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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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

Annual ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Origin of Meggan and how she became Gloriana

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Origin of Moon Knight, specifically when Marc met longtime supporting character, Frenchie aka Jean-Paul Duchamp, who first appeared in Werewolf By Night #32

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Promotional comic book commissioned by DuPont, a U.S. chemical and synthetics company founded in 1802

Characters inspired by safety equipment made for firefighters using heat-resistant materials Nomex and Kevlar

Comics were distributed to firehouses

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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1st team appearance of Sovereign Seven: Cascade, Finale, Rampart, Reflex, Indigo, Network, Cruiser

First creator-owned title in the mainstream DC Universe of storytelling, created by Chris Claremont

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Antarctic ⋅ 1995

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Four-issue series intended for an adult audience

Antarctic ⋅ 1996

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Four-issue, mature-themed limited series featuring anthropomorphic animals

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Ultimate Reed Richards' face is disfigured by Johnny Storm which becomes a physical differentiation of the Maker separating him from the mainstream Marvel Universe version of Mr. Fantastic

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Third printing

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1st appearance of Conrad Carapax, later becomes Indestructible Man

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Stephanie Hans

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Five-issue limited series that pits the Power Rangers against Godzilla

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Tyler Crook

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st cover appearance of Moff Gideon

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Origin of the Spark Eternal, Ascendant technology that granted them tremendous power

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Identity of Respawn revealed to be the son of Deathstroke

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Cover art featuring Gambit and Werewolf By Night

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Jeff Dekal

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2005

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Variant cover art by Erik Larsen

Scarce

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Frank Cho

Image ⋅ 2004

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,798

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Cover art featuring John Kerry and George W. Bush

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1st cameo appearance of Ebon, voice only

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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1st appearance of ForgetMeNot, a mutant who has been active for awhile but due to the nature of his powers, he goes unremembered

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

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Doctor Strange passes the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme to Clea

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

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First battle and team-up of Man-Wolf and Morbius

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Battle of the Hulk vs Thing

Additional content includes pin-ups and one page biographies of Fantastic Four villains

Retitled Giant-Size Fantastic Four with issue #2, published quarterly

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1st appearance of the Heckler, a short-lived superhero parody

Ape Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Po, the Kung Fu Panda, in a comic book

Prequel to Kung Fu Panda 2

52-page, softcover graphic novel

Original retail price: $6.95 - value unknown

[March 2022 - Jack Black will return to voice Po in a Netflix animated series]

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st and only appearance of the Punisher 2099, daughter of Frank Castle and Elektra

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Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane Watson, the issue ends on a cliffhanger

1st appearance Jackson Weele, becomes Big Wheel in The Amazing Spider-Man #183

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Ron Lim, limited to 5,000 copies

Promotional giveaway featuring Gritty the mascot, distributed at the Philadelphia Flyers home game on March 5th for Marvel Super Hero Day

One copy sold for $50 while another sold for $100 with the most recent being an auction that ended for $400 with 60 bids

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1st full appearance of Flamingo, a flamboyantly dressed assassin who dabbles in cannibalism

Cover art inspired by Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution

DC ⋅ 1962

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1st cover appearance of Gorilla Grodd

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First published cover art for DC by George Perez

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1977

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Cover art by Moebius

Interior story by Richard Corben titled 'Den'

1:15 ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2016

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Variant sketch cover art by Andrew Huerta

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Cover art by Steve Geiger, interior art by Todd McFarlane

⚠ Misconception: McFarlane first provided cover art on The Incredible Hulk title with issue #330 but did not pencil another cover until issue #340

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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1st appearance of Jessica Jones as Knightress

Now ⋅ 1988

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Five-page preview of The Terminator #1 (Sept 1988)

Image ⋅ 2009

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Copies ordered by retailers: 21,545

Image ⋅ 2009

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Copies ordered by retailers: 19,788

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Rod Reis

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