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1st cameo appearance of King Fire Bull

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1st full appearance of King Fire Bull

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Mike Perkins

Top Cow ⋅ 2013

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,263 including the variant

Bad Idea ⋅ 2022

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Secret Bad Idea release, distributed through Diamond Comics and solicited under a false publisher name

Synopsis: In the not too distant future, an event changes the world forever. This comic documents the first seven days of that event

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca, limited to 1,000 copies

Manuscript Press ⋅ 1991

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Reprinted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic strips that originally appeared daily in newspapers between December 1990 thru January 1997 with fan art featured on Saturdays

The daily comics are collected in Comics Revue #58 - #82

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Amanda Conner featuring Harley Quinn and Power Girl

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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48-page adaptation of the William Gibson novel about a cyber-dominated future where humans live out their lives in virtual reality

[February 2024 - adaptation in the works for Apple TV]

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1st cameo appearance of Therm Scissorpunch

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Christopher Reeve was reading a copy of this issue on The Muppet Show in February 1980

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96-page graphic novel about a Caribbean Island adventurer’s exploits

First graphic novel in an ongoing series of graphic novels

The character, Corto Maltese debuted in Sergeant Kirk magazine (July 1967)

Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley, limited to 3,000 copies

Collaboration by Marvel and hustl.com, a website that specializes in comic exclusives

Original retail price: $30

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1st cameo appearance of the Harley Who Laughs

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1st appearance of Cara Dune

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2nd appearance of Mister Machine aka X-51, later renamed Machine Man

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Introduction of the Quantum Realm in the mainstream Marvel Universe, accessible via the Microverse and identified in issue #4

2nd Print ⋅ Paperfilms ⋅ 2022

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Second printing, uncensored/nude edition

Webstore exclusive available on paperfilms.com

Original price: $100

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca

Limited to 5,000 copies and sold on Eminem’s website]

As of July 2024, 339 copies graded 9.8, but only two copies graded 9.9, none higher

The more rare sketch version has 223 copies in 9.8 / 21 in 9.9 / one in 10.0

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Origin of Harley Quinn

Prestige format, cardstock cover

First printing, identified by the barcode on back that reads 00111

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Dick Grayson defeats Jason Todd to become Batman

1st official appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin, sidekick of Batman, Dick Grayson

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One of publisher EC's ‘Picto-Fiction’ magazines, a short-lived and commercially unsuccessful format created to circumvent the newly-formed Comics Code requirements

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1st chronological appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin, a short story that takes place between Battle for the Cowl #3 and Batman and Robin #1 (2009)

Damian Wayne made his first unofficial appearance in the Robin suit in Batman #657 after defeating Tim Drake and usurping the moniker

Damian Wayne is officially chosen to be Robin when Dick Grayson assumes the Batman mantle in Battle for the Cowl #3

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10-page collaboration by Marvel and ESPN that features LeBron James in an action adventure story

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Second printing

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Watchmen parody

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,849

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title 'Action Comics' and a way to prevent competitors from stealing a similarly named title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #10

The cover art was later used for Action Comics #3

Harry Donenfeld, the publisher of DC at the time also created ashcans with the title Double Action Comics and Triple Action Comics

There are three copies of the Action Funnies ashcan known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 8.5 sold in 2021 for $57,600

One ungraded sold in 2012 for $10,157.50

SDCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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2014 SDCC exclusive

Warren ⋅ 1967

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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Promotional giveaway obtained by purchasing a Marvel watch from Citizen Watch U.S.

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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$0.30 price variant

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Poison Ivy story written by Neil Gaiman

Ashcan ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2022

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Ashcan/preview edition, one per store, measures 8.5 in. x 5.5 in

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1st appearance of Doombreaker

80-page one-shot celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Death of Superman

Four new stories by the original creative team behind the event

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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2011 Dallas Comic Con exclusive, limited to two per attendee

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

20-page mini-comic measuring 4 in. x 6 in.

Distributed in 16-packs with other comics and intended to be given away as Halloween treats

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

Second printing, gray and white Marvel logo in upper left corner

Mini-Comic ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

Mini-comic measuring 4 in. x 6 in.

Distributed with a 1990 handbook by Running Press titled Star Collecting Comic Books

Wizard Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 plus additional content including Twisted ToyFare Theatre

Acetate cover

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Prototype of the Agents of Atlas: Marvel Boy, Human Robot, Gorilla-Man, Venus, 3-D Man

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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First solo series featuring Spider-Girl

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st appearance of the Infinaut, a dimensional traveler

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Second printing

Exclusive ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Bill Galvan featuring Vampironica, limited to 250 copies

Exclusive ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Bill Galvan featuring Jughead the Zombie, limited to 250 copies

Exclusive ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Bill Galvan featuring Sabrina Spellman, limited to 250 copies

Bad Idea ⋅ 2022

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When a group of the galaxy's worst criminals escape a secret intergalactic prison buried beneath Wyoming, a small-town sheriff and a disgraced alien cop must join forces to bring the outlaws to justice before planet Earth explodes

Ashcan ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2022

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Diamond Distributors retailer exclusive given away to comic shop owners at the 2022 Baltimore Comic Con

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