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DC ⋅ 2010

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Cover art by Stephane Roux

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1st cameo appearance of the Ftaghn

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1st full appearance of the Ftaghn

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Origin of Snake-Eyes

The story of his facial disfigurement and his family's death by a drunk driver, who is later revealed to be the brother of Cobra Commander

ECCC ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Joelle Jones

Emerald City Comic Con 2015 exclusive. limited to 500 copies

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Ciro Nieli honoring the names of all the creators who have worked on TMNT

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #700

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Introduction of Dragon Ball Z

1st appearance of Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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DC Universe logo

Glow-in-the-dark cover

African Prince Productions ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Captain Africa, Najee M'witu, in a standard comic book

First appeared in Captain Africa: The Battle of Egyptica (1990), a hardcover collection of stories with separate illustrations

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Phil Noto

Copies ordered by retailers: 650 copies

1st cover appearance of Vigil, a character manifested in Daredevil’s mind

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One-shot by Frank Miller set in the future timeline of The Dark Knight Returns

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Advertisement for The Sandman that preceded Sandman #1 by three months

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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DC Universe logo

Cover art inspired by Green Lantern #76 (1970)

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Phil Noto

Marvel ⋅ 1997

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Cover art by Ron Garney

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of X, a cross between Kraven and Mister Sinister

Biography of Spider personas submitted by fans: Sun-Spider, Garden Spider, White Widow

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Team-up of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Ghostbusters

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1st appearance of Victor Van Damme becomes Doctor Doom

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Image ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of the Commando Spawn suit, equipped with artillery to preserve Spawn's powers

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Aunt May Carnage

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Variant cover art by Chris Scalf

San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Wizard World ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Chris Scalf, limited to 500 copies

Wizard World 2014 exclusive

Wizard World ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Chris Scalf, limited to 1,000 copies

Wizard World 2014 convention exclusive

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Chris Scalf

Diamond Retailer Summit 2014 exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of a High Summoner, child of War

LCSD ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Local Comic Shop Day edition limited to 1,000 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Gorr becomes the Necroverse

1st full team appearance of the Sky Lords of Indigarr

DC ⋅ 2019

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1st cameo appearance of C.C. Batson, Billy’s father as the seventh Champion of the Shazam family

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo

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1st team appearance of the second Fantastic Four 2099

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Francesco Mattina

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Artgerm

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The Venom symbiote infects a member of the Madrox gang, Multiple Man

On the cover of Venom: The End, the symbiote wears the symbol of Jamie Madrox

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Quasar #32-34 were numbered #1-3 for readers who were regular newsstand buyers since Quasar was not typically sold outside of a comic shop and this issue fell into the Operation Galactic Storm crossover with titles: Captain America, Avengers West Coast, Wonder Man, Iron Man

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Quasar #32-34 were numbered #1-3 for readers who were regular newsstand buyers since Quasar was not typically sold outside of a comic shop and this issue fell into the Operation Galactic Storm crossover with titles: Captain America, Avengers West Coast, Wonder Man, Iron Man

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st cover appearance of The J Team, formerly The Runaways

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Promotional giveaway published for the National Committee To Prevent Child Abuse

Flip-book with Spider-Man "How to Beat the Bully" on one side and Jubilee "Peer Pressure" on the other

Top Cow ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Cover art inspired by Detective Comics #27 (1939)

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1st team appearance of the Council of Reeds, a gathering of Reed Richards' from different dimensions

[November 2020 - speculation that the Council of Reeds could appear in the MCU as different dimensions are introduced]

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Rob Liefeld

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1st appearance of Crom in the modern age

Crom appeared once before in Marvel's Conan continuity

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Thor becomes the Herald of Galactus

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by InHyuk Lee

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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1st cameo appearance of The Hunger, an entity that consumes realities

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Storm's nipple is exposed in a panel where she is blow-drying her hair

This was drawn into the panel by John Byrne but was not visible on the printed page until high-resolution digital technology became available

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Origin of the original Avengers One Million B.C. Starbrand

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