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Promotional comic intended to be included with a toy but was never distributed

10-page story titled 'Shark Attack' plus additional character bio pages

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Variant cover art by Fred Hembeck

Cover art inspired by Daredevil #189

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Variant cover art by Fred Hembeck

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1st appearance of Zanramon, Prime Leader of the Triceraton Republic

Second printing includes a back-up story that was not printed in the first

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1st cover appearance of Splinter

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr., limited to 3,000 copies

Promotional giveaway to VIP attendees at a special screening of Thor: The Dark World at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

Original prequel story to Thor: The Dark World

Reprint of Thor #344, the first appearance of Malekith

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432-page softcover trade paperback collecting:

Marvel Spotlight #2 - #4 (1971 series)

Werewolf By Night #1 - #15 (1972 series)

Marvel Team-Up #2 (1972 series)

Tomb of Dracula #18 (1972 series)

Original retail price: $39.99

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1st appearance of Harry Osborn as American Son, equipped with high-tech battle armor

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Battle of Galactus vs the High Evolutionary

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Andrew Robinson

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Mirka Andolfo

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1st appearance of the Dakota Kid, Frank Yarrow

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1st appearance of South Sea Girl, Alani

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Cover art by Matt Baker featuring South Sea Girl, Alani

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Cover art by Matt Baker featuring South Sea Girl, Alani

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Cover art by Matt Baker featuring South Sea Girl, Alani

Atomic bomb story

Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Walmart edition, yellow title text

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Yasmine Putri

Reprint ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2014

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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

2014 San Diego Comic Con exclusive, limited to 200 copies

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Variant cover art by Walt Simonson

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Copies ordered by retailers: 22,855

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

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1st appearance of Ari Agbayani, a Filipino -American hero

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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1st appearance of the Dakota Kid, Cliff Morgan

Image ⋅ 2013

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Death of Badrock

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1st appearance of the Deluge, later revealed to be the sister of Jackson

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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Inspired by characters from the 1994 film of the same name

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant wraparound cover art by John Romita Jr.

Penguin Random House exclusive, one per store

Sketch ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant sketch wraparound cover art by John Romita Jr.

Penguin Random House exclusive, one per store

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Gleb Melnikov

Cover art inspired by the film 'Hocus Pocus'

DC ⋅ 1998

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Copies ordered by retailers: 19,048

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4.75 in. x 7.25 in. mini-comic distributed with the 2006 Silent Hill DVD release

Circuit City exclusive

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Jennifer Hernandez

Web Exclusive ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Rob Porter, limited to 100 copies

2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Second printing, indicated by the red IDW logo in the upper left corner

Marvel ⋅ 1969

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3rd cameo appearance and origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock - hand seen in one panel

Cited as the first appearance of Athena but it is an error where Zeus refers to his wife Hera incorrectly

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,539

Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr.

Fan Expo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Phil Jimenez

Canadian Fan Expo 2010 exclusive

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Second-to-final issue

Media Pub. ⋅ 1953

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority due to a panel of three women's decapitated heads on spikes

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1st appearance of Whistle, a young Jewish girl who develops powers after being attacked by Killer Croc

208-page middle-grade reader trade paperback

[September 2021 - DC has informed us that Whistle will be integrated into comics and join the Titans Academy/Dec 2021 -Whistle join Titans Academy in Teen Titans Academy #8 (2021)]

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First team-up of Batman and Hellboy to search for the Golden Age Starman

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1st cameo appearance of Superdemon, Etrigan from an alternate Earth

DC ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of Strata, a future member of L.E.G.I.O.N.

1st cameo appearance of Lyrissa Mallor, a future member of L.E.G.I.O.N.

1st cameo appearance of a Durlan that joins L.E.G.I.O.N.

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1st full team appearance of L.E.G.I.O.N.: Vril Dox, Garryn Bek, Lyrissa Mallor, Strata, an unnamed Durlan alien

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1st team appearance of the Last Avengers: Hank Pym, Wasp, Cannonball, Human Torch, Hotshot, Bombshell, Jessie Wingfoot, Hawkeye, Mockingbird

Image ⋅ 2001

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