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Promo ⋅ DC ⋅ 2011

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Obtained by mail after purchasing a 10 oz. bag of Doritos at a Dollar General and submitting a redemption code to a website

For every redemption, $1.00 was donated to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Reprint of Superman #1 (2011)

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ DC ⋅ 2003

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$160

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2003 Diamond Retailer Summit exclusive

Blank ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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$280
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$900

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Blank cover limited to just over 100 copies

Nearly all copies were commissioned to artists by Skybound/Image for original illustrations to be auctioned for the Hero Initiative charity

Value represents an unknown quantity of seemingly only a few blank covers without artwork that made it into the market

Tap cover and swipe to view all 105 items of the auctioned artwork that sold from $389 up to $12,100

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$80

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1st cameo appearance of M.O.D.O.K., voice only and mentioned by name

Image ⋅ 2020

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72-page graphic novel about a pulp writer in 1930s New York who finds himself drawn into the wild west with him as the outlaw dispensing justice with a revolver

[January 2023 - Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) and Ed Brubaker are teaming up to produce a screenplay for a potential live-action feature]

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Anthology of original stories featuring Mr. Burns

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,048

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10-page preview of the Jester Lavorre origin, the first in a series of original graphic novels showcasing members of the Mighty Nein

[January 2023 - Amazon developing an animated series based on Critical Role’s second campaign featuring The Mighty Nein]

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First solo series featuring Martian Manhunter

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1st appearance of Parasite, Joshua Allen

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$35

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16-page one-shot self-published by writer Brandon Seifert, limited to 500 copies

Measures 6.75 in. x 10.25 in.

Limited ⋅ Visual Anarchy ⋅ 2002

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Variant cover art by Drew Johnson, limited to 1,500 copies

Cover art inspired by Planet Comics #1 (1988)

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2011

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$25

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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard, limited to 2,000 copies

Exclusive celebrating 20 years in business of Infinity & Beyond, a UK comic store

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1999

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Variant cover art by Jason Pearson

Exclusive ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2022

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$150

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Udon webstore exclusive, limited to 150 copies

Original retail price: $50

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Preview of Milestone imprint

Poster insert of Milestone characters

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$40

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Black Onyx edition, limited to 2,000 copies

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$25

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Variant cover art by Frank Kozik

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$9
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$30

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Variant covert art by Siya Oum

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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$9
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$30

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La Mole comic con 2022 exclusive

Foil edition

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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$5
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$18
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$60

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La Mole comic con 2022 exclusive

Foil edition

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008

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$12
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$45

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Super Genius ⋅ 2015

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$18
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$65

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Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,451

Free Comic Book Day ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Store exclusive

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 1994

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Ashcan edition, limited to 4,000 copies

Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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$20

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Facsimile reprint of Spider-Man's first appeareance

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Facsimile reprint of the first team appearance of the New X-Men

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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$12

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Facsimile reprint of the first appearance of the X-Men

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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$30

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Eight-page preview of 2002 Image series

Dynamic Forces, limited to 5,000 copies

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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$75

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Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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$70

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 1998

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Smoking Gun variant cover with no foil

⚠️ Buyer Beware: there is a less valuable but near identical version from Germany that can be identified by the publisher's name Dino in the corner box

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Premiere issue of the third ongoing Casper comic book series

Infinity cover

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30-page measuring 7.5 in. x 9.5 in.

Comic book story of the Hindu deity Krishna

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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$65

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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottley

Given away to comic shop owners at the 2014 Diamond Retailer Summit exclusive

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Second printing

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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$50

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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottley

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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$60

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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottey

Partial foil edition

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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$50

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Variant sketch cover art by Greg Capullo

1:100 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Variant sketch cover art by Todd McFarlane

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1st appearance of Jentorra, a royal of the planet K'ai

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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1st team appearance of Gen13

Gold edition

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Toni Bruno, limited to 1,500 copies

Pink a la Mode exclusive

Exclusive ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Reiq, limited to 250 copies

Udon store exclusive

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Five-issue adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

1:250 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Michael Allred

Image ⋅ 2004

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Irey West becomes Impulse

Counterfeit ⋅ Image ⋅ 1995

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Counterfeit edition

According to a post on the CGC forum, a reseller purchased a quantity of the standard edition of this issue and was able to successfully apply a gold stamp to the title text

CGC has graded four copies of the alleged counterfeit with a blue universal label

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