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One-shot reprint of She-Hulk's first appearance plus two additional stories

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Origin of the Force and the Jedi, takes place 25,000 years in the past

Preview appearances, sketches of Xesh and Trill

Copies ordered by retailers: 17,260

3rd Print ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2012

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Variant third printing cover art by Rodolfo Migliari

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,269

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Clayton Crain

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Issue two of a five-issue series

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Peter Bagge, inspired by MAD Magazine

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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Cover art by Michael Lopez

Cover art inspired by the film 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,810

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Five-issue limited series

Cover art inspired by Fantastic Four #1 (1961)

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,993

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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Cover art by Udon inspired by Michelangelo's Pieta

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1st appearance of Mister Tesseract, Mister Alternity, Justice Might, Justice Truth, Justice Liberty

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Six-issue limited series

1:10 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2007

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Variant cover art by Tim Bradstreet

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Harvey Tolibao

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Harvey Tolibao

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16-page original story plus journal entries that explain the function of approximately 20 keys

The second printing resells for approximately the same value as the first printing and can be identified by the red box below the IDW logo

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Variant wraparound cover art by Frank Quitely

Variant ⋅ CrossGen Comics ⋅ 2003

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Variant cover art by Nathan Baertsch, limited to 500 numbered copies with Certificate of Authenticity

Exclusive cover produced for He-Man.org

Promo ⋅ DC ⋅ 2001

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Scarce promotional exclusive produced for a licensing partnership with Infogrames, a video game developer

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Copies ordered by retailers: 11,948

Archie ⋅ 2010

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,000

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,122

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,504

Variant ⋅ Red 5 ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Sergio Monjes, limited to 100 copies

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Lucius Fox appears as a white man in what appears to be an error by the colorist

Poison Ivy appears in an extremely skimpy costume

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Kevin Pope

Cover art inspired by MAD Magazine

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Interior pin-up art by Gene Simmons from KISS

Image depicts a spaceship flying over an alien landscape, signed by Klein, his mother's maiden name

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1st appearance of Bart Allen as the fourth Flash

1st cameo appearance of Batwoman, Kate Kane

1:25 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Reggie Graham and Jonathan Gray

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Hidden Gem edition

Originally published in Wolverine #50 (1992)

ComicsPro ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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ComicsPro 2020 retailer conference exclusive

This issue has taken value increases with each sale from $50 to start, then $100 and now $150

1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Chris Brunner

Cover inspired by the film 'Do The Right Thing'

The second printing cover to this issue has nearly an identical cover to the one shown in the image but is considerably less valuable

The less valuable second printing cover has a white Image logo in the lower left corner and a blue back cover

The more valuable 1:10 variant has a light blue Image logo in the lower left corner and a yellow back cover

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Parody of Star Wars

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: 'The First Americans' story, reprinted from Rulah, Jungle Goddess #22

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: implication that the United States tests biological weapons on African natives

Reprinted story from Rulah the Jungle Goddess #21

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st cameo appearance of the Pale Girl

1st appearance of Louise, a vampire hunter

First mention of the Nightguard

NBC ⋅ 2007

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Prop comic from the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006-2010)

Interior pages feature art by Tim Sale and a biography of the fictional character, Isaac Mendez

DC ⋅ 2020

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1st full appearance and origin of The Designer

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1st appearance of King Faraday, an extremely capable secret agent

Independent ⋅ 2012

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Independently published one-shot by Michael Fiffe (Copra) limited to 300 copies

Based upon characters featured in John Ostrander's version of The Suicide Squad (1987)

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1st appearance of the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess of war

Part two of 'The Last Galactus Story' by John Byrne

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1st appearance of The Natural, a gifted killer

1st appearance of Veronica Eden, a woman vying to become Supreme Leader of Hydra

First team-up title of Falcon and Winter Soldier

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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1st appearance of Conn, the son of Conan

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Wertham said, ‘adolescent boys call these Headlight Comics’ referring to the depiction of breasts

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant third printing cover art by Alex Maleev

Connecting cover with Moon Knight #2 second printing and Moon Knight #3 second printing

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Final issue

1:30 ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Johnny Ryan

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant partial black and white cover art by Dustin Weaver, featuring Leonardo da Vinci

San Diego Comic Con 2010 exclusive

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Official crossover appearance by Image characters: Spawn, Maxx, Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk and others

Commercial Comics ⋅ 1948

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Biography of Harry S Truman

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: false account of history, Truman's inspiration to run for president incorrectly credited

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