Detective Comics  (1937)

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DC ⋅ 1976

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$3
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$10
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$30

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1st appearance of Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a close friend of the Wayne family

DC ⋅ 1976

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1976

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$2
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$8
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$20

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1st appearance of Captain Stingaree, a pirate

DC ⋅ 1976

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1976

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$2
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$8
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$20

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1st appearance of the Black Spider

1st appearance of the Calculator

DC ⋅ 1976

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DC ⋅ 1976

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$3
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$10
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$35

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1st appearance of Signalman in the Modern Age

DC ⋅ 1977

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$4
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$12
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$45

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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on a Detective Comics cover

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$4
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$12
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$40

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1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation

1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician

[March 2023 - Doctor Phosphorus rumored for Gunn's Creature Commandos / April 2023 - confirmed, voiced by Alan Tudyk]

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$2
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$8
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$20

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1st appearance of Silver St. Cloud, a romantic partner of Bruce Wayne

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$3
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$10
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$35

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1st appearance of Hugo Strange in the Modern Age

Mark Jewelers ⋅ DC ⋅ 1977

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1977

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DC ⋅ 1977

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$9
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$30
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$95

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1st modern appearance and cover of Deadshot

Wizard World ⋅ DC ⋅ 2016

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$1
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$3
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$12

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$5
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$15
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$50

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Iconic story titled 'The Laughing Fish'

Facsimile ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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$4

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$5
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$15
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$55

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Classic story titled "The Sign of the Joker"

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$3
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$10
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$30

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1st cameo appearance of the third Clayface, Preston Payne

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$35

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1st full appearance of the third Clayface, Preston Payne

Mark Jewelers ⋅ DC ⋅ 1978

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$2
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$8
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$25

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

DC ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1979

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1979

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$2
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$8
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$20

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1st appearance of Maxie Zeus, a mentally-ill man who believes he is a descendant of Zeus

DC ⋅ 1979

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DC ⋅ 1979

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DC ⋅ 1979

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1979

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$2
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$5
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$12

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1st appearance of the Swashbuckler

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

DC ⋅ 1981

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Newsstand ⋅ DC ⋅ 1981

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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