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Top Cow ⋅ 1998

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1st appearance of the Magdalena, a title of women from the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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John Kelly becomes Siege, formerly Deathlok

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by David Sanchez, limited to 500 copies

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1st full appearance of Astrid Mordo, the daughter of Baron Karl Mordo

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1st cover appearance of Franklin Richards as a baby

Hardcover ⋅ Legendary ⋅ 2011

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116-page, black and white hardcover graphic novel measuring 10 in. x 13 in.

Originally written with Batman as the title character who hunts down Islamic terrorists but re-concepted to a vigilante named the Fixer

Controversial upon release in its critical reviews from journalists and industry peers who condemned the story for being absurd, offensive and Islamophobic

Original retail price: $29.99

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Five-page preview of Ghost Rider #1 (1990) introducing Danny Ketch as the new Ghost Rider

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First standard-sized comic reprint of the first appearance of the Black Panther from Fantastic Four #52

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2nd appearance of Calypso

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Aspen ⋅ 2003

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner, limited to 750 copies

Pittsburgh Comic Con 2003 exclusive

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Origin of Master Pandemonium, how he exchanged his soul to Mephisto to be made whole after a car accident

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Origin and "death" of Tommy and Billy Maximoff, the children of Scarlet Witch explained to have been manifestations of Wanda's mind combined with missing pieces of Mephisto

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2014

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A vignette of four detectives investigating the same murder from four different time periods

Adapted for Netflix in 2023

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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1st cover appearance of Nightmare

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1st cover appearance of Balder

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Cover art by Frank Miller

Hardcover ⋅ Gemstone ⋅ 1972

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Hardcover copy of the Overstreet Price Guide, second edition (1972)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Evan Stanley, limited to 500 copies

2020 convention exclusive

Web Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Ben Bates, limited to 300 copies

Sega Shop web exclusive

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1st cover appearance of Baron Mordo

3rd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2004

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Third printing

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st cover appearance of Sif

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2nd appearance of Magnus Robot Fighter

St. John ⋅ 1949

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First solo title Three Stooges series

Archie ⋅ 1951

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Innuendo cover

Archie ⋅ 1952

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Innuendo cover

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Matteo Scalera

⚠️ Buyer Beware: this variant consistently sells for $35 - $50 on eBay, mostly from the same seller. Increased interest in Deadly Class variants cannot be verified at this time yet higher purchase amounts are beginning to extend to other variants in this title

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Origin of Wakanda and Bashenga, the second Black Panther - Bast, the Panther God anoints Bashenga with the blood of Amun-Ra

Preview ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Preview of Twig, one per store

Judging by images on eBay and feedback from a few stores, many of these did not arrive in high grade condition

This preview was also released at conventions by Strahm and Young in 2020, most can be identified by creator signatures

Copies have also been given away on Kyle Strahm's Instagram this week

⚠ There might be more of these preview copies than originally anticipated by the one per store distribution

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Variant cover art by George Perez

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Store exclusive, anniversary frame border

Dark Horse ⋅ 2004

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Cover art featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress

Five-issue series takes place six months prior to Revenge of the Sith

Copies ordered by retailers: 21,632

Dark Horse ⋅ 2004

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Cover art featuring Durge, the Bounty Hunter

Copies ordered by retailers: 20,398

Dark Horse ⋅ 2005

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Death of Durge

Copies ordered by retailers: 20,391

Dark Horse ⋅ 2005

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Cover art featuring General Grievous

Copies ordered by retailers: 20,180

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2nd appearance of Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Second printing, blue footer

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,483

Ziff-Davis ⋅ 1951

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Cover art by Allen Anderson

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2007

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United States Postal Service exclusive with a sheet of 20 stamps

Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

Reprint of Fantastic Four #1

Additional gallery of iconic cover art reproductions

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Origin of Eddie Brock, events retold from his point-of-view first seen in Web of Spider-Man #18

Originally, the unseen individual who pushed Peter Parker in front of the train was supposed to be a woman and her hands were illustrated as such but later, the character who would be Venom was changed to Eddie Brock

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Two-issue adaptation of the 2014 Spider-Man movie starring Andrew Garfield

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Two-issue adaptation of the 2014 Spider-Man movie starring Andrew Garfield

Archie ⋅ 1956

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Innuendo cover

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1st appearance of William Grant Nelson, the son of Tigra and the Skrull, Criti Noll

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Marvel begins publishing Barbie Comics although they previously published a magazine

Polybagged with a Barbie credit card or Do Not Disturb door hanger

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Sozomaika

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Origin of Kingpin, specifically the moment he became Kingpin after killing the previous boss

1:50 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Marco Rudy

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