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Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1979

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Written and illustrated by Dave Sims

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1st appearance of Harriet Cooper, the aunt of Dick Grayson who was a character adapted for the 1966 Batman TV series

Introduction of Elongated Man's nose twitching when he encounters a mystery

EC ⋅ 1955

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One of multiple EC titles published after the Comics Code Authority was established

Stories include a history of medicine from the Neolithic era to modern times and medical dramas

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Reprint of Alias #1

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,466

Connecting ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Bruno Redondo

Connecting cover - top half, connects vertically to bottom half

Connecting ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Bruno Redondo

Connecting cover - bottom half, connects vertically to top half

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35-page one-shot of reprinted stories and sketches:

Reprint of FCBD 2006: Scott Pilgrim

Reprinted story from Comics Festival 2007

Reprinted story from NOW's Best of Toronto Magazine

Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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144-page trade paperback

Collects Sledgehammer 44 #1 and #2 and Sledgehammer 44: Lightning War #1 - #3

Original retail price: $19.99

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1st team appearance of the Parliament of Decay, the protector of the Rot

High Speed Productions ⋅ 1988

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Comic book series published by long-running skateboard magazine, Thrasher

MegaCon ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo, limited to 100 copies

MegaCon 2020 exclusive

Rucker Publications ⋅ 1946

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Cover art reprinted from Dynamic Comics #11 (1944)

Reprinted stories from Dynamic Comics #12, Punch Comics #11 and Blue Ribbon Comics #1

Includes four pages of black and white animation cels from Disney's Pinocchio

Western ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Frankenstein Jr. and his inventor, Buzz Conroy in comic books

1st team appearance of the Impossibles in comic books

Characters adapted from the Hanna-Barbera animated series

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Retitled from International Comics #5

Changes titles one again after this issue to Crime Patrol and continues numbering with issue #7

Interior story includes a scantily clad Moon Girl (Golden Age version)

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Store exclusive

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974)

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Clay Mann featuring Black Krrsantan and Doctor Aphra

Vader Down #1 and Darth Vader #13 both have exclusive covers featuring Black Krrsantan that predate this issue's on sale date of December 2, 2015

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Mile High Comics exclusive

1st cover appearance of Black Krrsantan - tied as first cover appearance with the ZBOX exclusive by Pasqual Ferry

Vader Down #1 went on sale November 18th, 2015

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Iconic cover art by Marie Severin

Final Captain America issue with a $0.12 cover price

Verotik ⋅ 1994

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Reprinted stories from Phantom Lady #14 - #17 and All-Top Comics #9 and #1

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Introduction of Darth Momin's helmet

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1982

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First solo Wolverine title

1st cameo appearance of Yukio

First use of the phrase, 'I'm the best there is at what I do'

Newsstand edition, indicated by the barcode

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1989

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Newsstand edition, differentiated by a barcode on the back cover instead of a Spider-Man head

Back cover art by Rob Liefeld (same back cover as Direct)

Marvel ⋅ 1945

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1st appearance of Nellie the Nurse

Image ⋅ 2006

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1st appearance of Ninja Spawn

Wallace Wood ⋅ 1976

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Interior pin-up page by Howard Chaykin featuring the Punisher, Bobbi Morse as Huntress and Dominic Fortune

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Cover art by Moebius

Sketch ⋅ Th3rd World ⋅ 2009

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Sketch cover, limited to 500 copies

Boogeyman Edition

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1st full appearance of Angel Bridge

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

No dialogue throughout issue

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174-page softcover, black and white collection of 60 complete stories, written and illustrated by famed artist, Alex Toth

Original retail price: $24.95

1:10 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Tony Daniel

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #340

Annual ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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First Detective Comics Annual

Crossover story with connecting covers to The Question Annual #1 and Green Arrow Annual #1

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Sabine Rich

Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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Promotional comic book published by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society about the Jesuits aka the Society of Jesus

Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1954

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96-page, step-by-step illustrated explanation of a traditional Latin Mass told in 11 chapters

First printing has a $0.25 cover price

Epic ⋅ 1995

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128-page collection of Moebius illustrations originally published in magazines, comic books and posters between the years 1989 - 1994

Measures 9.5 in. x 12 in.

Original retail price: $19.95

Blank ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Blank sketch variant

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1st cameo appearance of Kho Phon Farrus

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1st full appearance of Kho Phon Farrus

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1st appearance of William Hell, a white supremacist, later becomes White Dragon

Western ⋅ 1962

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing comic book series based on the TV series

Published by Gold Key, previously published by Dell in the Four Color title

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Adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic 'Alice In Wonderland'

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Origin of Blacktop Bill, one of Nocterra's most terrifying creatures

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1st appearance of Tangle, a lemur and ally of Sonic

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Tyson Hesse

Limited edition, distributed with IDW Bundles on the SEGA Shop

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Second printing

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Third printing

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st appearance of Cyclops as Captain Krakoa

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