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Marvel ⋅ 2006

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1st team appearance of the Children of the Vault: Sangre, Serafina, Perro, Fuego, Aguja, Cadena, Martillo, Luz, Corregidora

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Second team-up of Batgirl and Robin

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Prototype illustration a creature with the name Hell Boy engraved on his belt

Great Salt Lake Comic Con pamphlet from 1991

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1st appearance of Hector Bautista, a death row inmate chosen to possess the Time Stone

[March 2021 - will play a role in the Infinite Destinies event beginning in June. Overtime will appear in Captain America Annual #1]

DC Black Label ⋅ 2019

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Nine-issue series re-imagining of Harley Quinn's quest to hunt down The Joker in her role as a forensic psychiatrist working alongside the Gotham Police Department

Published under the adult-oriented DC Black Label imprint

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1st appearance of Mr. Freeze, a prototype of the Batman villain with an almost identical weapon

Blackhawk #117 preceded Batman #121 by nearly two years

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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1st cameo appearance of Entropy, a cosmic entity of destruction

Voice is heard in Captain Marvel #2 (2002)

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Steve Ditko

Reproduced cover in the style of a t-shirt

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Cover art inspired by The Avengers #1 (1963)

Blind Bag ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Randomly distributed in opaque polybags during The Walking Dead's 15-year comic book anniversary promotion

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Origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

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1st full appearance of Sparrow, later becomes the Thunderer

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Sparrow becomes the Thunderer

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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1st team appearance of the UK based Hellfire Club: Red King, Red Queen, Red Rook, Black King, Black Queen

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The Monitor, Anti-Monitor and World Forger merge to become the Ultra-Monitor

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One-shot special featuring Lobo

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An oversized publication of unfinished comic book templates intended to educate and encourage fledgling creators to not only learn about making comics but also submit original work including scripts, pencils, inks, colors and letters

Legendary Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley was discovered through his entry into this contest

Retail price: $12.95

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An oversized book of templates that educated prospective comic creators on how a comic book is created

Published thirteen years after the original, includes an introduction by Mark Bagley who was discovered by the 1983 edition

Retail price: $12.95

Warren ⋅ 1971

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1st appearance of Mordecai Pendragon, a drunken stage magician and ally of Vampirella

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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1st appearance of Shathra, a Spider-Wasp from the astral plane

[October 2025 - rumors are circulating that Sadie Sink will be portraying Shathra in Spider-Man: Brand New Day]

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Tom Raney

Cover art inspired by Web of Spider-Man #32 (1987), Kraven's Last Hunt - Part 4

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Daniel Acuna featuring Lady Sif

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2nd appearance of Silver Sable

1st appearance of the Phone Ranger, a former phone technician now superpowered by alien tech

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Cover art by John Byrne

NYCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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New York Comic Con 2019 gold-foil exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #300

NYCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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New York Comic Con 2019 silver-foil exclusive, limited to 1,500 copies

Cover art inspired by Amazing Spider-Man #300

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1st appearance of Jeff the Land Shark, the pet of Gwenpool

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,439

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Lorenzo De Felici

Pink Signature edition features seven additional pages of content

Variant ⋅ Source Point Press ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Esteban Salinas, limited to 100 copies

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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New York Comic Con 2019 exclusive, available to Marvel Unlimited Plus members and Marvel Mastercard holders

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Cover art by Artgerm

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Cover art by Stjepan Sejic

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Adaptation of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

20-page mini-comic preview, black & white interior

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1st team appearance of Nextwave: Monica Rambeau, Captain ☠☠☠☠(1st), Elsa Bloodstone, Machine Man ( 1st, later revealed to be an impostor), Tabitha Smith aka Boom-Boom as Meltdown

1st appearance of Dirk Anger, director of Highest Anti-Terrorist Effort (H.A.T.E.)

Elsa Bloodstone first appears with red hair, previously blonde

Introduction of the Beyond Corporation

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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

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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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