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1st appearance of Dr. Chase Meridian in DC mainstream comic book continuity - inspired by Nicole Kidman's character from Batman Forever

Originally published digitally in Legends of the Dark Knight #77

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2nd appearance of Bobbi Morse, unnamed

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Origin of Ka-Zar and Zabu

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Variant cover art by Joseph Michael Linsner

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Dave Calver

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1st team appearance of the War Machines, an alternate Earth's 'dark wastelords'

1st appearance of Iron Ant, Tony Stark with Ant-Man tech

1st cameo appearance of Infinity Thing

1st cameo appearance of Moon Knight, Mariama Spector

1st cover appearance of Captain Carter

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Origin of Old Man Hawkeye, trained by Stick aka Matt Murdock in this alternate reality

Murdock appeared as Stick in Old Man Hawkeye #12

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Dallas Comic Con 2003 program booklet

Cover art by Adam Hughes on one side

Cover art by Dave Dorman on the other side

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Custom edition, commissioned by Cash Money Record CEO, Bryan 'Birdman' Williams to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his 1991 Lugz release

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher featuring Spinneret

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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One-shot battle of Marvel's Hulk vs Image's Pitt

Femme Fatale Productions ⋅ 1996

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Advertisement for Best Cellars #1 featuring an image of Monster Boy, the prototype character that evolved into the Goon

Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1952

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One-shot, wraparound cover

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108-page graphic novel with stories by Richard Corben

Reprinted stories that appear in Heavy Metal Magazine #15 - #28

Adaptation of Arabian Nights

Original retail price: $7.95

Image ⋅ 2005

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Copies ordered by retailers: 27,546

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Cover art by Francesco Mattina

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Man 2099 #5, then Spider-Verse Team-Up #1

International ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2006

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Variant cover art by Daniel Kiessler, limited to 250 copies

German edition, published by Infinity Verlag

Reprint of Tomb Raider #45

Variant ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Tyler Kirkham

Connecting cover with the variant of Tomb Raider #44

Ontained exclusively on CineQuest.com

Variant ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Tyler Kirkham

Connecting cover with the variant of Tomb Raider #43

Obtained exclusively on CineQuest.com, limited to 2,000 copies

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Tom Whalen

Newsstand ⋅ Bongo ⋅ 1993

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Newsstand edition, does not include a poster as indicated on the cover of the Direct Edition

Dell ⋅ 1959

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Second Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

Dell ⋅ 1959

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Third Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

Numbering continues in a standalone Peanuts series that begins with issue #4 (1960)

London Night ⋅ 1993

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First interior published artwork in comic books by Budd Root, creator of the independently-published Cavewoman series

Root claimed in an interview that The James Gang #1 sold so poorly that the writer paid him in King Kong trading cards

Cover art by Mike Hoffman

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Reprint of X-Men #4 (1964), 1st appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad, Mastermind

Western ⋅ 1963

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Reprint of Four Color #878

Published by Gold Key, Western with red title banner

5th Print ⋅ New England Comics Press ⋅ 1991

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Fifth printing, pink cover

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3rd appearance of Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts" in comic books

Two-page Peanuts story, written and illustrated by Charles Schulz

Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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52-page promotional giveaway intended as a warning to U.S. citizens (children) of the infiltration of communist ideology in American culture

Interior illustrations by Charles M. Schulz, creator of "Peanuts", among other artists

It is reported that 4 million copies were distributed in 1947

A very scarce advanced edition exists with multiple editing errors and a panel of extreme violence with a depiction of a Cardinal (clergyman) being nailed to a door by a mob

The cover shown has a blank circle where other editions have a $0.10 cover price

Tap cover art and swipe to view a selection of interior pages

Reprinted in 2016 by Canton Street Press with what appears to be an identical cover

Preview ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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Advance review copy of 'Is This Tomorrow' anti-communism publication

Extremely scarce edition with only two copies registered to the census

This copy contains editing errors and a panel of extreme violence with a depiction of a Cardinal (clergyman) being nailed to a door by a mob

Canadian Edition ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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Canadian edition of the anti-communism publication

The six-point plan to fight communism, printed on the back cover ends with 'Canada First!' as opposed to the 10-point U.S. edition that ends with "Be American first"

International ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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Australian edition of the anti-communism publication

The ten-point plan to fight communism, printed on the back cover is specific to Australia

Extremely scarce, only one copy registered to the census

United ⋅ 1952

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Two-page Peanuts story, written and illustrated by Charles Schulz

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Iconic cover art by Gene Colan

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #50, the first appearance of the Kingpin

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Reprint of Daredevil #171, first battle Daredevil vs Kingpin

Distributed with the Marvel Legends: Daredevil vs Kingpin toy set (2005)

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First series that adapts the Dark Tower for comic books

Prequel that delves into the early days of Roland Deschain as told throughout the novel, Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass

📖 Reading Order: Gunslinger Born #1 - #7, then The Long Road Home

[December 2022 - Intrepid Pictures (Midnight Mass) has acquired the rights to Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ with plans to adapt it as a 5 season Amazon series and 2 movies]

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Reprint of Fantastic Four #12 (1962), first battle of the Hulk vs the Fantastic Four

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Sana Takeda

70th anniversary of Marvel Comics character frame

Canadian Edition ⋅ Modern ⋅ 1985

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$1.00 cover price, Canadian Price Variant

3-D Zone ⋅ 1992

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One-shot black and white with 3-D effects, glasses included

Anthology of horror stories, original stories plus a reprinted tale from Spook Comics #1 titled 'The Obi Makes Jumbee' with art by Golden Age artist Munson Paddock

Artwork depicting a nude woman on back cover

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Cover art by Joe Kubert featuring Spider-Man 2099

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Mike Perkins

70th anniversary of Marvel Comics character frame

C2E2 ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Javan Jordan limited to 300 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2021 exclusive

Cover art features a modified Chicago Bulls jersey with Michael Jordan's number

Image ⋅ 2012

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,327

SC8 Comix ⋅ 1988

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One-shot published by Santa Cruz Skateboards

Illustrated by famed skateboard artist, Jim Phillips

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,962

Texas Trio ⋅ 1966

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Fanzine anthology of stories

First published story by notable science-fiction writer, Howard Waldrop

Illustrations by Buddy Saunders, future owner of MyComicShop.com

Fan letter from George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones)

Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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