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Independent ⋅ 1937

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$400
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$1.4k
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$2.8k

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First comic book produced by Jack Kirby in 1937 for bank giveaways

Signed by H.T. Elmo, the owner of Lincoln News where Kirby was employed

Smaller than an average comic book and printed on paper that was not newsprint

Ashcan ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1993

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$30
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$80
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$300

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Ashcan edition, comic convention giveaway

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$20
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$80
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$215

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Variant cover art by Erica Henderson

Paris Comic Con 2015 exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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$20
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$80
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$280

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Variant cover art by Shogo Aoki

Scarce cover, art first displayed as exhibit-style at the Tokyo Comic Con 2018

Actual cover printed with title and issue number

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$8
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$20
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$75

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Cover appearance of Baroness

Cover art by Phil Gosier

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$3
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$9
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$35

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Chromium wraparound cover

Variant ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 2011

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Matt Hughes, limited to 100 copies

Image ⋅ 2007

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$1
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$2
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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 24,269

Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Walmart exclusive, distributed in 3-packs

There is also a Walmart exclusive cover with blue title text, that was released later

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$1
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$2
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$8

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Cover appearance of Colossus with the powers of Juggernaut, blessed by Cyttorak

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,617

Image ⋅ 2005

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,648

Image ⋅ 2005

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$1
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$5
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$18

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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,421

Image ⋅ 2005

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$2
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$8
High
$20

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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,135

Image ⋅ 2005

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,156

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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$5
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$18
High
$70

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Pin-up of Gen X, later renamed Gen 13

Ashcan edition, limited to 3,000 copies

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Ben Ang

1 of 8 pink variants produced to raise awareness for the Susan G. Komen: For The Cure breast cancer charity

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$12
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$40
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$125

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3rd appearance and origin of Nubia

BOOM! ⋅ 2018

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$1
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$5
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$15

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An investigative journalist gets mixed up with the occult who she believes is responsible for the death of her husband

[January 2021 - Abbott optioned by the Paramount+ streaming service for a TV series]

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Reprint distributed with the two-pack action figure set, Marvel's Greatest Battles: Captain America and Wolverine

Variant ⋅ Eternity ⋅ 1993

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$5
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$18
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$65

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Variant cover art by Mark McKenna

Platinum edition

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottley, a remastered version of Invincible #1

Retailer Appreciation edition given to stores that ordered at least one copy of cover A (an additional free copy given to retailers who ordered 50 copies of cover A)

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1991

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$2
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$10

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Second printing, gold lettering in background

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1991

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$1
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$2
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$10

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Third printing, silver lettering in background

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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$5
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$15

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16-page black and white ashcan

Brief recap of the history of The Punisher from his introduction thru 1994

Foil ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2006

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Variant cover art by Mel Rubi with red foil

Milestone ⋅ 1997

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,110

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant virgin cover art by John Gallagher, limited to 600 copies

Metal ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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$5
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$18
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$65

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Variant cover art by Gabriel Rodriguez, limited to 750 copies

Metal cover edition

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$5
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$15
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$55

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2014 exclusive, reprinting of The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964)

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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$1
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$5
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$15

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Second printing, red cover

Dark Horse ⋅ 2017

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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 11,431

Dark Horse ⋅ 1990

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$10
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$30
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$100

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Cover art by Dave Stevens

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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$8
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$20
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$75

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Published by Homage Studios

Sealed copies will have a square white sticker visible on the front cover

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,023

2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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$8
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$20

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Second printing with red-foil title

1:10 ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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$5
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$18
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$60

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Variant cover art by Eric Powell

Dark Horse 25th Anniversary edition

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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$1
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$2
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$8

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Second printing

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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$9
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$25
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$90

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Variant cover art by Chris Giarrusso

Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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$75
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$225
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$750

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'Imagineering' edition, given to developers of the Galaxy's Edge theme park at Disney World and Disneyland

Print run of 6,800 copies

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$3
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$12

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Gorr speaks from the shadows, unseen

⚠ Misconception: listings on eBay claim that this is the second appearance of Gorr but it is not

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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$18

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Second printing

Harris ⋅ 1996

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$20

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Issue #3 of a 7-issue series

Harris ⋅ 1996

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$25

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Issue #4 of a 7-issue series

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1st and only appearance of Skip Westcott, a teenage neighbor who inappropriately touched Peter Parker when he was a young boy

16-page giveaway co-published by Marvel Comics and the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse

Reprinted many times until the year 2000 - original has the word FREE printed on the cover and no sponsor logo in the upper-right corner

It was never confirmed or denied that this origin story is actually a part of Spider-Man's canon (official history)

Connecting Variant ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2019

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant cover art by Rob Porter aka Robaato, limited to 250 copies

Anime Expo 2019 exclusive

One of two connecting covers

Connecting Variant ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2019

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant cover art by Rob Porter aka Robaato, limited to 250 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive

One of two connecting covers

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$20
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$80
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$200

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Variant cover art by John Romita Sr

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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$10
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$35
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$110

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

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Handbook of 39 major events in the Marvel Universe: Annihilation War, Armor Wars, Atlantis Attacks, Destiny War, Inferno, Maximum Carnage, Operation Galactic Storm and others

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