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1:30 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos

Preview ⋅ Image ⋅ 1994

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$12

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Preview of Black Flag #1 (1995)

Additional content including character sketches and guest artist illustrations

Cover art by Todd McFarlane and Dan Fraga

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1994

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$1
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$3
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$12

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Ashcan edition

Black and white preview of Black Flag #1

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1954

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$5k
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$15k
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$50k

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1st appearance of Marvelman, later renamed Miracleman, a young man who transformed into a superhero by saying 'Kimota' which is Atomik spelled backwards

The development of Miracleman occurred after DC/National won a lawsuit against Fawcett that prohibited the use of Captain Marvel, later renamed Shazam, due to his likeness to Superman

The UK publisher of Captain Marvel reprints, facing a devastating financial blow, successfully renamed, redesigned and re-marketed Captain Marvel into Marvelman

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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$8
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$20
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$180

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Newsstand edition, indicated by the barcode

SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN printed in the UPC box

Priced $3.99, one-dollar less than the standard Direct Edition

Variant ⋅ Harris ⋅ 1996

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$12
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$40
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$130

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Variant cover art by Ethan Van Sciver, limited to 1,000 copies

Controversial cover depicting Kurt Cobain, the frontman for Nirvana who died in 1994 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Cover art by Bruce Timm

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First cover art by Bruce Timm

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cosplay edition

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

2nd Print ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Second printing

DC ⋅ 1998

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$2
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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,479

DC ⋅ 1999

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$2
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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,036

DC ⋅ 1999

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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 12,862

Design ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2014

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$8
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$25

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Variant design sketch cover art by Brooke Allen

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Convention exclusive

DC ⋅ 2005

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$2
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$5

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Race of Bizarro vs Zoom

NYCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Dustin Nguyen, limited to 500 copies

New York Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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$9
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$30

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Reprint of the first appearance of Kingpin

Distributed with the Spider-Man 2 DVD boxed set

Mini-comic measuring 5" x 7"

Preview ⋅ Homage Comics ⋅ 1999

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Advanced retailer black and white preview

Susceptible to counterfeiting

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144-page graphic novel based on stories by R.L. Stein

Three middle school kids are plunged into a nightmare realm where a terrifying mystery stands between escape or being trapped Just Beyond

[April 2021 - an eight-episode anthology is being produced for Disney+ with lead roles cast]

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1st team appearance of the Secret Warriors: Quake, Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl, Devil Dinosaur, Karnak, Inferno

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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$100

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Variant cover art by Robbi Rodriguez

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$8
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$20

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Variant second printing cover art by Gary Choo

Image ⋅ 1993

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$8
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$20

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Collection of previews of titles released by Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios: Black Flag, Black & White, Code 9, Cybrid, Lancers, Law & Order, Meta Force, Risk

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Variant second printing cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,374

Variant ⋅ Counterpoint ⋅ 2019

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$2
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$8
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$25

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24-page one-shot crowdfunded on Kickstarter by 480 backers raising $31,147

After a violent attack during a prison riot, the resident psychologist wakes from a coma with abilities to aid her new goal of brutal vengeance

Variant cover art by Nathan Szerdy

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$330

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Charlton begins publishing Scooby Doo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$125

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Variant cover art by Stacey Lee

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1st appearance of Flipside, a robot that took on the identity of Spider-Man 2099

Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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Recap of the Star Wars: Legacy title, 18 months into the run

Includes plot points and character biographies

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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$90
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$350

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko, limited to 250 copies

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

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Debut of Sofia Ramos costume, no identity

Preview ⋅ Radical Comics ⋅ 2009

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10-page preview of Last Days of American Crime #1

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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$120

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

Milestone ⋅ 1996

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$9
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$30

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,715 in September 1996 and 6,315 in October 1996

This could be a reporting error because the following month 6,520 copies of Icon #41 were ordered

Milestone ⋅ 1997

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$9
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$30

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,520

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Nen Chang

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$30

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Alex Ross

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$350

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Variant action figure cover by John Tyler Christopher

Given away by Marvel at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015

Estimated between 200-500 copies produced

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Variant cover featuring a movie still of the character Rey

WonderCon ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Dan Panosian featuring Ania Solo, limited to 1,000 copies

WonderCon 2013 exclusive

Leather ⋅ Aftershock ⋅ 2017

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$80
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$250

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Variant wraparound cover art by David Angelo Roman, limited to 25 numbered copies (Roman Numerals)

Each individual cover was painted on real goat-skin

'Babyteeth' written in Assyrian Aramaic at the bottom

Marvel ⋅ 1956

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$150
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$1.5k

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Cover art by Joe Maneely featuring the first Black Knight, Sir Percy

WildStorm ⋅ 2000

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$15
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$55

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Natalia Kassle

Italian reprint of Battle Chasers #6, Danger Girl Special #1, Crimson #12

Variant ⋅ Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1992

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Variant cover art by Joseph Michael Linsner, limited to 2,000 numbered comics

Adult - nude woman on back cover

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Brett Booth and Val Staples

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Eamon O'Donoghue, limited to 500 copies

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