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Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Reprint of He-Man's first appearance in a DC comic

Promotional giveaway issued to customers who purchased a DC Universe Classics vs Masters of the Universe Classics action figure (Superman/He-Man)

Advertised as included in the package but it was not

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Reprint of the debut issue of Locke & Key

Additional features include the text script by Joe Hill and a 10-page original story 'Freddy Wertham Goes to Hell'

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Preview of Invincible

Variant second printing cover art by Emiliano Santalucia

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Reprint of the Masters of the Universe preview insert published in multiple titles (1982)

Promotional giveaway issued to customers who purchased a DC Universe Classics vs Masters of the Universe Classics action figure set (Lex Luthor/Skeletor)

Advertised as included in the package but it was not

DC ⋅ 2020

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1st cameo team appearance of a new Monster Society, seen on a wall mural

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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Whitman edition

Warren ⋅ 1970

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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Warren ⋅ 1970

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Cover art by Frank Frazetta, initially a poster titled 'Sun Goddess' republished for this issue's cover

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1979

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Whitman edition

Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Justine Frany

One-year Anniversary of the title premiere

Limited to 500 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of Valeria Richards as a baby

One of nine 100-page issues sporadically published in the early 2000s

Just For Fun Comics ⋅ 1998

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Low print run issue by the creator of Flaming Carrot

Purely intended as a promotional giveaway, the issue was billed as the first $100 comic book and often had a signed 'Complimentary Copy' sticker on the inside

Nominated for an Eisner Award in 1999 for Best Short Story

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Carla Cohen, limited to 100 copies

DC ⋅ 1981

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Fan letter by Todd McFarlane published in the Metropolis Mailbag

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1991

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

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Matt McGinnis dons the Robin mantle

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Variant cover art by Bart Sears

Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1980

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Cover art by Dave Sim

Black cover difficult to find in high grade condition

TPB ⋅ Aircel ⋅ 1990

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96-page black and white collection of the full first series, issues #1-#3, published by Aircel

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Introduction of Madripoor, a fictional island in Southeast Asia that Cypher refers to as the Mos Eisley of Earth

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Christopher Uminga

Store exclusive, limited to 1,000 copies

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Action Figure cover featuring Kylo Ren

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Action Figure variant featuring Jyn Erso

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1st appearance of Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine, the romantic interest of Nick Fury and a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

1st appearance of Gaffer, a fighter pilot

1st cameo appearance of Jacob Fury, the younger brother of Nick Fury who later becomes Scorpio then Kraken

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Scarce one-shot with painted cover art by Aslan, initially intended to be the cover for Vampirella #1 before Frank Frazetta's cover was chosen instead

Origin retold

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant design cover art by Joe Quesada

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2018

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Reprint of Detective Comics #27

Silver-foil enhanced cover treatment

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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1st full appearance of Thor, a female in the alternate reality of Earth X

Dell ⋅ 1949

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1st appearance of Zorro in comic books, officially

Unlicensed appearance in Hit Comics #55 (1948) without attribution to the creator, Johnston McCulley

Titled 'The Mark of Zorro,’ the same as the 1920s silent film

Both movie and comic were adaptations of the first Zorro novella, 'The Curse of Capistrano'

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Target exclusive

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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

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Premiere issue of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series at IDW

Connecting cover that assembles all four turtles with the additional three variants

1st appearance of Old Hob, a one-eyed mutant cat and the first major enemy of the turtles in IDW continuity

Connecting Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Connecting Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Connecting Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of the Chitauri

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Error variant with Star Wars #1 (2020) blank sketch cover wrapped around Thor #1 (2020)

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Variant cover art by Nuno Pereira

Cover art inspired by Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973)

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Steve Rogers as Iron Man, an alternate reality story where the Super Soldier program is cancelled in favor of the Iron Man program

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.

Included with the comic is a Flexi-Postcard that is a playable vinyl insert with a track by Jorun Bombay called Hip Hop Family Tree

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Oversized issue that reprints the introduction of Moon Knight with excerpts from Werewolf by Knight #32 and #33

SDCC ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mariel Kinuko, San Diego Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by the PlayStation 3 survival game 'The Last of Us'

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

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1st appearance of Silver the Hedgehog, a hero from the future

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by T. Rex

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by David Nakayama

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic

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4th appearance of Aquaman

4th appearance of Green Arrow

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