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1st appearance of Henri Ducard, a detective who mentored Bruce Wayne

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Death of Dr. Leslie Thompkins, killed by the Joker toxin

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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Ashcan edition limited to 5,500 copies

Signed by artist and creator, Dale Keown and writer, Brian Hotton

YesterYear Comics ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Jamie Tyndall featuring The Baroness

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Magazine-sized comic book adaptation of the 1987 movie about a corrupt corporation's cyborg police force that battles criminal drug lords

[September 2024 - a Robocop series is in development for Amazon with writer (Peter Ocko) and James Wan as executive producer]

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw

1:20 ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias

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Cover art by Adi Granov featuring Mary Jane Watson

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2nd appearance of Magpie

One week earlier, Superman Man of Steel #3 went on-sale where it also appears to introduce Magpie - both comics end with Magpie being apprehended and taken to jail

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Variant cover art by Mike Mignola

One-shot collection of short stories by writers and artists including: Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Eric Powell and Brett Matthews

Exclusive given away at the Diamond Retailer Summit 2003

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Comic book adaptation of the 1988 LucasFilm fantasy film

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Prodigal crossover arc begins

Nightwing takes up the mantle of Batman while Bruce Wayne recovers from the events of Knightfall

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #512

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Three-issue limited series adaptation of the 1992 movie starring Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme

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1st appearance of Annabelle Riggs

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Origin of Thanos

Kickstarter ⋅ Absolute Comics Group ⋅ 2019

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48-page graphic novel crowdfunded on Kickstarter by 988 backers raising $82,949

A young girl is given the gift of superpowers from her dying father

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1st team appearance of the Agents of Atlas, heroes who operated in the 1950s: Jimmy Woo, Agent Jake Oh, Venus, Marvel Boy, Human Robot and Gorilla Man

1st team appearance of the Atlas Foundation, descendants of Ghengis Khan, bent on ruling the world: Yellow Claw, Fritz von Voltzmann, Shadow Warriors, Mr. Lao

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A 68-page adaptation of the 1979 film Alien with illustrated panels mirroring many of the shots in the movie

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of Kevin Cole, a cop who fights crime as the Black Panther, later becomes the White Tiger

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"Seven Sins" is a prequel story to the 1998 film written and produced by Twisted Sister's, Dee Snider

Initially meant to be a four-issue limited series but publisher financial troubles prevented a second issue from being released

Written by Jesse Blaze Snider, son of Dee Snider

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Limited series about John McClane as a rookie cop

[December 2023 - a new Die Hard movie is rumored to be in development featuring a young John McClane]

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Comic book adaptation of the George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire with illustrations that resemble characters from the HBO series

Cover art by Alex Ross

Western ⋅ 1979

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Premiere issue with four stories focused on Fonzi

Simultaneously published by Whitman and Gold Key

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1st appearance of Mirand'r, an alien from Tamaran, the same planet as Starfire

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Four-issue adaptation of the film

Polybagged with trading cards included

1:250 ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 2018

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Variant glass cover art by Doug Braithwaite

First cover made out of glass and colored with UV ink that glows under a blacklight

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Origin issue of the title character from Robert Rodriguez's, Machete

The original solicitation stated this would be an introduction issue to an ongoing series but it never happened

Atlas ⋅ 1954

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1st appearance of M-11, the Human Robot

Final issue

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Controversial variant with Stan Lee's signature stamped on the cover using ink pads containing his blood (referred to as Stan Lee's Solvent DNA Ink)

Includes a numbered hologram sticker printed with the words "Hands of Respect" and a Certificate of Authenticity

In April 2018, news broke that a former business associate of Stan's allegedly presented forged documents to Mr. Lee's personal nurse that gave permission to his draw blood

Initially, this issue and Thor #700 (Dauterman variant) were sold with the signature at a store on the Las Vegas strip but since then the stamp has been used on other covers

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1994

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Fanzine created by Antarctic Press featuring The Power Rangers with an episode guide and articles

Print run: 4,600

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Jazinda, a Skrull disguised as Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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1st full appearance of Jazinda, as a Skrull

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by J.G. Jones

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Controversial variant with Stan Lee's signature stamped on the cover using ink containing his blood (referred to as Stan Lee's Solvent DNA Ink)

Includes a numbered hologram sticker printed with the words "Hands of Respect" and a Certificate of Authenticity

In April 2018, news broke that a former business associate of Stan's allegedly presented forged documents to his personal nurse that gave permission to draw blood from Mr. Lee

Initially, this issue and Rise of the Black Panther #1 (Stelfreeze variant) were sold with the signature at a store on the Las Vegas strip but since then the stamp has been used on other covers

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Ten-issue comic book series that was inspired by the television show starring John Travolta that ran from 1975-1979

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Variant wraparound cover art by Bob Eggleton

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Scarce, low print run

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Cover art by Mike Deodato Jr. featuring Karla Sofen as Ms. Marvel

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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Variant cover art by John Mueller

"Collector's Edition" identified by the silver-colored strip along the binding

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Cover art by Brian Bolland featuring a swastika

Alternate reality story where the Nazis won World War II written by Mark Millar

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover art inspired by Savage Dragon #1 (1993)

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover art inspired by Youngblood #1 (1992)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ 3H ⋅ 2003

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Variant cover art by James Raiz

Distributed at the 2003 Official Transformers Collectors Convention (OTFCC)

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Cover art inspired by Justice League America #1 (1987)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

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Variant cover art by Dave Wilkins

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1st appearance of Amy Bendix, introduced as a little girl but is the inspiration for a character in Punisher season 2 on Netflix

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant partial sketch cover art by Ed McGuinness

San Diego Comic Con 2009 exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Adam Hughes

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