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First solo titled series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2014

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First ongoing series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives

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1st appearance of the Fadeaway Man, a villain in possession of an arcane cloak belonging to the sorcerer Cagliostro

Variant ⋅ Top Cow / Image ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner featuring Aspen Matthews, Lara Croft and Witchblade

Tower Record store exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Cover art by Jim Steranko

Featured articles and checklists pertaining to Spider-Man

Biographies of Gil Kane, John Romita and Frank Giacoia

Viz ⋅ 1993

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Five-issue manga series about a seemingly normal woman who transforms into the ultimate cyber weapon

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1st appearance of Homer the Happy Ghost, created by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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168-page hardcover collection of The Last Unicorn #1 - #6

Original retail price: $24.99

Independent ⋅ 1971

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An independently-published magazine produced by fans but authorized by Marvel Comics

Included interviews, features of upcoming projects, character bios and comic strips

2nd Print ⋅ Independent ⋅ 1970

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Second printing, blue tint

An independently-published magazine produced by fans but authorized by Marvel Comics

Included interviews, features of upcoming projects, character bios and comic strips

It is said that this second printing was reproduced after editor Mark Evanier left the company which infuriated the existing editor who removed all mentions of Evanier from the publication

There has been only one graded sale of the 'blue' version, and none of the 1st print

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Ryan Sook

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Won an Eisner Award in 1997 for Best Humor Publication

Illustrated by the creator of Groo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Khary Randolph

1:5 ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Steve Morris

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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of the Leader

2nd appearance of Attuma

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Late-in-the-run issue, lower circulation in comic shops

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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu, limited to 300 copies

Store exclusive

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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2020 convention exclusive, limited to 300 copies

Art based on the Generation 1 box-art

Top Cow ⋅ 2012

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Cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Story takes place at Wrigley Field

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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1st full appearance of Brimstone Love, a demonic entity

Comic Tom ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Raf Grassetti

Comic Tom Mystery Mail Call exclusive

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Adaptation of Stephen King's short story 'Lawnmower Man' from the Night Shift anthology

1st appearance of Greenberg the Vampire, a Manhattan vampire who is an otherwise ordinary person

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 2,500 copies

ReedPop web exclusive

Negative space variant

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Variant cover art by Tony Moore

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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First solo series featuring Bishop

1st appearance of Mountjoy, a villain with the ability to possess others

Image ⋅ 1996

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Four-issue limited series featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

A darker, more violent take on the characters in a story that is said to be inspired by Heavy Metal magazine and John Woo films

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Adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name

Pin-up poster included, attached

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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1st team appearance of the Hole In The Wall Gang: Kid Curry, Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid

[September 2021 - Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw book optioned for a TV series]

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1st appearance of the Aerialist

NYCC ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Anthony Gonzales, limited to 500 copies

New York Comic Con exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Joe Madureira

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Phil Noto

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Flip-book distributed by Wizard Magazine with two previews of upcoming titles

Preview sketches and promotional content for the Marvel Boy limited series (2000)

Preview sketches and promotional content for the Marvel Knights series (2000)

Polybagged

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,389

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1st appearance of the Punk Frogs from a parallel reality

A previous version of the Punk Frogs appeared in the Nickelodeon branded series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures #9

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1st appearance of Raindance

1st appearance of Grandslam

1st team appearance of the Seacons: Nautilator, Overbite, Seawing, Skalor, Snaptrap, Tentakil

DC ⋅ 1989

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First solo title series featuring Catwoman

1st appearance of Maggie Kyle, the sister of Catwoman

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Warren Louw, limited to 500 copies

Store exclusive

Paranormal Pictures ⋅ 2006

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Promotional one-shot distributed with Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, a two-disc DVD documentary of the Halloween franchise

Mini comic that measures 4.75 in. x 7 in.

The unlicensed story is about a journalist investigating the location of Michael Myers, referred to as 'The Shape' and concludes in a digital comic

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Cover art by David Aja

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Third printing

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Reprint of stories from the The Legend of Zelda (1990) series

Cover art from the 1990 series is also reprinted and used for the 1991 series:

The 1990 series has a $1.95 cover price

The 1991 reprint series has a $1.50 cover price

Variant ⋅ Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 2020

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Publisher's proof, limited to 25 copies

Reprint of Spawn #10 guest-starring Cerebus

DC ⋅ 1976

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1st appearance of Starfire, an alien freedom fighter not to be confused with Starfire from the Teen Titans

Lord Huron Comics ⋅ 2015

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One-shot supplement to the Lord Huron 'Strange Trails' album

Distributed in 2015 with the vinyl record and through the band's webstore

Story by front man of the indie-folk band, Benjamin Schneider, scripts written by his sister, Caitlin Schneider

As of April 2024 there is only one copy graded by CGC

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First comic book series based on Batman The Animated Series

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2021 Batman Day Special

1st appearance of Panda Girl aka Robin, a Chinese sidekick to Batman in standalone story

Malibu ⋅ 1993

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Preview of 'Breed

Preview distributed via Capital City Distribution's solicitation publication, Advance Comics #61

Preview of the Nocturnals

Malibu ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Breed, a soldier who discovers a monstrous power while deployed in Vietnam

Issue includes a sticker intended for the Bravura Gold Stamp program which was redeemable through the publisher to receive rare offerings

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