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1:20 ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Mignola

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1st appearance of Holographic Man, Donovan Lumos

Origin of Batman Beyond, Terry McGinnis

1st appearance of Beam Boonma, a top cop in the GCPD

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2005

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Convention exclusive

Lions Gate Films edition featuring Otis

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1st appearance of Ryan Wilder as Batwoman - previously appeared in Batgirl #50 (2020) not in costume

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Final continuous Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaboration on the Fantastic Four title

Unpublished Kirby art used for Fantastic Four #108 but this issue marks the end of an ongoing creative team-up that began with the publication of The Fantastic Four #1

Quality ⋅ 1957

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Cover art depicting a swastika flag

BOOM! ⋅ 2012

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Boom begins publishing Garfield

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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2013 San Diego Comic Con exclusive with blue foil inlay on cover

1,114-page hardcover collection of Invincible #1 - #47

Original retail price: $100.00

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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2014 San Diego Comic Con exclusive with blue foil inlay on cover

1,080-page hardcover collection of Invincible #48 - #96

Original retail price: $100.00

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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2018 San Diego Comic Con exclusive with blue foil inlay on cover

1,114-page hardcover collection of Invincible #97 - #144

Original retail price: $100.00

Charlton ⋅ 1955

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First solo title Sherlock Holmes series - two issues

Promo ⋅ Todd Toys ⋅ 1995

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12-page promotional comic book, distributed with the Spawn board game by Pressman

Interior story titled Dead End featuring Spawn, Violator and Overtkill with four additional pages of game instructions

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One-shot, story continues in Spawn #251

Copies ordered by retailers: 29,787 - includes two variants

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Rafael Albuquerque

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by David Nakayama

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,378

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,570

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,048

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Copies ordered by retailers: 2,709 - includes standard and variant cover

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2007

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Copies ordered by retailers: 2,709 - includes standard and variant cover

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Final issue

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12-page promotional comic book, distributed with the Spawn Alley playset

Interior story titled Dead End featuring Spawn, Violator and Overtkill

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Six-issue series about a slave boy who makes friends with a powerful entity called Obsidian that promises advancement and happiness but both have their own hidden intentions

Measures 8.5 in. x 11 in.

[April 2022- TV adaptation in the works from Circle of Confusion/ITV Studios]

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,074

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars (1977) film adaptation part four

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant virgin cover art by Will Sliney

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2nd appearance of Enemy Ace

Quality ⋅ 1950

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Cover art by Reed Crandall

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Promotional issue given away at Independent Grocer Alliance (IGA) grocery stores with purchase of Royal Guest coffee

Reprint of Super-Mystery Comics #3 (1941)

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Promotional issue given away at Independent Grocer Alliance (IGA) grocery stores with purchase of Royal Guest coffee

Reprint of Super-Mystery Comics #2 (1941)

International ⋅ Edizioni Star Comics ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by J.G. Jones

Embossed edition, distributed by Panini Comics Italia

Reprint of The Superior Spider-Man #32 (2014), Spider-Man Noir #1 (2014), Spider-Man 2099 #1 (2014)

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0.30 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner

Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC

Value unknown

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021

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1st cover appearance of Bell Zettifar and Ember, tied with the Jon Lam edition

Variant virgin cover art by Ben Harvey, limited to 500 copies

Store exclusive

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Chris Samnee

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by J.G. Jones

Euro edition

Thank You  ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Retailer appreciation ‘Thank You’ edition

⚠️ Buyer Beware: there are listings of a sketch cover described as a one per store “Thank You” variant but not all stores have received these YET. Current auction bidding may be higher due the unknown scope of inventory that hasn't been shipped/received or graded

⚠️ Additionally, the standard cover A that was communicated by the creator as underprinted has been spotted by community members in Wal-Mart store multipacks

Dark Horse ⋅ 1988

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Six-issue English translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Six-issue english translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

Viz ⋅ 2002

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

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Six-issue limited series that retells events that occurred between The Amazing Spider-Man #40 - #48 and #63

TPB ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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144-page softcover collection of the six-issue Spider-Man: Blue limited series

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,785

Original retail price: $14.99

1:15 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Wagner Reis

1:25 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Sean Chen

1:15 ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Tim Seeley

Due to the demand for the 1:15 variant, Devil's Due released a signed and numbered edition of 500 copies with COA four months after the original

SDCC ⋅ Lion Forge ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jon Chad, limited to 250 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Reprint ⋅ Charlton ⋅ 1977

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Reprint of Captain Atom #83, the first appearance of Blue Beetle, Ted Kord

Reprint identified by Modern Comics logo in upper left corner

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One-shot featuring Morrigan from the Darkstalkers video game

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st appearance of Yang Yi

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1st appearance of Gabi

1st cameo appearance of a Duplicitype

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