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Atlas (Paramount) ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Tiger Man aka Tigerman

1st appearance of Kromag, a Cro-Magnon man from prehistoric France

Published under the Seaboard company

Atlas (Paramount) ⋅ 1975

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2nd appearance of Tiger Man, Lancaster Hill

1st appearance in a standard comic, previously appeared in Thrilling Adventure Stories #1 (February 1975)

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Alex Ross

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First issue published by Gemstone

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Queen Divine Justice in costume

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2005

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Cover art by Gabrielle Dell'Otto

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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Cover art by Jenny Frison

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2006

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

NYCC ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2018

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$165

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Variant virgin cover art by Derrick Chew

New York Comic Con 2018 exclusive

Limited to 250 copies

Exclusive ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Derrick Chew, limited to 500 copies

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2014

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1st appearance of John Shaft in a comic book

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1st appearance of Cut Throat, a pirate version of Spawn

16-page retailer incentive delivered with orders of Spawn #32 (1995)

Dark Horse ⋅ 1987

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First solo series featuring Concrete

Won 5 Eisner Awards including Best Continuing Series (1988/1989) and Best New Series

Dark Horse ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Timecop

Double foldout cover featuring Predator and RoboCop

First published artwork in comics by John Paul Leon, interior

1:250 ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 2019

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Variant glass cover art by Doug Braithwaite

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 2005

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16-page Ashcan edition

Image ⋅ 2005

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A drunken Texan travels the galaxy exterminating aliens as one of the last representatives of the once great Fear Agents

Cover art inspired by Weird Science-Fantasy #29 by Frank Frazetta

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,643

[June 2020 - pilot script is finished]

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1997

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Crossover appearance by Maxx

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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1st team appearance of the Battleworld Avengers: Crusader, Bravado, Mustang, Firefly, Torrent

1st appearance of Crusader, Sharon Carter the daughter of Steve Rogers and Rogue

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Debut of the Green Door (retconned)

Al Ewing confirms the connection between Immortal Hulk #12 and this issue when Brian Banner is sent back to hell through the Green Door

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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3rd appearance of Tony Stark in the War Machine armor

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1st appearance of Zatara in the Silver Age

1st appearance of Allura, Mistress of Dark Elements and enemy of Zatanna

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Each year, giant robots come to Earth to bond with young cadets to defend the world from the Sharg

[August 2019 - Key Issue Alert exclusive: in development for Netflix / May 2021 - official announcement from BOOM!: Mech Cadets greenlit for a 3D animated series on Netflix / May 2023 - Mech Cadet to premiere August 10th]

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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1st full appearance and origin of Brother Voodoo becoming Doctor Voodoo after accepting an offer from the Ancient One to become Sorcerer Supreme

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1st appearance of Zim the Invader in a magazine comic story

Unconfirmed prototype of Zim in one panel in Squee #2

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1st appearance of Simon Dark, a vigilante in Gotham who is made from the stitched together bodies of 20 boys

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2nd appearance of Cheryl Blossom

2nd Print ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Second printing

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Variant black and white sketch cover by Alex Ross

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0.35 price variant

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1st appearance of Lestat de Lioncourt

4-page preview of this issue printed in 'Angry Shadows' #1

[May 2020 - AMC has acquired the rights to Anne Rice's 'The Witching Hour' and 'The Vampire Chronicles']

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Cover art by Kelsey Shannon featuring Catwoman

12,880 copies in circulation

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Ashcan ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 1995

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Cover art by Steven Hughes

'Comics Cavalcade' exclusive ashcan

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1st cameo appearance of Spider-Man 2099 in a non-standard comic story

40-page magazine-sized review of Marvel's financials and a sneak peek of future projects

The Watcher narrates a six-page story and in it, there is a one panel cameo of Spider-Man 2099, Punisher 2099, Ravager 2099 and Doom 2099

In the panel, the characters are breaking the fourth wall to chime in on the information intended for investors

This is an original comic story although not conventional and barely recognized by most databases

Spider-Man 2099 appearances timeline:

One panel with one word bubble in Marvel Annual Report 1991

Two-page pin-up in Web of Spider-Man #90

5-page preview in The Amazing Spider-Man #365 of Spider-Man 2099 #1

1st actual full appearance occurs in Spider-Man 2099 #1

CrossGen ⋅ 2001

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1st unofficial appearance of Harry Potter in a standard comic book

Unofficial appearances of multiple characters from various publishers

Variant ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 2014

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1st cover appearance of Punk Mambo

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

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16-page promotional giveaway included in the July/Aug 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

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16-page promotional giveaway included in the September/October 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Final appearance

Out-of-continuity appearances of Marvel heroes and villains, hallucinations of Play's who ate tainted pizza

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First comic book published by Boom Studios

One-shot featuring six zombie stories written by Mark Waid and Keith Giffen

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Spider-Man rescues a family from a gunman in a situation that plays out like Batman's origin story - the boy is wearing a Batman shirt

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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JCPenney reprint

Identified by gray border and X-Men VHS advertisement on the back cover

Hardcover ⋅ Golden ⋅ 1993

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1st published appearance of Harley Quinn in a children's book called 'Almost Got Im' packaged with an audio cassette

Values reflect sales without the cassette

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1st appearance of the Iron Nail, Ran Shen, the antagonist who neutralized Steve Rogers' Super Soldier Serum which led to Sam Wilson becoming his successor

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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1st cover appearance of Daredevil Shadowland suit

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