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Animal Man #5
DC ⋅ 1988
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Animal Man #5
 
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1st appearance of Crafty the Coyote, a creature that walks like a man and is painfully resurrected every time it is killed, inspired by Wile E. Coyote

Nominated for the Best Single Issue Eisner Award and won the 1989 Squiddy Award for Favorite Single Issue of Any Series - the Squiddys were annual fan awards given out from 1987 thru 2004 by the participants in the popular rec.arts.comics Usenet newsgroup, one of the very earliest online fan groups

DC: The New Frontier #1
DC ⋅ 2004
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DC: The New Frontier #1
 
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Eisner Award-winning, six-issue limited series that takes place between 1945 and 1960 as the Golden Age moved into the Silver Age

Origin of prominent DC characters retold

[March 2023 - this series is rumored to partially be the inspiration behind DC Studios live-action slate]

Marvels #1
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Marvels #1
 
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Four-issue limited series that retells classic Marvel stories and origins from a realistic perspective of a photojournalist

Best limited series award winner by Eisner, Squiddy, Harvey, Thompsons and Compuserve

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1
 
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Eight issue adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book

Won the Eisner Award for Best Limited series and Best Publication for Kids

Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1
TPB ⋅ Pantheon ⋅ 1986
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1
 
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160-page black and white softcover graphic novel

Collection of Chapter 1 thru Chapter 6 of Maus, A Survivor's Tale, originally serialized as an insert in Raw Magazine in 1980

In 1992, Art Spiegelman won the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for Maus, a story about the Holocaust

Uncanny X-Men #119
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Uncanny X-Men #119
 
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Cameo of Proteus, voice only

Insignia of a Golden Eagle award on the cover refers to a U.K. fan award for favorite dramatic comic book

Daredevil: Born Again - Artist's Edition
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Daredevil: Born Again - Artist's Edition
 
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200-page hardcover collection of Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's Daredevil #227 - #233

This collection is comprised of scanned images of the original art pages penciled by Mazzuchelli, presented in their original size of 12 in. x 17 in.

2013 Eisner Award winner for Best Archival Project - Comic Books

American Born Chinese
TPB ⋅ First Second ⋅ 2006
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American Born Chinese
 
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Worlds collide as an average teenager meets a new foreign student on the first day of school and unwittingly gets entangled in a battle between Chinese mythological gods

Won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel

[October 2021 - Disney+ ordered this graphic novel straight-to-series with Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi movie) directing / June 2022 - Michelle Yeoh cast in movie]

Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel #1
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel #1
 
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Won an Eisner Award in 1997 for Best Humor Publication

Illustrated by the creator of Groo

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
Last Gasp ⋅ 2009
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Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
 
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104-page hardcover manga collection of stories about life for a common Japanese family in the decades after the atomic bomb

First published in Weekly Manga Action

Adapted into a film titled Sakura Country

Multiple award winner including the Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival (2004) and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Creative Prize (2005)

Silver Surfer #5
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Silver Surfer #5
 
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1st appearance of Al Harper, who later becomes Ghost Light was the first human Silver Surfer allowed onto his surfboard

Won an Alley Award in 1969 for Best Full-Length Story

Batman / The Spirit #1
DC ⋅ 2007
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Batman / The Spirit #1
 
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Team-up of Batman and the Spirit versus both hero's Rogues Gallery

48-page one-shot that won a 2007 Eisner Award in the Best Single Issue or One-Shot category

Batman / Houdini: The Devil's Workshop #1
DC ⋅ 1993
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Batman / Houdini: The Devil's Workshop #1
 
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Team-up of Batman and Harry Houdini

68-page, one-shot, prestige format Elseworlds tale that takes place in the 1920s, not in-continuity

Won an award for Best Graphic Novel from the Compuserve Comics & Animation Forum Awards

Love and Rockets #1
Fantagraphics ⋅ 1982
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Love and Rockets #1
 
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Published by Fantagraphics, reprinted material from 1981 independently-published release

The first 50 issues were printed in an oversized, magazine format

Love and Rockets won Harvey Awards in 1989 and 1990 for Best Continuing Series

Amazing Screw-On Head, The #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2002
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Amazing Screw-On Head, The #1
 
