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Hero Initiative ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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$80
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$200

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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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$5
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$15
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$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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$2
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$8
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$20

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Copies ordered by retailers: 3,267

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Marco Rudy

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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$9
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$30

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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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$15

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Second printing cover art by Tradd Moore

Image ⋅ 2007

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$15

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Cover art by Greg Capullo

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$5
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$18
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$70

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Variant cover art by Michael Cho

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$3
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$9
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$35

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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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$18
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$70

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1st appearance of Yellow Claw in the Silver Age

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Mike McKone

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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$4
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$12
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$45

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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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$100

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Cover art by Jack Kirby

Biography of Jim Steranko plus illustrations

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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$8
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$25

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing Hack/Slash series

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Stefano Caselli

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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$15
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$50
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$150

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Variant cover art by Rion Vernon

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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$12
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$40
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$120

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

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Cover art by Ig Guara

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,767

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$8
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$20
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$70

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Gold foil edition, limited to 700 copies

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Glow-in-the-dark cover by Juan Jose Ryp

Prism ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2005

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$5
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$18
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$65

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Prism foil edition, limited to 500 copies

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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$7
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$18
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$70

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Gold foil edition, gold-colored title text

Platinum ⋅ Image ⋅ 1996

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$3
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$12

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Platinum foil edition, silver title text

June 2020 - one 9.8 graded sale for $550.00

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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$2
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Second-to-last-issue

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2018

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$5
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$18
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$60

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Variant virgin cover art by Richard Rivera, limited to 100 copies

Parody of Pinhead from the 'Hellraiser' movie franchise

Foil cover

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Purple foil cover

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Reprint of Detective Comics #27

Silver edition

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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$3
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$9
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$35

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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'Bondage' cover

New England Comics Press ⋅ 2012

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Team-up of Invincible and the Tick

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by BossLogic

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2015

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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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$80

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Variant cover art by Carla Cohen featuring Starlight

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1st appearance of an escaped convict who later becomes Red Tool

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Dale Keown, limited to 4,200 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

Last Gasp ⋅ 1986

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$12
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$40

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First print was published in 1986 and has a $2.50 cover price

Last Gasp ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of Donald Trump in a standard-sized comic book

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Kitty Pryde becomes Shadowcat

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1947

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$4.5k

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Biographies of famous and influential African Americans including George Washington Carver, Charles Thomas and Paul Robeson

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1948

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$2.8k

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Biographies of famous and influential African Americans including Jackie Robinson, Booker T. Washington and Sadie T.M. Alexander

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$70

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

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$150

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Cover art featuring Silver Surfer vs Mephisto

Platinum ⋅ Milestone ⋅ 1993

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Platinum edition, silver title text

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1st appearance of Metalhead, a mechanical turtle

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Niagra Falls Comic Con 2014

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1st appearance of Slash, an alien snapping turtle

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic

Women of Marvel variant

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