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Variant cover art by Mike Del Mundo

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This issue went on sale after the publication of issue #16 due to scheduling conflicts which Laird is quoted as saying, "if it's not late, it's not a Mirage book."

Cover art intentionally has the appearance of being damaged

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Promotional item to encourage pre-sale ordering of the 2005 Ultimate Spider-Man video game

16-page mini-comic

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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1st cameo appearance of Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer, high ranking members of the ancient Cobra-La civilization - characters first introduced in G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

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1st appearance of Golobulus, leader of Cobra-La

1st full appearance of Pythona

First ⋅ 1985

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First digitally-illustrated comic book, created on a Macintosh, released by Apple in 1984

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1st full team appearance of the Punk Frogs in the TMNT mainstream universe

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1st cover appearance of Ultimate Carnage

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1st appearance of the Carnage symbiote, not fully developed

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1st full appearance of the Carnage symbiote in the Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610)

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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First solo title series featuring Black Bolt

Farrell ⋅ 1953

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Cover art by Iger Shop featuring the Grim Reaper

Epic ⋅ 1988

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64-page softcover graphic novel

First professionally published graphic novel featuring computer generated art throughout

First Comics 'Shatter Special #1' is credited as the first comic book with computer generated art

1st appearance of Maxie Graham

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Controversial cover art by Frank Miller

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Dr. Arthur Harrow

[Ethan Hawke portrays Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight on Disney+]

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

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1st cameo appearance of Dr. Ocean, shadows

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Choi, limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art features Tim Duncan formerly of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, handing the keys of his real life Punisher-themed car over to the Punisher

Duncan's BlackJack Speed Shop customized a 2013 Dodge Challenger with grill guards, a crash bumper, rocker panels, a matte wrap with the Punisher emblem and an autographed dashboard with Stan Lee, Tim Duncan and Mike Choi signatures

In 2015, the car was the prize in a raffle that raised $60,000 for a children's charity

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Sectaurs in a standard size comic book, previously appeared in mini-comics packaged with action figures

Mini-Comic ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st team appearance of the Sectaurs

4 in. x 6.25 in. mini-comics packaged with Sectaurs action figures

9 figures were released in the first wave of toys, each with a separate comic book story

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1st cover and cameo team appearance of the Knights of Ren, silhouettes

Chaos! Comics ⋅ 2002

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One-shot comic book featuring the band Static-X as cybernetically-enhanced laborers in a dystopian future, ran by The State

Polybagged with an exclusive CD that includes a live track by Static-X titled 'Black and White', a live music video and interview footage

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2nd appearance of Bat-Mite

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Peach Momoko featuring Din Djarin and Grogu

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Tiboro, the Spirit of Decay

Reprint Key ⋅ DC ⋅ 2005

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Reprint of Tales of the New Teen Titans #44

Mini-comic, measures 2.75 in x 3.5 in., distributed with the DC First Appearance: Nightwing action figure

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Origin of the Woman In Red

Variant ⋅ Dabel Brothers ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Marco Nelor

Photo Cover ⋅ Dabel Brothers ⋅ 2009

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Variant photo cover

Dabel Brothers ⋅ 2010

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Part four in a five-issue series that officially adapts the 1979 film

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,180

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One of three one-shots published by IDW based on the Silent Hill video game franchise

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Second printing

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (2014 series), then Spider-Verse Team-Up #3

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Cover art by Ed Hannigan featuring Scarecrow

Introduction of Scarecrow's skull-shaped, audio fear-inducing device

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

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Reprinted stories from the Hall of Heroes era of Cyberfrog publishing (1994)

Re-lettered and colored -originally published in black and white, Foil cover

This issue was part of the 'Cyberfrog: Warts And All' 90s Omnibus campaign on Indiegogo that was funded by 3,892 backers totaling $439,141

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ron Lim

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The Thing returns to human form which last until Fantastic Four #350

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1st appearance of Pascale Tiboldt, an adversary of Kate Bishop who may be related to the original Ringmaster from the Circus of Crime

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Second printing

Cover art by Ryan Meinerding, the Head of Visual Development for Marvel Studios

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Rose Besch

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Co-published by Marvel and IDW

Crossover of the Avengers and Transformers versus Dr. Doom and the Decepticons

Innovation ⋅ 1991

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13-issue comic book series based on the TV series of the same name

[January 2022 - a reboot is in the works at NBC with a pilot episode on order]

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1992

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Unauthorized recounting of Guns N' Roses on tour on the precipice of Use Your Illusion I & II releasing

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Cover art by Greg Horn

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Second printing, identifiable by a gold-tinted hologram instead of the first printing's blue hue

Gatefold poster of Spider-Man 2099 with Spider-Man

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1st full team appearance of the Superior Four, alternate universe versions of Doctor Octopus including a Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider version

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Greg Horn

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