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When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on Earth, the president enlists the aid of a mechanical head

Won the 2003 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication

Eightball #23
Fantagraphics ⋅ 2004
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Eightball #23
 
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Cover art by Daniel Clowes

Won a Harvey and an Eisner in 2005 for Best Single Issue

Final issue

Manhunter: The Complete Saga #1
Excalibur ⋅ 1979
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Manhunter: The Complete Saga #1
 
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88-page, black and white one-shot collecting back-up stories from Detective Comics #437 - #443 featuring Manhunter

Won a best feature length story award from the Academy of Comic Book Arts

Original retail price: $8.50

The Sandman #50
Platinum ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1993
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The Sandman #50
 
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Platinum edition, retailer exclusive with silver stars

Winner of the 1993 Squiddy Award for Favorite Single-Issue Story in a Series

Godzilla In Hell #1
Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015
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Godzilla In Hell #1
 
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Variant cover art by Jeff Zornow

EC Comics tribute cover

Won a Ghastly Award in 2015 for Best Horror Comic Cover

Hawkeye #11
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Hawkeye #11
 
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Solo story from the point-of-view of Lucky the Pizza Dog

2014 Eisner Award Winner for Best Single Issue

Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1
 
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Won an Eisner award in 2018 for best limited series with stories focused on the lives of women living in Wakanda including the Dora Milaje, the elite security force who protect the Wakandan crown

The Nightly News #1
Image ⋅ 2006
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The Nightly News #1
 
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First written and illustrated work in comics by Jonathan Hickman

6-issue series written, illustrated, lettered, inked and colored by Hickman

2008 Eisner Award nominee for Best Limited Series

Spire #1
Image ⋅ 2015
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Spire #1
 
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As the new Baroness of the Spire is about to be sworn in, a string of grisly murders occurs, prompting the Commander of the City Watch to quickly bring the killer to justice

Nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series in 2016

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,524

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Hellboy: Wake The Devil #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 1996
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Hellboy: Wake The Devil #1
 
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Premiere issue of a five-issue limited series

Won the 1997 'Best Writer/Artist: Drama' Eisner award

Green Lantern #85
DC ⋅ 1971
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Green Lantern #85
 
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Pioneering story arc that confronted the topic of drug addiction which led to more realistic and relatable stories in comics

Adams and Mr. O'Neil won a Shazam Award in 1971 for 'Best Individual Story' and recognized by NYC mayor, John Lindsay in a letter which was printed in issue #86

Strange Adventures #207
DC ⋅ 1967
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Strange Adventures #207
 
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3rd appearance Deadman

Iconic cover by Neal Adams that won an Alley Award for best cover art in 1967

American Vampire #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2010
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American Vampire #1
 
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In the Old West, a diabolical vampire named Skinner Sweet is a new breed of vampire who hunts in the daylight as well as by night

Won the 2011 Harvey and Eisner awards for "Best New Series"

Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1
DC ⋅ 2018
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Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1
 
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Premiere issue of the series that explores the life of Snagglepuss as a gay playwright in1953

Winner of the 2019 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic

Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers
Dark Horse ⋅ 2014
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Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers
 
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'Hunters & Gatherers'

A group of dogs, cats and a werewolf defend a town from monsters

Won an Eisner award for 'Best Single Issue/One-Shot' category in 2015

Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers
Dark Horse ⋅ 2016
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Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers
 
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'What The Cat Dragged In'

One-shot about a cat who conjured a demon to terrorize her enemies but inadvertently trapped her offspring in the home of her owners

Won an Eisner award for 'Best Single Issue/One-Shot' category in 2017

Hellboy: Krampusnacht #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2017
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Hellboy: Krampusnacht #1
 
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2018 Eisner award winner for 'Best Single Issue/One-shot'

Main story features Hellboy versus Krampus

Three pin-ups of Hellboy's 'Christmas Memories'

Silver Surfer #11
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Silver Surfer #11
 
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1st appearance of Euphoria, a planet that medicates the atmosphere to induce happiness in its inhabitants

Won an Eisner award for 'Best Single Issue/One-Shot' category in 2016

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