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The Walking Dead #1
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018
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The Walking Dead #1
 
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Variant cover art by Chris Burnham

Scarce 'The Last Wine' edition reprinting The Walking Dead #1

Promotional comic distributed with The Walking Dead branded wine which include augmented reality "living" labels, interactive with mobile phones

Consumer popularity caused wine distributors to restrict shipment of the wine to avoid a complete absence of the product from the market between vintages

Silver Surfer #72
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Silver Surfer #72
 
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1st appearance of Nebula as a cyborg, similar to how she appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange, The #1
 
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One-shot, black & white anthology of stories featuring Doctor Strange

Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Circulation: 10,146

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22
Image ⋅ 1999
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22
 
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$55

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1st appearance of Lady Shredder

Circulation: 4,765 copies

Spawn #234
Image ⋅ 2013
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Spawn #234
 
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Origin of Spawn's costume, the K-7 Leetha, concludes

The Official Marvel Try-Out Book #1
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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The Official Marvel Try-Out Book #1
 
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An oversized publication of unfinished comic book templates intended to educate and encourage fledgling creators to not only learn about making comics but also submit original work including scripts, pencils, inks, colors and letters

Legendary Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley was discovered through his entry into this contest

Retail price: $12.95

Epic Illustrated #26
Epic ⋅ 1984
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Epic Illustrated #26
 
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$35

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Features the first chapter of The Last Galactus Story written and illustrated by John Byrne, an unfinished, nine-chapter arc that ended with the cancellation of the publication

Byrne's story was going to end with Galactus removing his armor and releasing the energy he had absorbed back into a dying universe resulting in something similar to a Big Bang, a new beginning

How To Draw Comics Comic #1
Solson ⋅ 1985
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How To Draw Comics Comic #1
 
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Instructional guide on how to draw and format comics

Interior artwork by John Byrne and John Romita

Weapon Brown #1
Death Ray Graphics ⋅ 2002
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Weapon Brown #1
 
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Parody of Charlie Brown that describes the main character as a blockheaded, wishy-washy killing machine

One-shot that collects 'A Peanut Scorned,' a story first printed throughout the four-issue series 'Deep Fried' (2001)

Includes an original story titled 'A Weapon Brown Christmas'

âš  This issue is 'Print On Demand' on indyplanet.com

Comic Reader #216
Street Enterprises ⋅ 1984
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Comic Reader #216
 
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Parody of Conan the Barbarian featuring Archie the Barbarian

Avenging Spider-Man #12
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avenging Spider-Man #12
 
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1st appearance of Scarlet Spider-Ham

1st appearance of Symbiote Spider-Ham

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale #1
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale #1
 
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Two-part story focused on Sheemie, a supporting character in Stephen King's Dark Tower series

📖 Reading order: Next, Sheemie's Tale #2

Image United #1
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009
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Image United #1
 
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1st cover and cameo appearance of Omega Spawn

Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Image United brought together the original founders for a crossover event featuring their independent characters

New Guardians #1
DC ⋅ 1988
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New Guardians #1
 
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1st appearance of Hemo-Goblin, a vampire infected with AIDS created by a White Supremacist group

Invincible Returns #1
1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010
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Invincible Returns #1
 
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One-shot issue that summarized the Invincible series, published between issues #70 and #71

Turtlemania Special #1
Metropolis ⋅ 1986
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Turtlemania Special #1
 
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Limited to 3,000 copies

A collection of short stories, pinups and sketches featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and supporting characters

Power Girl #27
DC ⋅ 2011
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Power Girl #27
 
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First cover art by Warren Louw

Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 16,491

Alf #48
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Alf #48
 
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Cover art deemed inappropriate referencing an allusion to sexual misconduct

Humanoids From The Deep #1
Blue Water ⋅ 2010
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Humanoids From The Deep #1
 
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One-shot inspired by Roger Corman's Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #231
Connecting Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #231
 
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Variant cover art by Sal Buscema

Limited edition variant sold at Camelot Music stores

Polybagged with a Saturday Morning Cartoon cassette tape

Connecting cover with Amazing Spider-Man #408, Sensational Spider-Man #1 and Spider-Man #65

What If...? #33
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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What If...? #33
 
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Cameo appearance of Omega Red

Issue went on sale the same day as his first full appearance in X-Men #4

A pin-up included a preview sketch of Omega Red in X-Men #1 (1992)

Cover art inspired by The Uncanny X-Men #142 (1981)

Silver Surfer: Black #2
SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Silver Surfer: Black #2
 
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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, limited to 25 copies

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