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Marvel ⋅ 2010

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1st appearance of Franken-Castle, a Punisher/Frankenstein mash-up

2nd appearance of Manphibian, first appearance in a standard comic book

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$8
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$25

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Origin of Pamela Voorhees, Jason's mother

Birth of Jason

Part one of a two-part series with connecting cover art

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Origin of Pamela Voorhees, Jason's mother

Birth of Jason

Part two of a two-part series with connecting cover art

Story ends with scenes that lead into the first Friday The 13th film

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1978

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$75

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Recalled Ed Gein cover

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$12

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Two men become intertwined with the horror and mystery of an urban legend called 'The Black Barn' that appears throughout history bringing with it death and madness

[2021- Lemire tweets the first draft script is finished for a TV series with James Wan directing the pilot]

1:50 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2019

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$275

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

'Blood Moon' edition

Archaia ⋅ 2010

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$75

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Hardcover graphic novel commissioned by television writer and convicted murderer Blake Leibel whose gruesome comic book panels mirrored the crime scene of his real life victim, his girlfriend

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$35k

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Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$6.5k

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1st appearance of the Crypt Keeper, the host of the book's anthology format of stories and inspiration behind the host of the HBO series Tales From The Crypt

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1st appearance of Veronica as Vampironica

Veronica parodies Vampirella as Betty parodies Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,813

Continental ⋅ 1944

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Considered to be the most valuable non-superhero comic book

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