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Youthful ⋅ 1953

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$850
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$4.5k
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$11.9k

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Cover art by Matt Fox

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

DC ⋅ 1994

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$2
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$3

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Origin of the Demon and Jason Blood, how they became bonded

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Rachta Lin

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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$12
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$40
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$120

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Variant virgin cover art by Tyler Kirkham featuring Omni-Man

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$25
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$90
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$250

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Selected sketches from Fall 1152 and Winter 1152

Limited to 333 copies, signed and numbered by David Petersen

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$50

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Sketchbook comprised of illustrations commissioned by fans, colored and compiled in this limited release of 400 copies, signed and numbered

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$50

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Signed and numbered by David Petersen, limited to 500 copies

Milestone ⋅ 1995

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$8
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$20

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Cover art by Wilfred Santiago

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Variant wraparound cover art by Ozzy Fernandez, limited to 500 copies

Puerto Rico Comic Con 2014 exclusive

1:5 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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$5
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$18
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$70

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Variant cover art by Casey Coller featuring Ironhide

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young featuring Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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A retrospective of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson's relationship, published during the same month as The Amazing Spider-Man #21 - Special Wedding Issue

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Bobby Rubio

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3rd appearance of Poison Ivy, final page

Blackthorne ⋅ 1985

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$12
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$40
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$120

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Six black-and-white prints featuring vampires, illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz

First 'plate' or print is initialed by artist

Measures 9.5 in. x 12.5 in., limited to 1,500 copies

Ultimate Creations ⋅ 1997

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$1
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$5
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$15

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,733

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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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$25

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2nd appearance of Bobbi Morse, unnamed

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$3
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$9
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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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$8
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$20

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Variant cover art by Dave Calver

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$1
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$2
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$9

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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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$12
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$40
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$125

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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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$8
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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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$3
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$12

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

Femme Fatale Productions ⋅ 1996

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$15
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$50

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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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$5
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$18
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$60

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One-shot, wraparound cover

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$8
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$25
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$75

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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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$2
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$8
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$20

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Copies ordered by retailers: 27,546

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$1
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$3
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$12

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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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$12
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$40
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$125

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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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$2
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$8
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$25

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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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$15
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$50
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$150

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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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$4
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$12
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$45

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Variant cover art by Tom Whalen

Newsstand ⋅ Bongo ⋅ 1993

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$5

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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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$25
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$80
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$250

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Second Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

Dell ⋅ 1959

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$300

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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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$200
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$800

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Reprint of Four Color #878 - the first Four Color issue to feature the Peanuts

Published by Gold Key, Western with red title banner

5th Print ⋅ New England Comics Press ⋅ 1991

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$12

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Fifth printing, pink cover

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$140
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$480
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$1.4k

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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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$60
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$180
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$600

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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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$600
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$1.8k
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$6k

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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 ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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$700
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$1.9k
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$7k

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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"

Australian Edition ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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$800
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$2k
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$8k

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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

United ⋅ 1952

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$45
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$130
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$480

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

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