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October 10 2019

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Wolverine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Wolverine #1
 
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of Wolverine's first ongoing solo series

Debut of black Wolverine costume

Uncanny X-Men #129
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #129
 
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$50
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$350

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

Marvel Boy #1
Marvel ⋅ 2000
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Marvel Boy #1
 
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1st appearance of Marvel Boy, Noh-Varr

1st appearance of Star Splendor, mother of Noh-Varr

1st appearance of Captain Glory, Noh-Varr's father, an alternate reality counterpart of the main Marvel Universe Captain Glory

1st cameo appearance of Exterminatrix

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1st appearance of Doctor Midas

Amazing Fantasy #10
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Amazing Fantasy #10
 
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$35

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1st appearance and origin of Nina Price, Vampire by Night, niece of Jack Russell, Werewolf by Night

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,731

Earth X #1
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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Earth X #1
 
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The first series in a trilogy set in a bleak, alternate Marvel Universe where everything that still lived had been mutated by Terrigen Mists (Earth-9997)

1st cameo appearance of Venom, May Parker

The Walking Dead #171
Image ⋅ 2017
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The Walking Dead #171
 
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1st appearance of the Princess of Pittsburgh

Doctor Strange #381
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Doctor Strange #381
 
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1st appearance of Bats, Doctor Strange's spectral dog, alive, becomes a ghost in #385

Donny Cates said Marvel has big plans for the character

Year of the Villain: The Joker #1
Thank You  ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019
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Year of the Villain: The Joker #1
 
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Variant cover art by Brian Bolland

‘Thank You’ exclusive given to retailers who provided affidavits declaring recalled copies of Superman #14 and Supergirl #33 were destroyed

Marvel Celebrates Stan Lee
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Marvel Celebrates Stan Lee
 
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Key Facts

One-shot exclusive given away at a special invite-only event hosted by Marvel on October 7, 2019 in New York City

Features photos and artist renderings of the company's longtime creator and ambassador along with stories from industry veterans celebrating Stan Lee's influence in comics

Uncanny X-Men #256
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Uncanny X-Men #256
 
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$18

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Debut of classic Psylocke costume

1st appearance of Kwannon, later becomes Revanche

Marvel Spotlight #5
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Spotlight #5
 
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$4.5k

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1st appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

[January 2023 - rumor that a Ghost Rider project is in development, possibly a Halloween special. No info on which version of Ghost Rider will be used in the event that this is true]

🏅#6 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

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8.0 sold for $3,240 vs the average $2,560 (+27%)

7.5 sold for $1,835 vs the average $1,803 (+2%)

4.0 sold for $850 vs the average $830 (+2%)

3.0 sold for $699 vs the average $640 (+9%)

In addition to these sales, Ghost Rider #1 (1973) also delivered a solid week of demand with the following transactions outperforming the twelve-month average

8.5 sold for $700 vs the average $694 (+1%)

7.5 sold for $610 vs the average $535 (+14%)

6.0 sold for $415 vs the average $403 (+3%)

5.5 sold for $350 vs the average $343 (+2%)

Ghost Rider #28
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Ghost Rider #28
 
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1st cameo team appearance of The Nine aka the Midnight Sons: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings

1st appearance of the Caretaker

1st appearance of Lilith, mother of demons

1st appearance of Meatmarket, offspring of Lilith

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[July 2021 - reports that Marvel registered the LLC, Richmond Street Productions for a streaming series leading speculators to believe that it is a reference to the location of the cemetery where Dan Ketch was resurrected as the Ghost Rider / July 2022 - Midnight Sons was trademarked by Marvel along with other titles that are proven to be official / May 2023 - speculation that Mia Goth will portray this version of Lilith in the Blade movie although Dracula's daughter version of Lilith is also strongly speculated]

Marvel Spotlight #32
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Marvel Spotlight #32
 
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1st appearance and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

1st appearance and death of Otto Vermis

[June 2021 - Issa Rae will voice Spider-Woman in Into The Spider-Verse 2 / May 2023 - an animated Spider-Woman movie is in development]

Amazing Spider-Man #4
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Amazing Spider-Man #4
 
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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

[April 2021 - live-action Amazon TV series in the works / November 2022 - Lord & Miller (Into The Spider-Verse) will executive produce and Amy Kang (The Walking Dead) is the showrunner. Series titled Silk: Spider Society will be based on characters created by Dan Slott and be the first of more series based on characters in the Spider-Man universe]

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Detective Comics #854
DC ⋅ 2009
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Detective Comics #854
 
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1st appearance of Alice aka Beth Kane, Batwoman's demented twin sister

1st appearance of Colonel Jacob Kane, Kate's father

Supernatural Thrillers #3
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Supernatural Thrillers #3
 
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1st appearance of James Allison aka Niord, a man who can recall many past lives

X-Men #17
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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X-Men #17
 
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1st appearance of Kwannon as Revanche

Immortal Hulk #12
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Immortal Hulk #12
 
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$30

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1st full appearance of The One Below All

Copies ordered by retailers: 41,331

Nova #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Nova #1
 
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$12
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$45
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$130

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[January 2021 - the MCU maintains their intention to use Nova (Alexander & Rider) in a film / March 2022 - Deadline reports a source confirms a Nova project is in development]

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