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Key Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman featuring Venus

1st cover appearance of Venus de Milo

Mad Love ⋅ 1988

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76-page oversized one-shot measuring 8.25 in. x 10.5 in.

AARGH! an acronym for Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia published in response to Clause 28, a British law with a section that read: local authority shall not intentionally promote or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality or teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship

Anthology of stories and illustrations by artists including Harvey Pekar, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Sim (Cerebus story), Neil Gaiman, Robert Crumb (sketch), Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, published by Alan Moore's Mad Love whose proceeds benefited a gay rights charity

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Promotional mini-comic distributed with the unrated Aliens vs Predator DVD, sold exclusively at Best Buy

Reprint of Alien vs Predator Annual #1 with foil cover

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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Whitman edition

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1st cameo appearance of Robin, a girl named Gan working under Red Hood

Sean Gordon Murphy posts to Instagram claiming cover A (cover image shown) of this issue was underprinted

1st appearance of Jackie and Bryce Napier as teenagers

⚠️ Buyer Beware: The creator claimed that cover A was underprinted but to what degree is unknown and copies have been seen in Walmart multipacks

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Nicoletta Baldari

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44-page one-shot considered to be the first autobiographical comic wherein the creator utilizes the medium to confess deeply personal traumas resulting from a Catholic upbringing clashing against a post-publication diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Inspired creators including Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb and Jim Woodring

First printing approximate copies: 55,000

Subsequent printings can be identified from the first by the absence of an illustration of the virgin Mary in the background behind a full text panel on page 23 (tap cover and swipe for clarification)

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Greg Land

Mexican edition

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of Suicide, a villain given regenerative powers by Mephisto

Promo ⋅ Unknown ⋅ 1950

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Promotional comic book given away by Lewyt vacuum cleaning company

Variant cover, unknown if this is a first or second edition of the giveaway or possibly released at the same time

Identified as a variant by LP-196 printed on the back cover different than the other edition with LP-196A

Value unknown

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 1,500 copies

Popcorn variant with Deadpool in the background

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 500 copies

Popcorn variant with Deadpool in the background

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

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Origin of the first Power Rangers team

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1st full appearance of Radiant Red

DC ⋅ 1994

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1st cover appearance of Spoiler

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1st cameo appearance of Angel Breaker

1st cameo team appearance of the Demon's Shadow

Death of Ra's al Ghul

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Exclusive cover distributed with the April O'Neil Hero Pack campaign card game

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Reprint of Thor #1 (2014)

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,715

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Photo Cover ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant The Batman movie cover, distributed in Wal-Mart multipacks

Foil ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Sean Gordon Murphy

2017 silver foil convention exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Jonboy Meyers

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Reprint of Conan #2 (2004) - The Frost Giant's Daughter

Cover art by Frank Frazetta titled The Snow Giants

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Iconic cover art by Frank Miller

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

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1st appearance of Isabelle Donovan, an ally of Emma Frost

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr., limited to 12,000 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

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One of multiple EC titles published after the Comics Code Authority was established

Anthology of stories titled as case numbers ie., Case No. 103 - Male (Freddy Carter)

Biography of Sigmund Freud

Thorby ⋅ 1999

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Wraparound cover art by Adam Hughes

Anthology of three stories written by David Campiti, William Messner-Loebs, Tina Jens

Web Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Fico Ossio

IDW webstore exclusive

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Lady Deathstrike is transformed into her classic cybernetic organism version with claws and adamantium reinforcements

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Variant cover art by Jae Lee, limited to 15,000 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by David Lopez

Cover art inspired by Patrick Nagel whose best known work is the album art for 1982 album Rio by Duran Duran

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Qistina Khalidah

1:500 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by John Buscema

Remastered edition

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 20,123

Softcover ⋅ DC ⋅ 1999

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180-page collection of Detective Comics #469 - #479

Original retail price: $12.95

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,489

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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

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