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Scarce

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Scarce

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Clay Quartermain, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance and origin of Nina Price, Vampire by Night, niece of Jack Russell, Werewolf by Night

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,731

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Part three of the three-issue story arc 'Black Mirror

Cover and interior art by Jock

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Cover art by Greg Horn

Origin of Emma Frost

1st full appearance of Christian Frost, Emma's brother

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1st team appearance of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos: Warwolf (1st), Nina Price, the Living Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster (clone), Clay Quartermain, the Zombie

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos II under S.T.A.K.E.- Special Threat Assessment for Known Extranormalities: Warwolf II (1st), Hit Monkey, Jasper Sitwell, Vampire by Night, Manphibian, Nina Price, Orrgo, Teen Abomination

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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1st appearance of Jasper Sitwell, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and top level interrogator

DC ⋅ 2004

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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 featuring Mr. Majestic, a member of the WildC.A.T.S.

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Origin of Beast Boy aka Changeling

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Origin of Starfire

Origin of Blackfire

Image ⋅ 1994

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1st full appearance of Mister Majestic

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1st full appearance of Old Man Joker

1st appearance of the Joker's son

1st appearance of Old Lady Ivy

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,580

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Killian, leader of the Crimson Pirates

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Death of Alexei Kravinoff

1st appearance of the Last Son of Kraven, a clone of Kraven

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Sabrina Alberghetti

Cover art inspired by Batman #1 (1940)

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1st appearance of Bad Dream, a human boy living in the Dream Dimension with his pet, the Cloud Chimera

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1st cameo appearance of Blackfire, the sister of Starfire

Image ⋅ 2009

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Endgame: Part 10

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Scarce, final issue

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1st appearance of Twiglet

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Arcana Studio ⋅ 2004

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Scarce, hard-to-find issue with art by J. Scott Campbell

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1st appearance of Beth Chapel, becomes Doctor Midnight in the next issue

1st appearance of Mekanique, a villain inspired by the silent movie Metropolis

Cover and interior art by Todd McFarlane

Store Exclusive ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Ryan Hill

Bridge City exclusive

Cover art inspired by the film 'Goonies'

Dark Horse ⋅ 2006

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1st in-story appearance of Darth Talon, appeared on cover of #0

1st appearance of Marasiah Fel, a princess of the Fel Dynasty

1st appearance of Deliah Blue, a companion of Cade Skywalker

1st appearance of Jariah Syn, a bounty hunter

1st appearance of Darth Ruyn, a Twi'lek Sith Lord

Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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1st appearance of Darth Luft, a Twi'lek Sith Lord

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1st appearance of Hazel, a hitman for a time-travel organization

1st appearance of Cha-Cha, a neo-Nazi assassin

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Death of Hazel and Cha-Cha

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1st cameo appearance of Genesis, a clone of Kid Apocalypse

Origin of Weapon Infinity, Deathlok troopers perpetually travelling in time to protect a future against super beings

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1st full appearance of Genesis, a clone of Kid Apocalypse

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Estimated print run under 20,000

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Cover art by Karl Kerschl featuring Deadpool and Siryn

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant third printing cover art by Rob Liefeld featuring Lady Deadpool

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Cover art by Terry Dodson featuring Harley, Bud and Lou

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DC takes over publishing for the fifth and final issue, released two and a half years after the fourth issue

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Debut of Carol Danvers' new Warbird costume, covered-up with a more uniformed look

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Second printing sketch cover art by Frank Cho

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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First meeting of Peter Parker and Miles Morales, briefly

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1st appearance of the second Scorpio, Mikel Fury, son of Nick Fury

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1st cameo appearance of Daken as a child and an adolescent

1st cameo appearance of Romulus, obscured by shadows

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2nd cameo appearance of Daken, in shadows

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1st appearance of Adam-X, a mutant with the ability to set an enemy's blood on fire

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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First mention of Tanaraq, one of the Great Beasts who has possessed Sasquatch

Variant ⋅ Antarctic Press ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by William Allan Reyes limited to 300 copies

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1:1000 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ron Lim

Remastered edition

1:2000 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant sketch cover art by Ron Lim

Remastered edition

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Absorbing Man joins Gamma Flight

Circulation: 40,496

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Includes an article about the passing of Jack Kirby with insights from multiple collaborators including: Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Joe Simon and more

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