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Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Andy Smith, Jay Leisten and Jason Keith, limited to 500 numbered copies

He-Man.org exclusive

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Origin of Kung Lao

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Amazing Comic Con 2017 exclusive

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by David Nakayama

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Rick's wife Lori Grimes

1st appearance of Rick's son, Carl Grimes

1st appearance of Glenn

Second printing, FEB printed to the right of the issue number

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First solo title series featuring the new Jackpot, Sara Ehret

1st appearance of the fourth individual to take on the Rose mantle, Phillip Hayes

Archie ⋅ 2001

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Cover art by Dan Parent featuring Veronica as Powerteen

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,149

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Promotional giveaway distributed with the Elektra movie DVD

Reprint of Elektra's first appearance in #168

'Not For Resale' printed in the lower left-hand side

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Cover art by David Finch featuring White Rabbit

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1st appearance of Carter Hall as The Plague Doctor

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Variant photograph cover featuring the cast of the Justice League movie

Foil edition, 2017 convention exclusive

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10-page reference article 'History of the Mandalorians'

Magazine depiction of Ailyn Vel as an adult

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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New York Comic Con 2017 convention exclusive

Silver foil cover featuring actress Gal Gadot

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1st appearance of Prince Xizor, the Head of the Black Sun crime syndicate

1st cover appearance of Dash Rendar

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Variant second printing cover art by Derec Donovan featuring Barack Obama

TwoMorrows ⋅ 2006

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Cover art by Bruce Timm featuring Tigra

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

Store exclusive

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1st cover appearance of Boba Fett in a UK comic

Partial reprint from Marvel Super Special #16

EU ⋅ 2012

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One-shot comic commissioned by the European Union about a pandemic with scenes that are similar to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic including, a scenario of disease transmission from animal to human in a wet market and social isolation laws put into effect

Reportedly only a few hundred copies were printed and distributed inside EU institutions

Digital version can be read online at op.europa.eu

Value unknown

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Final issue

This issue tells the story of what occurred during the Return To New York story arc that began in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 (1989)

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,062

BOOM! ⋅ 2018

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In the aftermath of an apocalypse which wiped out nearly all magic from a once-wondrous fantasy world, a former bard seeks a way to save the soul of his wife with nothing but his wits and a foul-tempered mutant unicorn

Preview ⋅ All Caps ⋅ 2019

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Pre-print creator approval proof

Value reflects one sale, signed

Dell ⋅ 1956

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1st appearance of the Hardy Boys in comics

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25th anniversary one-shot sold at a Halloween convention

Original story told in the H20 timeline about the effect Michael Myers has on the son of Dr. Loomis

Walmart ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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Walmart exclusive

Error ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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Late print run error, red foil missing on embossed title

Hip Hop ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Mike Del Mundo

Cover art inspired by the album 'Midnight Marauders' by A Tribe Called Quest

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Graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling book

[May 2020 - Disney+ now has the rights to produce the popular Rick Riordan's series / January 2022 - Disney+ gives a full series order for Percy Jackson and the Olympians]

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

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First written work in the comic book industry by Tom King

Previous published work 'A Once Crowded Sky' had illustrations but was not a graphic novel

Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,644

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Five-part limited series adapted from the book of the same name that chronicles the lives of Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches

The series was intended to be 10 issues but was cut short

[May 2020 - AMC has acquired the rights to the The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches / December 2022 - Mayfair Witches will premiere January 8, 2023]

Platinum ⋅ Millennium ⋅ 1992

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Platinum edition, silver-foil

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Variant black and white sketch cover by J. Scott Campbell

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Six-issue limited series

Connecting cover 1 of 3 featuring Freddy Krueger

Copies ordered by retailers: 23,297 includes variants

Variant ⋅ WildStorm ⋅ 2008

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Connecting cover featuring Jason Voorhees

Variant ⋅ WildStorm ⋅ 2008

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Connecting cover featuring Ashley J. Williams AKA Ash

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Variant ⋅ Radical Comics ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Greg Tocchini

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40-page conclusion of the Battlewave storyline

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Road Rage: a collaborative written effort by father and son, Stephen King and Joe Hill

Features two stories, Richard Matheson's 'Duel' and 'Throttle'

Throttle synopsis: a motorcycle gang is pursued by an unseen assailant driving a big rig

[May 2020 - an adaptation is in development with David Goyer's Phantom Four for HBO Max]

DC ⋅ 1996

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Adaptation of the partially live-action/animated movie starring Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes characters

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing, cover art from an interior page

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,749

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Paco Medina

1:30 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Remus

1:30 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

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Variant cover art by Brandon Peterson

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1st team appearance of X-Force: Archangel, Wolverine, Psylocke, Fantomex, E.V.A., Deadpool

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Preview appearance of Bile, a cannibalistic madman with the strength and eating habits of a spider

Bile was presented as a joke in this issue but CBR posts an article about Donny Cates taking an interest in the character even though it seemed the tweet exchange was more conversational without future plans

Character never appeared in a story but bears similar horror attributes as Spiders-Man of Earth 11580: See Spider-Verse button for more

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1st cameo appearance of Rohlan Dyre, a Mandalorian crusader

1st cameo appearance of Haazen

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1st full appearance of Rohlan Dyre, a Mandalorian comander

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