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1st appearance of Aurelie, a female fury

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Inspired by the classic character, this series takes place after 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Back cover art by George Perez

Interior illustration of the Black Panther by Alex Ross

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Biography of the band Pantera

Image ⋅ 2016

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Cover art by Erik Larsen

Team Meat ⋅ 2010

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One-shot featuring Super Meat Boy, a character that originated from the 2008 Adobe Flash game 'Meat Boy'

Cover art inspired by classic EC horror comics

Preview ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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Retailer preview written by Dennis O'Neill with black and white interior art by Barry Kitson

Mirage ⋅ 1991

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16-page pinup promotional comic benefiting a charity event for children

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Comic book backup stories, strategy guide and text stories comprise the magazine published by Image

Cover art by Jim Lee

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Reprint of Incredible Hulk #449, the first appearance of the Thunderbolts

Starlog ⋅ 1988

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Second preview appearance of Venom

Article about the 300th anniversary issue of Spider-Man

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Malik Khan, Kamala's nephew, indicates that he has power in Magnificent Ms. Marvel #37

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 1987

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Variant second printing sold in multi-packs: Identifiable by the missing month in the price box

Keenspot ⋅ 2019

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In 1995, a high school gamer-girl with an aggressive attitude bullies her classmates to assist her in making history

[March 2023 - one of multiple Keenspot properties mentioned in a Deadline article as 'in active development for film and TV’]

Sketch ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant Sketch cover art by Pasqual Ferry

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1979

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Whitman edition

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Variant cover art by Terry and Rachel Dodson

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st team appearance of The Crew, led by Misty Knight: Storm, Luke Cage, Manifold

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Final appearance of Steamboat, a character depicted in a racially offensive manner that was protested by a group of schoolchildren who demanded his removal from Fawcett comics

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First interracial kiss between two mainstream comic heroes, Misty Knight and Iron Fist

See Creepy #43 for the first interracial kiss in comics

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1st team appearance of the Daughters of Liberty: Jessica Drew, Sue Storm, Misty Knight, White Tiger, Annabelle Riggs, Mockingbird, Echo

[August 2023 - a Daughters of Liberty project is rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios]

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Andrew Pepoy

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Guest appearance of Invincible in the Marvel Universe

During a battle, Invincible is thrown out of his universe and into the Marvel Universe

Copies ordered by retailers: 26,200

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Variant cover art by Christian Ward

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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Whitman edition

Very low print run

Variant ⋅ Chapterhouse ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Dan Parent

Cover art inspired by the T.V. series 'Bewitched'

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1st appearance of Miles Morales from Earth-616, an evil version of the character who later becomes Ultimatum

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman, limited to 500 copies

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Whitman edition

Only sold in 3-packs

Very low print run

Gold ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Variant gold 'Marvel Comics X-Men Anniversary Issue' logo

Hologram of Gambit

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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Hard-to-find cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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36 posters featuring Deadpool by various artists

Cover art by Ed McGuiness

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Jeff Edwards

Cover art inspired by the film 'The Exorcist'

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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A flashback to the first meeting between Perry White and Franklin Stern, and their struggle with the Aryan Brotherhood.

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1st cameo team appearance of The Dreadfuls: Metalmorpho, Phantom Boy, Plasma-Man, Doctor Dread

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1st appearance of Old King Thor, the Thunder God's future, elderly-self

1st appearance of Jarnbjorn, a Dwarven axe

1st team appearance of Gorr's Black Berzerkers, creatures created from the All-Black

First mention of Gorr

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1st full appearance of Old Galactus

1st appearance of Dario Agger as the Minotaur

Verotik ⋅ 1993

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One-shot issue that utilizes each letter of the alphabet to start a twisted rhyme about serial killers

Canadian ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1984

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$0.75 Canadian edition

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2005

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Variant cover art by Nick Stakal featuring Captain Spaulding

Comic convention exclusive

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Black Panther briefly changes his name to Black Leopard because at the time, the Black Panther Party had become increasingly radical in their activism

The Fellowship of Reconciliation ⋅ 1958

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One-shot educational comic book that told the Rosa Parks bus incident story to teach non-violent resistance in a politically-charged atmosphere

Other stories include a brief biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi's independence protest

Reprinted in Spanish and Arabic

First print run was 250,000 and can be identified by the copper-coated staples

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant second printing cover art by Goran Parlov

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Issue #3 in a four-issue limited series

Boneyard Press ⋅ 1994

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First published work in the comic book industry by Gerard Way, writer of Umbrella Academy and frontman for My Chemical Romance

Story about a serial killer written by Gerard Way (Garry Way) when he was 16 years old

[example of the type of issues found in the Dollar Bin Diving Subscriber feature]

Boneyard Press ⋅ 1994

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Written by Gerard (Garry) Way, writer of Umbrella Academy and frontman for My Chemical Romance, when he was only 16 years old

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