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Charlton ⋅ 1967

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3rd appearance of The Question

3rd Print ⋅ Boneyard Press ⋅ 1994

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Third printing, identified by the addition of 'The True Story Censors Have Been Trying To Ban For Two Years'

First name 'Jeffrey' name misspelled on cover

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52-page guidebook of Marvel of classic Kirby/Lee-created Silver Age monsters

Charlton ⋅ 1968

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$225

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First solo issue featuring the Question in its entirety, previously appeared in Blue Beetle (1967) back-up stories

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1st appearance of Miril, a member of the Ascendant

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$600

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1st appearance of X, a monster brought into being by a comic creator's enchanted typewriter

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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Introduction of the Gerard Way mature story imprint for DC

Black and white preview art, no dialogue of the following titles:

Doom Patrol #1, Shade the Changing Girl #1, Cave Carson #1, Mother Panic #1

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Reprint of Tron #1 (2011)

D23 Disney expo exclusive given away to attendees

Back cover advertisement for the Lightcycle/Run rollercoaster

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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1st appearance of Baroness Blood, the daughter of the vampire Baron Blood

[September 2022 - possibly the identity of Baroness Cromwell mentioned by Mr. Immortal in She-Hulk that could tease future MCU villains]

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Death of the Human Torch

Unannounced variant signed by Jonathan Hickman with a black Fantastic Four logo instead of the standard cover's blue logo

Quantities shipped of the black logo variant are unknown and both covers were distributed in a black polybag

There are under 30 graded copies of the black logo, signed variant registered to the censuses

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2nd appearance of Bishop

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1st team appearance of the Multiversal Carol Corps

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Cover art by Gil Kane suspected to have been the uncredited inspiration for Rob Liefeld's New Mutants #87 cover featuring Cable

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1st appearance of Spintress, a Spider-Princess

1st appearance of Bishop Octopus and Queen Mysteria

1st full cover appearance of Sun-Spider, partially seen on Spider-Verse #6

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Cover art by Joe Chiodo featuring Shanna

Archie ⋅ 2011

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$40

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,464

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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$4

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1st cover appearance of Darth Bane in Marvel Star Wars canon and new character design

Variant cover art by Chris Sprouse - Bane has not appeared in a Marvel story yet

Broadview Press ⋅ 2010

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136-page autobiographical account of the writer's relationship with her mother who has Alzheimer's

[September 2022 - animated feature in development by Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures and Giant Ant]

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st cameo appearance of Kid Thanos

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1st appearance of Nehanda, Black Panther circa 1,000 AD

1st appearance of Benhazin, a former king of Wakanda

1st appearance of Negus, a former king of Wakanda

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st cameo appearance of Vox Ignis, a Ghost Rider/Banshee hybrid

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st cameo team appearance of the Avengers 1,000 A.D.: Bodolf the Black, Black Panther Nehanda, Native American Ghost Rider, Tanaraq (Sasquatch), Phoenix Force

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2008

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40-page one-shot inspired by the Evil Dead franchise

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$25

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Later in the run, more scarce than earlier issues

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

Polybagged with a Spawn trading card

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Crossover of Hack/Slash and Zombies vs Cheerleaders

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Variant cover art by Dominic Marco

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1954

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$0

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Origin of Marvelman

Value unknown

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1955

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$0

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1st appearance of Kid Marvelman, Johnny Bates

Value unknown

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1956

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1st team appearance of the Marvelman Family: Marvelman, Young Marvelman, Kid Marvelman

1st cover appearance of Kid Marvelman

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

2nd Print ⋅ Tokyo Pop ⋅ 2000

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Second printing, identified by the black background in the upper left corner box and 'Chix Comix' logo instead of the Mixx logo

1:10 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2011

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$45

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Variant cover art by Frank Quitely

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1954

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$50k

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1st appearance of Young Marvelman, Dicky Dauntless

Previously titled Captain Marvel Jr. ended at issue #24

Bongo ⋅ 2001

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$8
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$20

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Copies ordered by retailers: 15,059

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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$9
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$35

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st team appearance of the Midnight Suns: Blade, Kushala aka Spirit Rider, Magik, Wolverine, Nico Minoru, and Zoe Laveau

1st appearance of 'apocalyptic new villains'

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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1st appearance of Thomas Thunderhead, the Red Wolf of the 1970s

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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First mention of a seventh Venom, cameo in FCBD 2022 Spider-Man/Venom #1 as a pair of disembodied eyes

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

D23 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos, limited to 25 copies

Given away at Disney’s 2022 D23 expo to celebrate Spider-Man’s 60th “Beyond Amazing” anniversary

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Batman Day special

Preview chapter of the interactive middle-grade graphic novel that invites readers to help Batman solve a mystery

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Toril Orlesky

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Prequel to the 2023 Flash movie

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1st official appearance of a Super Skrull with the powers of the Illuminati - first appeared disguised as Black Bolt in World War Hulk #1

[September 2022 - Diamond Select announced a pre-order for Super Skrull beginning Sept 16 - see additional image]

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Reprint of Sub-Mariner #1 (1968)

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1st team appearance of Intelligencia: Leader, Wizard, M.O.D.O.K., Red Ghost, Mad Thinker

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