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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Platinum ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1992

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Platinum edition

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Erik Larsen

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Sara Pichelli

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Second printing

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Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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Origin of Scarecrow retold

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing series

1:33 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Shane-Michael Vidaurri

2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Second printing

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Retailer appreciation variant

SDCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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San Diego Comic Con 2016 exclusive

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Reprint of Thrawn #1

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,029

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Cosplay variant

2nd Print 1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Second printing, black and white sketch

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Purple Girl becomes Persuasion

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Battle of Dracula vs Doctor Strange

Conclusion of a two-issue crossover

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Andrea Sterman, psychiatrist for super-powered individuals

Whitman ⋅ 1976

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68-page anthology of six science fiction story adaptations:

17-page adaptation of John W. Campbell's classic story 'Who Goes There?' that served as the inspiration for the films 'The Thing From Another World' (1951) and John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982)

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First meeting and battle of Doctor Strange and Dracula

First meeting of Blade and Hannibal King

Part one of a two-issue crossover that continues in Doctor Strange #14 (1976)

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1st cover appearance of Gabby

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Webstore exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Sway

Error ⋅ DC ⋅ 1940

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Scarce printing variant, identified by the absence of a period before the issue number '1'

1st appearance of the Joker and the Cat aka Catwoman

DC ⋅ 1965

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2nd appearance of the Penguin in the Silver Age

🥈 Runner-Up

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284-page softcover trade paperback

Collects multiple stories and is described as a "greatest hits" of the Scarecrow

Original retail price: $19.99

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1st appearance of Rewire, Davis Dusk

Cartoon Books ⋅ 2004

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Final issue

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Origin of the Ghostbusters, specifically Winston Zeddemore's first paranormal capture

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Black foil edition, limited to 200 copies

Skybound Xpo exclusive, sold during Comics Vault Live (May 2021)

Original price: $74.99

Tokyo Pop ⋅ 2000

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Copies ordered by retailers: 17,765

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Cover art featuring Gwenom, Gwen Stacy/Venom symbiote

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing

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Dark Horse ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Tony Millionaire

Stories by independent creators: Bob Fingerman, Peter Bagge, Rick Greary

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Adaptation of the novel that introduced Thrawn

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Adaptation of the novel that introduced Thrawn

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Adaptation of the novel that introduced Thrawn

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Biography of characters from Air Hammer thru Drill Nuts

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Biography of characters from Elephorca thru Noctorro

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,011

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Biography of characters from Onyx Primal thru Silverbolt

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Biography of characters from Scourge thru Wolfang

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,740

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Origin of Vulture

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2022

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First solo series featuring Draculina, the sister of Vampirella

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Cover art by John Byrne featuring Doctor Doom

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Spider-Man with six arms

Story is based on events that occured in The Amazing Spider-Man #100 where Peter Parker developed a potion to remove his powers resulted in the growth of four additional arms

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Jamal Peppers

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st cover appearance of Din Djarin and Grogu on a standard comic book

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Anthology of stories celebrating Valentine's Day

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1st cover appearance of the New Fantastic Four

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Copies ordered by retailers: 17,618

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