starlin's iteration of Death would take different forms in future story arcs

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Copies ordered by retailers: 3,267

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Marco Rudy

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Controversial issue: Starfox is on trial for sexual assault after he is accused of using his powers to seduce a married woman

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing cover art by Tradd Moore

Image ⋅ 2007

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Cover art by Greg Capullo

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Michael Cho

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3rd appearance of Ahsoka Tano in a standard comic book

This would be the 4th overall appearance of Ahsoka Tano in comics. She also appeared in the 100-page graphic novel called 'Shipyards of Doom'

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Variant cover art by Elsa Charretier, limited to 150 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Yellow Claw in the Silver Age

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Second printing variant cover art by Francesco Mattina

Cover appearance of the Secret Avengers: Beast, Captain America, Ant-Man, Moon Knight, War Machine, Valkyrie, Sharon Carter

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Mike McKone

Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Promotional giveaway sponsored by Blockbuster Video to educate children on stranger danger

1st appearance of the X-Man, a predator who wins children's trust by dressing as a superhero

1st appearance of the Creeps, an innocent looking elderly couple who prey on children

The Creeps make their second appearance almost 25 years later in Scream Curse of Carnage #6 (digital only)

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Cover art by Jack Kirby

Biography of Jim Steranko plus illustrations

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing Hack/Slash series

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