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Walmart ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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$3
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$9
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$35

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Variant cover art by Derrick Chew, distributed in Walmart packs

⚠ It should be taken into consideration that it is unclear how many of these variants were printed, distributed or will be distributed in the future

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$10
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$100

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Variant cover art by Kevin Nowlan

Kansas City Comic Con 2015 exclusive

Epic ⋅ 1990

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$8
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$20

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Four-issue series based in the Wild Cards novel universe, set after Wild Cards Book 5

Wild Cards is a shared universe of stories written by over 40 creators and edited by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones)

The premise surrounds humans living in a post-World War II United States alternate reality where an alien virus known as the Wild Card rewrites DNA, mutating its hosts in positive or negative ways

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Four-issue series featuring the Simpsons, in-episode animated series 'Itchy and Scratchy'

Includes a poster insert that connects to three other posters found in separate issues to create one Bongo Universe image

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$3
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$12

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One-shot anthology of stories featuring:

'The Texas Chainsaw Salesman' by Peter Milligan with the Sawyer family from the film franchise remake

'Copycat' featuring Freddy Krueger, written by Christos Gage

Variant ⋅ Acme Ink ⋅ 2021

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$8
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Wasatch Comic Con exclusive

Cover art adapted from one of the first Tool concert posters, specifically a 1991 New Year's show where they opened for the band Green Jello

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

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$190
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$880
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$1.9k

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Cover art by Harry Lucey

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$25
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$80
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$250

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Promotional giveaway distributed in stores including Sears, Bamberger's, Poll-Parrot, Lazy Bones

Measures approximately half the size of a standard comic with fewer pages of story

The values associated with this issue are for copies without a retailer logo

Copies with logos in the blank blue space seem to command a lower premium

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$2
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$3

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New Midnight Sons roster: Morbius, Hellstorm, Werewolf By Night, Man-Thing, Jennifer Kale

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$25

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Variant cover art by George Perez

Unknown ⋅ 1974

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$55
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$160
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$650

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Anthology of stories by Errol McCarthy, the artist most famous for the artwork on the back of 1980s He-Man action figure packaging

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$5
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$15

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1st cameo appearance of Chantique

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1st full appearance of Chantique, a member of the Crucible

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$5
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$15

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Cover art featuring Jarael vs Chantique

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$620
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$1.8k
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$6.2k

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Cover art by Mel Keefer

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$15

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Negative space cover art

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$75
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$275
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$775

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Classic good girl cover art

Collected newspaper comics strips from Lil' Abner

Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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$20
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$80
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$250

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Limited to 1,993 copies

Signed by Bob Kane and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

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$320
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$1.1k
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$3.2k

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

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2009

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$12
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$45
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$145

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Variant cover art hinting at the famous line from the Die Hard film

Back cover is black with no words

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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$3
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$12

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Copies ordered by retailers: 18,415

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$15
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$60
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$175

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$0.35 price variant

As of May 2024, of the 19 copies of this price variant on the CGC census, only 2 have been graded 9.6, none higher

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$35
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$90
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$375

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$0.35 price variant

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$10
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$30
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$100

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$0.35 price variant

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$12
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$40
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$125

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$0.35 price variant

Harvey ⋅ 1953

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$250
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$900
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$2.2k

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2nd appearance of Richie Rich

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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$475
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$1.3k
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$4.8k

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1st cover appearance of Richie Rich

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Final issue of a three-part limited series

Photo cover featuring Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy

Includes a double-page pin-up

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Final issue

1st published pencils by Kelley Jones

Head Press ⋅ 1973

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Anthology of stories including 'Prisoner on the Hell Planet' by Art Spiegelman, an autobiographical story from the creator of Maus

The story is about Spiegelman’s time spent in a state hospital after suffering from a depressive episode and is reprinted/integrated in Maus Vol. I

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$3
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$12

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Origin of the first meeting and battle of Wolverine and Cable

Wolverine and Cable first battle in New Mutants #93 but the dialogue infers they have already met

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013

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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Carlos Valenzuela

Store exclusive

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$2
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$5

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Origin of Iceman

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Final Avengers issue with a $0.12 cover price

Partial origin of Hawkeye, his adolescence being trained by Swordsman in the carnival

Alan Class ⋅ 1964

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$275
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$960
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$2.8k

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Reprint of the Fantastic Four #1 (1962)

1st appearance of the Fantastic Four in a U.K. publication

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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$95

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Silver foil, inspired by Something Is Killing The Children

Exclusive cover sent to select Day One Founders of writer James Tynion's Onion Club substack

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Crystal, the Inhuman joins the Fantastic Four

Apex ⋅ 1972

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$150

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Debut of Maus, a three-page black and white story

Art Spiegelman expanded on this concept with a seven-chapter, serialized story published in Raw Magazine between 1980 - 1986

The framework of this story was inspired by interviews with Spiegelman's father, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor

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$9
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$30

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Includes a blacklight poster

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,098

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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$15
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$50

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DC Universe logo

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$12
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$45
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$125

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1st appearance of Jill Jerold, an English model and the first ongoing female, black character in Marvel Comics

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Jill Jerold, the first ongoing female, black character in Marvel Comics and third overall behind Black Panther and Gabe Jones from Sgt. Fury

Picturight ⋅ 1951

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$375
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$1.3k
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$4.8k

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Parody of political figures

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew, limited to 1,000 copies

Store exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$25

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Variant cover art by Milo Manara

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Marco Checchetto

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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$18

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Variant cover art by Gary Frank

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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$40

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Gold foil title text

Distributed in a polybag with a trading card featuring the character Wulf

NYCC ⋅ Young Animal ⋅ 2016

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$9
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$30

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New York Comic Con 2016

Gold foil edition

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