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Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1992

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Biography of 1980s rock band, Def Leppard

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25th anniversary convention exclusive

11-page original story, 10-page scrapbook of contributors to the Halloween franchise with a Donald Pleasence tribute and a map of Haddonfield

Includes a 12 track compact disc with original music by Dan J. Schulte

Limited to 2,000 copies

Independent ⋅ 1999

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Cover art by Dave McKean, story by Brian Carroll aka Buckethead, a musician best known for wearing a KFC bucket on his head and a Michael Myers-type mask while performing

16-page promotional comic book originally intended as a giveaway for the 'Giant Robot' album but later used for the 'Monsters and Robots' release

ESGN ⋅ 2020

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20-page comic book based on the 2020 album by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist

Blue Water ⋅ 2015

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Biography of Metallica, the formation of the band with depictions of the current roster plus Dave Mustaine and Cliff Burton

Rock-It Comix ⋅ 1993

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48-page biography of Metallica, painted interior artwork

Additional content includes pin-ups and photographs of the band

Polybagged with guitar pick

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1992

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Biography of Pearl Jam

Biography of Soundgarden

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1992

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Biography of Queen

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Biography of the American electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI)

One-shot written by members of the band that relate extreme but reportedly true stories of life as a touring band

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Biography of the thrash metal band Slayer

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One-shot comic featuring Martha Splatterhead, the mascot of 1980s thrash-metal band 'The Accused'

Includes a flexi-disc, compatible with CD players, of the song 'Straight Razor' (Going for the Throat)

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1995

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CD Soundtrack Edition, retail price: $7.95

8 song CD by the band Monkeys on the Throne included with the comic

American Mule Entertainment ⋅ 2006

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Five-issue series featuring the hip hop group Public Enemy

Public Enemy clashes with a villainous corporation called The Executives who are hunting down one of the group's fans who holds the key to their world domination

Written by Chuck D of Public Enemy

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 1995

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Variant cover by Jason Pearson

Cover art inspired by the September 1993 'Rolling Stone' magazine cover featuring Janet Jackson

Personality Comics ⋅ 1993

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Unauthorized biography of Madonna

Vanguard Productions ⋅ 1995

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Short stories including a graphic adaptation of the song, 'Wild Wild Sea' by Sting

Charlton ⋅ 1964

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Guest-starring The Beatles

Boneyard Press ⋅ 1994

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Written by Gerard (Garry) Way, writer of Umbrella Academy and frontman for My Chemical Romance, when he was only 16 years old

1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Amelia Vidal

Cover art inspired by the 1994 self-titled 'Weezer' album

Independent ⋅ 1986

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First hip-hop comic book, independently published and inspired by the music movement in it's early days

Written entirely in rhyme, Max Robot is credited for capturing the spirit of east coast hip-hop's underground purity, untouched by commercialism

Initial print run of 500 black and white copies

Exercise extreme caution if considering a purchase, reprints and mini-posters are identical to the original cover

Charlton ⋅ 1965

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Cover appearance of The Beatles

Interior story titled 'The Beatles Were My Downfall' about a girl obsessed with Ringo Starr

Premiere issue of Summer Love, one of two series that split off from the title 'Brides of Love'

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Photo headshots of The Rolling Stones on the cover, two-page band biography inside

Premiere issue of 'Hollywood Romances' one of two series that split off from the title 'Brides of Love'

Archie ⋅ 1965

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Cover art featuring the Beatles

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Premiere issue of a series focused on a hero called 'Starboy,' inspired by the album of the same name by Canadian pop star, The Weeknd

In 2018, Eymun Talasazan sued The Weeknd for $5 million claiming an idea he presented to Marvel was stolen by the musician (result of case is unknown)

Verotik ⋅ 1994

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Anthology of horror-erotica stories written by various artists including Glenn Danzig, frontman of the legendary punk band, The Misfits and Grant Morrison

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A heavy metal band prophesied to bring about the Metalocalypse hits a snag with sponsors and decide to launch a line of frozen dinners to reclaim their metal throne

[May 2021 - animated movie in the works for digital and DVD released followed by premieres on HBO Max and Adult Swim]

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca featuring Eminem

Sold only in the Detroit area

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Six-issue adaptation of a steampunk fantasy novel inspired by the lyrics of Neil Peart (1952-2020) from the band Rush

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1992

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Biography of Nirvana

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.

