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Marvel ⋅ 1993

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1st cameo appearance of Loki as a female

Loki shapeshifts into Thor, a dragon and a monster

1st appearance of Hrinmeer the Flame, half elf and half fire demon

Polybagged with a trading card featuring The Flame

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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1st appearance of Morph, Benjamin Deeds, a shapeshifter

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Cover art by Ian Churchill

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Cover art inspired by Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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Origin of the Brotherhood of Mutants

1st cameo appearance of SpongeBob SquarePants in a comic book

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Cover art by Francesco Mattina

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Cover art featuring Namora

Namora joins the Agents of Atlas

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1st appearance of Dagger Type, a man impersonating Batgirl

Controversial issue: criticized for being insulting and portraying transexual or transgender individuals as insane

While performing, Dagger Type removes the Batgirl mask causing the stunned audience to refer to the character as "him" and "he" prompting Dagger Type to fire upon the crowd

DC ⋅ 1978

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1st appearance of Ringmaster, a villain who utilizes technologically advanced rings to fight the Flash

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Battle of Rick Jones as the green Hulk versus the gray Hulk, Bruce Banner

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Premiere issue of the sixth solo Namor series

1st appearance of Phoebe Marrs, a businesswoman

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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One-shot featuring Namora

Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Timothy Truman

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by S.L. Gallant featuring Baroness, inspired by Bettie Page

2013 convention exclusive

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Variant cover art by John Royle featuring Major Bludd

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado featuring Baroness

Store exclusive

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Shredder appears without battle gear

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014

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432-page hardcover collection of Ghostbusters #1 - #16 (2011-2012)

Original retail price: $49.99

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1989

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Anthology of stories featuring Usagi Yojimbo

Reprinted artwork, mostly covers, from early publications

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

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1st appearance of Battle Beasts in a U.S. comic book

Comic book inspired by the Japanese toy line

SDCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2014

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada, limited to 8,000 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Robert Hack

Store exclusive

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

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1st full appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream

Special ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Special Collector's Edition edition with no advertisements

Gatefold cover with Jim Lee connecting art assembled into one image

Preview of Omega Red in pin-up gallery and in sketchbook

Cover price: $3.95

Image ⋅ 2019

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,654

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Jae Lee

Cover art inspired by the film Escape From New York

Store exclusive

SDCC ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1985

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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive, limited to 600 copies

Signed by Eclipse editor Cat Yronwode and founder Dean Mullaney with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on blue-colored paper

The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA

Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1

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Original convention cost: $20

Gold ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1985

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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive, limited to 400 copies

Signed by Alan Moore and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on gold-colored paper

There are even rarer copies of the Gold CoA edition that were signed by Alan Moore in case someone made an error when hand-numbering the certificates

These copies were not destroyed but sold at the convention and can be identified by the absence of numbering but Moore's signature is still on the first page, signed in pen

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The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA

Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1

Original convention exclusive cost: $50

GraphXPress ⋅ 1989

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Parody of Red Sonja

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2016

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A girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love and elsewhere an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years

[June 2021 - Bleeding Cool reports Red Thorn is optioned for six-episode hour-long series from production company Wall To Wall for BBC Scotland]

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Copies ordered by retailers: 42,824

GameStop ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Larry Stroman

GameStop exclusive

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

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Agent Venom, Flash Thompson joins the Guardians of the Galaxy

Death of Peter Parquagh, Spider-Man of the 1602 reality

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read the Spider-Man backup story in this issue, then The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series)

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Second printing

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,468

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck, limited to 1,500 copies

Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck, limited to 3,000 copies

Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2018

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Variant virgin cover art by Warren Louw

Store exclusive

Charlton ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Paul Mann, a reporter who encounters flying saucers

Title beomes Space Adventures Presents U.F.O for one issue before continuing with Paul Mann's adventures in the next volume of Space Adventures that begins with issue #2

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Copies ordered by retailers: 35,847 - includes both covers

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Five-issue limited series that explores the events that led up to Boba Fett delivering Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt

1st full appearance of Trinia, Crimson Dawn member

1st full appearance of Margo, Crimson Dawn member

1st appearance of Tekrit and Nalita

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Iconic cover art by John Romita Sr. featuring Kraven the Hunter

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Sanford Greene

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Tim Seeley featuring Zartan

2004 G.I. Joe Collector's Club Convention exclusive

Action Figure ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Adam Riches

Action figure cover featuring Cobra Commander

Available to subscribers of the title

Image ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance of Monax, an alien who sought revenge for his mother's death at the hands of Robot

DC ⋅ 2004

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Promotional giveaway by Powerade with the purchase of three 32-oz bottles of product

11 covers were produced for this partnership with 10 being available through the promotional offer

3 million total copies were printed but how many of each variant are unknown

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