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Dark Horse ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of Gwar in comic books

96-page anthology of short stories

Original retail price: $9.99

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Kevin Wada

NYCC ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2018

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Variant virgin cover art by Lisa Sterle, limited to 250 copies

New York Comic Con 2018 exclusive

Blackthorne ⋅ 1989

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Adaptation of the Michael Jackson Moonwalker movie

Black & white with 3D art

Solson ⋅ 1986

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President Ronald Reagan becomes a super-powered Alpha Soldier to defend the United States

1:500 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Artgerm

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman

Limited to two copies per store

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Newsstand edition, identified by the title SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN printed in the UPC box

$3.99 price cover price compared to the $2.99 Direct Edition

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Printed in the UPC box: FRNDLY NBHD SPIDER-MAN

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Reprint ⋅ WildStorm ⋅ 2009

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Reprint of The Boys published by Dynamite Entertainment, first published by WildStorm

Reprints The Boys #1 with a preview of Garth Ennis' 'Battlefields'

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Rob Guillory

Jesse James retailer exclusive limited to 500 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Rachel Cole-Alves, a vigilante and ally of The Punisher

GameStop ⋅ Unknown ⋅ 2011

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Promotional comic based on the video game Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

GameStop exclusive

Cemetery Dance ⋅ 2011

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Examination of Stephen King's career in comics

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In-story debut of the Spider-Man costume designed by fan Randy Scheuller that became the Symbiote costume introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #252

Preview of the original design appeared in Marvel Age #12 with the white spider emblem colored red

2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

Rebellion ⋅ 1989

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1st cameo appearance of Nausea from the Sisters of Death, an extension of the Dark Judges

Rebellion ⋅ 1990

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1st team appearance of the Sisters of Death: Nausea and Phobia

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1st appearance of Cosmo the Merry Martian

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1st full appearance of Dr Reich, Hitler's dentist

1st full appearance of Howard the Duck as Son of Satan

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Promotional comic produced by DC and UNICEF addressing the danger of landmines in South American countries

Includes stickers

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1st appearance of the Rat King

SDCC ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Derrick Chew

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive

Omnibus ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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768-page Omnibus collecting:

Uncanny X-Men #244-#269

Uncanny X-Men Annual #13

Classic X-Men #39

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Highlights include: introduction of Gambit and Jubilee, debut of Jim Lee on the X-Men, Claremont/Lee/Silvestri classic stories

Original retail price: $99.99

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1st team appearance of the Uhari: Vil and Wu

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance of Onome, the genius daughter of a Wakandan engineer

Price Variant ⋅ Spire ⋅ 1976

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$0.49 price variant

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st team appearance of The X-Men, Extinction Team: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Namor, Magneto, Storm, Hope Summers, Danger

Archie ⋅ 1994

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Cover art by Bill Golliher

Portman ⋅ 1978

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Reprint of Vampire Tales #8, origin of Blade

Reprint of the Amazing Spider-Man #102, origin of Morbius

Value unknown

2nd Print ⋅ Last Gasp ⋅ 1985

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Second printing

All later printings had a $2.50 cover price while first printing was $2.00

Last Gasp ⋅ 2000

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Second-to-last issue, seemingly the final issue when published in 2000 until 2019 when Cherry Poptart #23 went on-sale

First ⋅ 1986

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Early full color story featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Guest appearance by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who visit Munden's bar

Turtles story written and illustrated by Eastman and Laird

First ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of the second Grimjack, Jim Twilly

Death Wish Coffee ⋅ 2017

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Promotional comic produced by Death Wish Coffee, a coffee roaster based out of New York that boasts the "world's strongest coffee"

Cover art by Joe Jusko

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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25th anniversary 'Vault' edition

Hardcover collection of the first seven issues of Spawn in their original artboard form

Signed by Todd McFarlane with 1 in 100 randomly included an original McFarlane sketch

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Brief appearance of the yet-to-be named symbiote planet of Klyntar

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Miles Morales

Newsstand edition with 'Black Panther' printed in the UPC box

Newsstand print runs account for approximately 1-3% of the 74,000 direct market orders for Ultimate Fallout #4.

Experts have tracked approx. 50 discovered Newsstand copies so far with only 5 confirmed copies graded 9.6 and 1 copy graded 9.8.

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Newsstand editions are notoriously difficult to find in high grade. Distribution, display and browsing habits are very different from direct market systems meaning oftentimes, issues were carelessly handled or read significantly

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0.35 price variant

Error ⋅ Image ⋅ 2003

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Variant cover with 'Mature Readers' printed in black

The initial first printing of The Walking Dead had to be stopped to correct the color so that Mature Readers was visible

The printer estimates 10% of the run is printed with 'Mature Readers' in black

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1st full appearance of Red Onslaught

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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'So Much Fun' variant

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1st appearance of Dark Willow

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1st appearance of The Agent, Rick Mason, the son of The Tinkerer

Ashcan ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Ashcan edition available at San Diego Comic Con 2019

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1st appearance of Resurrection Man, an immortal who gains a new superpower with each death and resurrection

1st team appearance of Body Doubles, two female assassins

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1st full appearance and cover appearance of Tyrant

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Five-part limited series with multiple tie-ins

Carnage sets out to reclaim every codex from all former and current symbiote hosts to release Knull, the Symbiote God, from confinement in the "planet" Klyntar

20 randomly distributed issues of Absolute Carnage #1 have an original sketch by Carnage co-creator Mark Bagley that can be found on the inside, back cover

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