Included with the comic is a Flexi-Postcard that is a playable vinyl insert with a track by Jorun Bombay called Hip Hop Family Tree

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Variant cover art by David Williams

Cover art inspired by the 1984 Prince film and album 'Purple Rain'

Hip Hop ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Cover art inspired by the album 'Man on the Moon: The End of Day' by Kid Cudi

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Kanye West, limited to 1,000 copies

Cover art inspired by the Marvel anniversary borders

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Eazy-E

Cover art inspired by the Marvel 25th anniversary borders (1986)

Limited to 1,000 copies

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Slick Rick, a rapper who gained fame in the mid-80s

Cover art inspired by the Marvel 25th anniversary borders (1986)

Limited to 500 copies

Fantagraphics ⋅ 2015

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Origin of Hip Hop, birth of the music and cultural genre that began in the 1970s South Bronx

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1991

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Officially licensed comic book series that adapts Grateful Dead songs into stories

Song adaptations include: Alligator, Scarlet Begonias, Playin' in the Band, Invocation (unrecorded), Copper (unrecorded)

Two-page 'Where's Jerry?' game similar to 'Where's Waldo?'

Marvel Music ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Billy Ray Cyrus in a comic book

48-page issue that features the country singer in fictional adventures

1:20 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Amelia Vidal

Cover art inspired by the Nirvana album 'Nevermind'

Hero ⋅ 2019

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Webstore exclusive featuring band members of 311 as intergalactic superheroes

Limited print run, sold out

Values reflect sold copies that have been autographed by band members

Metal ⋅ Acme Ink ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by John Hageman (1:7)

Metal Plating edition specialty cover

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Biography of the band Primus

Conclusion of a 3-part back-up story written by guitarist Jason Becker from the band Cacophony which began in Rock and Roll Biographies #1

Gwar #1

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Acme Ink ⋅ 2019

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Biography of pioneering gore-horror metal band, Gwar

Proceeds from the sale of this comic went to the artist, Lou Longo who was afflicted with MS

Verotik ⋅ 1995

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Cover art by Simon Bisley

IDW ⋅ 2005

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Written by Rob Zombie, frontman of White Zombie and writer/director of various horror movies

Connecting ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr.

Limited edition variant sold at Camelot Music stores

Polybagged with a cassette tape featuring The Ramones covering the Spider-Man TV theme song

Connecting cover with Spectacular Spider-Man #231, Sensational Spider-Man #1 and The Amazing Spider-Man 408

Higher value than the standard cover without cassette and polybag

Value reflects sold data without the cassette

Connecting ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Variant cover art by Dan Jurgens

Limited edition variant sold at Camelot Music stores

Polybagged with a cassette tape featuring The Ramones covering the Spider-Man TV theme song

Connecting cover with Spectacular Spider-Man #231, Amazing Spider-Man #408 and Spider-Man #65

Value reflects sold data without the cassette, value with the cassette is unknown

Cassette ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Limited edition variant sold at Camelot Music stores

Polybagged with a cassette tape featuring The Ramones covering the Spider-Man TV theme song

Connecting cover with Spectacular Spider-Man #231, Sensational Spider-Man #1 and Spider-Man #65

Wisdom #6

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Max ⋅ 2007

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1st full appearance of the Skrull Beatles, Skrulls impersonating the Beatles wearing Sgt Peppers costumes

Skrull John Lennon appears in the first issue of this series

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1st appearance of Kaecilius, a disciple of Baron Mordo

3rd appearance of Dormammu

Parody of the Beatles by the Human Torch and The Thing

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