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Marvel ⋅ 1983

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1st cameo appearance of Captain U.K. in costume

Fitzgerald Publications ⋅ 1976

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1st appearance of Fast Willie Jackson

Spotlight Publishers ⋅ 1945

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Bondage cover art

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1st cameo appearance of Linda McQuillan, Captain U.K., not in costume

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Cover art featuring Dr. Mario

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Todd Nauck

Comic shops qualified to order this variant if copies ordered of issue #11 exceeded orders of issue #8 by 25%

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Copies ordered by retailers: 24,078

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Bryan Silverbax

Comic Tom 101 Mystery Mail Call exclusive

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Bryan Silverbax

Comic Tom 101 Mystery Mail Call exclusive

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Bryan Silverbax

Comic Tom 101 Mystery Mail Call exclusive

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Issue #2 of a six-issue limited series

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Prototype of Magneto

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1st appearance of Force, previously appeared as research assistant, Clay Wilson under an alias

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Superman returns to his original form after having been split into two independent beings of energy, one red and one blue

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1st appearance of Superman Red, the split being of energy that resulted from a procedure on Superman Blue performed by Toyman and Cyborg Superman that ultimately backfired

Atlas (Paramount) ⋅ 1975

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Anthology of horror stories

Variant ⋅ New England Comics Press ⋅ 1988

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Reprint of the limited Special Edition, first appearance of The Tick in standard comics

Copyright information indicates this is a first printing, second edition

Sterling ⋅ 1954

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Classic pre-code horror story 'Caterpillar House'

Only two issues of Tormented were released before the Comics Code Authority placed major restrictions on the horror format

ECCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

Emerald City Comic Con 2008 exclusive

Variant ⋅ Harris ⋅ 2007

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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz, limited to 500 copies

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Reprinted horror stories from Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Menace and Adventures Into Terror

Eternity ⋅ 1988

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Bondage cover art

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Death of Serpentor, struck by an arrow fired by Zartan

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1st appearance of Ion, the being that merged with Kyle Rayner in Infinite Crisis Special: Rann-Thanagar War #1

1st full appearance of Sayd, a Guardian of the Universe

1st appearance of Low, a parasitic Yellow Lantern

1st appearance of Kryb, a Yellow Lantern who abducts the children of Green Lanterns

1st appearance of Romat-Ru, a Yellow Lantern serial killer

1st appearance of Slushh, a Yellow Lantern who liquefies and absorbs organic material

1st appearance of Tekik, a Yellow Lantern robot

1st appearance of many other Yellow Lanterns who appear fewer than 15 times in other issues

Origin of Sinestro

Independent ⋅ 2021

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30-page collection of webcomics, written and illustrated by Max Wittert

Digest-sized, unlicensed parody of Jean Grey and Scott Summers

Original online price: $20

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Preview of Spider-Man 2099, an image of the character accompanying an article about the upcoming series

Early cover appearance of Carnage

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1st appearance of Lunatik, an interstellar mercenary

Two characters in the Lunatik story appear to be visually inspired by Beavis and Butthead

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993

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Limited edition, black and white preview of Prophet #1 (1993)

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One-shot comic book that was later adapted as the 4th episode of the cartoon series

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2nd appearance of Ben Reilly as the Scarlet Spider

First mention of the name Scarlet Spider, coined by a reporter

Part two of a four part story that began with the introduction of Scarlet Spider in Web of Spider-Man #118

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Part four of a four part story that began with the introduction of Scarlet Spider in Web of Spider-Man #118

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1st full appearance of Burryaga Agaburry, a Wookiee Jedi

1st appearance of Nib Assek, a Jedi Master

1st appearance of Reeg Brosna, a pirate affiliated with Crimson Corsair

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by R.B. Silva, limited to 25 copies

Given away at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020

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Promotional giveaway from Sony, Liberty Mutual and Goodby Silverstein & Partners to promote the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home

Distributed at pop-up Daily Bugle newsstands in New York City on December 10, 2021

3,000 copies printed

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Final issue, reprint of The Maxx #35

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Anthology of black and white horror stories

Graphic content

ECCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard

Emerald City Comic Con 2021 exclusive

1:250 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Viktor Bogdanovic

Gold foil edition

Cover art inspired by Spider-Man #1 (1990)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Image ⋅ 2003

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Copies ordered by retailers: 38,301

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1st full appearance of Imara Vex, Bright, Sear and the Archivist, members of the Orphans

1st appearance of Marinda, a member of the Knights of Ren

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by David Nakayama

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Rian Gonzales

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 1998

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Gold foil on title text exclusive

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Mike Mignola published in April

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Four-issue limited series based on the Mass Effect video game

Sequel to the game

[November 2024 - a Mass Effect TV series is in development at Amazon with Daniel Casey (Fast & Furious 9) to write and produce]

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