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Scarce issue featuring Super Mario Bros.

Back-up stories featuring Metroid aka Samus

Independent ⋅ 2019

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Daniel Warren Johnson creates and independently publishes an unofficial entry in the Star Wars universe of stories

Verotik ⋅ 1995

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Cover art by Simon Bisley

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1st appearance of Admiral Thrawn

1st appearance of Mara Jade, the wife of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Joruus C'baoth, a clone of Palpatine

1st appearance of Gilad Pallaeon, a commander under Thrawn

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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New York Comic Con 2019 exclusive

Limited to 2,000 copies

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,000

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Deathstroke vs Red Hood

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Instructional guide on how to draw and format comics

Interior artwork by John Byrne and John Romita

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Features the first chapter of The Last Galactus Story written and illustrated by John Byrne, an unfinished, nine-chapter arc that ended with the cancellation of the publication

Byrne's story was going to end with Galactus removing his armor and releasing the energy he had absorbed back into a dying universe resulting in something similar to a Big Bang, a new beginning

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Featuring characters from the TV show Saturday Night Live

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First written and illustrated work in comics by Jonathan Hickman

6-issue series written, illustrated, lettered, inked and colored by Hickman

2008 Eisner Award nominee for Best Limited Series

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Anthology of stories written by Rob Zombie

Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Image ⋅ 1999

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

'Foilgram variant edition' with silver foil enhancements

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

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48-page one-shot Halloween Special

Barbara Gordon is kidnapped by the Mad Hatter after she runs away because Commissioner Gordon won't let her Trick or Treat

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Origin of Exodus

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One-shot exclusive given away at a special invite-only event hosted by Marvel on October 7, 2019 in New York City

Features photos and artist renderings of the company's longtime creator and ambassador along with stories from industry veterans celebrating Stan Lee's influence in comics

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1st cameo appearance of Nth Metal Man

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by R.B. Silva

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First written work in the comic book industry by Joseph Hillstrom King aka Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King

Reprint ⋅ Gilberton ⋅ 1962

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1st appearance of James Bond in a comic book (UK edition of Classics Illustrated)

Multiple reprints exist that were published after December 1962

Adaptation of the film, released in theaters two months prior to the comic book adaptation

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)

There are two variants with identical cover art but the edition that is limited to 5,000 copies has an Atomic Comics logo above the Hulk title and a Hero Initiative logo under the corner box

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Reprint of the first appearance of the Living Hulk, now renamed Xemnu the Titan

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80-page one-shot that explains the 52 worlds of the DC Multiverse

1st appearance of Ben Boxer as Biomac

1st cameo team appearance of the League of Shadows of Earth-13

1st cameo appearance of the Empty Hand

Preview appearances of many characters introduced in the Multiversity books

NYCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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New York Comic Con 2019 exclusive

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DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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1st appearance of James Allison aka Niord, a man who can recall many past lives

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Wraparound cover art

Adaptation of the film Fright Night II (1988)

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Variant second printing cover art by Jim Lee

Harris ⋅ 1993

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Image ⋅ 2013

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A post-apocalyptic tale of survival against the threat of one’s own children

[Oct 2019-Reported by CHU as optioned and scripted]

NYCC ⋅ Vault ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Nathan Gooden

New York Comic Con 2019 "secret vintage" exclusive limited to 250 copies

Cover art inspired by Stephen King's film 'Pet Cemetery'

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Co-written by John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and Anthony Burch (the Borderlands video games)

1st appearance of the Six of Hearts, the narrator and a henchman of The Joker

Thank You  ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Brian Bolland

‘Thank You’ exclusive given to retailers who provided affidavits declaring recalled copies of Superman #14 and Supergirl #33 were destroyed

Ashcan ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2019

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Ashcan edition, New York Comic Con 2019 exclusive

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1st cameo appearance of Jigsaw, unseen sniper

First meeting of Spider-Man and Nightcrawler

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada

Given away at the "Cup O' Joe" panel

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Convention exclusive

Self-Published ⋅ 2002

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'Drawings, Doodles, & Sketches' 2002 self-published collection in black and white

Smaller format compared to a standard-sized comic

Self-Published ⋅ 2007

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'Thongs You Know By Heart' 2007 self-published collection of illustrations, mostly female comic characters, in black and white

Smaller format compared to a standard-sized comic, much like a theater playbill

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Described as a gonzo modern fantasy, full of darkness, light and magic

[October 2021 - Charles Soule Update: previously announced as option, Soule tweets that there is a writer assigned to the screenplay]

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant photo cover

‘Glitter foil’ edition

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Promotional mini-comic that came with the 4601-1 Star Hawk, a toy manufactured by Ideal Toys

Co-published by Marvel and Ideal Toys

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1987

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First preview appearance of Venom, the symbiote merged with Eddie Brock

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Mike Fyles

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1984

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Parody of Conan the Barbarian featuring Archie the Barbarian

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Wraparound cover art featuring Disney princesses

2019 D23 Expo exclusive, limited to 1,000 copies

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Cover art by Jim Lee

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