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1st appearance of the Lone Ranger in a standard Golden Age-sized comic
1st western comic book featuring a single character
Promotional mail-in offer for an ice cream cone company
Stories adapted from Lone Ranger and His Horse Silver, published by Big Little Books
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1st appearance of the Lone Ranger in a standard Golden Age-sized comic
1st western comic book featuring a single character
Promotional mail-in offer for an ice cream cone company
Stories adapted from Lone Ranger and His Horse Silver, published by Big Little Books
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8-page black and white comic book included in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Club Membership Kit
Obtained by mail after sending in an order form that was included with TMNT Playmates action figures plus a $15.00 fee
Included in the TMNT branded kit was the comic book (shown in image), a sticker, a numbered membership card, an orange and white bandana, a 12-month membership to the Chaos Chronicle newsletter and a letter from the president of the marketing company that produced the kit
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8-page black and white comic book included in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Club Membership Kit
Obtained by mail after sending in an order form that was included with TMNT Playmates action figures plus a $15.00 fee
Included in the TMNT branded kit was the comic book (shown in image), a sticker, a numbered membership card, an orange and white bandana, a 12-month membership to the Chaos Chronicle newsletter and a letter from the president of the marketing company that produced the kit
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Promotional 3-pack of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988) #1 - #3
Obtained by mail after sending in proof of purchase of Nespray brand milk powder
Promotion ran in Malaysia
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Promotional 3-pack of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988) #1 - #3
Obtained by mail after sending in proof of purchase of Nespray brand milk powder
Promotion ran in Malaysia
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Adaptation of the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Published by DC in 1989, two years later Marvel began publishing the comic book series, Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book
Cheerios mail-away promotion
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Adaptation of the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Published by DC in 1989, two years later Marvel began publishing the comic book series, Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book
Cheerios mail-away promotion
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Comic book inspired by the 1992 Midway arcade game
1st appearance of Kung Lao, Shang Tsung and Goro
1st appearance of Sonya
1st appearance of Kano
1st appearance of Liu Kang
1st appearance of Johnny Cage
1st appearance of Raiden
1st appearance of Sub-Zero and Scorpion
Prequel story related to the first game, written and illustrated by Mortal Kombat co-creator, John Tobias
“Collector's Edition" with $3.00 printed on the cover, distributed by mail
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Comic book inspired by the 1992 Midway arcade game
1st appearance of Kung Lao, Shang Tsung and Goro
1st appearance of Sonya
1st appearance of Kano
1st appearance of Liu Kang
1st appearance of Johnny Cage
1st appearance of Raiden
1st appearance of Sub-Zero and Scorpion
Prequel story related to the first game, written and illustrated by Mortal Kombat co-creator, John Tobias
“Collector's Edition" with $3.00 printed on the cover, distributed by mail
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Origin of Magnus Robot Fighter
Issue redeemed by mailing-in coupons from Magnus Robot Fighter #1-8
Contains a bound-in Magnus trading card by Barry Windsor-Smith
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Origin of Magnus Robot Fighter
Issue redeemed by mailing-in coupons from Magnus Robot Fighter #1-8
Contains a bound-in Magnus trading card by Barry Windsor-Smith
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Battle of Spider-man and Daredevil vs Venom
Issue exclusively obtained through a UNICEF mail-in charity drive
Interior pin-up poster included
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Battle of Spider-man and Daredevil vs Venom
Issue exclusively obtained through a UNICEF mail-in charity drive
Interior pin-up poster included
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Variant cover art by Matt Wagner, creator of Grendel
'Silver Moon' Platinum Foil Edition, limited to 25 copies
Obtained by winning a contest facilitated by Hero Illustrated Magazine
The gold stamp is part of the proprietary Hero Illustrated protective slipcase and not on the actual comic
This much anticipated publisher crossover was written in 1991 but was delayed due to Comico going through bankruptcy proceedings. DC eventually published the story in 1993
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Variant cover art by Matt Wagner, creator of Grendel
'Silver Moon' Platinum Foil Edition, limited to 25 copies
Obtained by winning a contest facilitated by Hero Illustrated Magazine
The gold stamp is part of the proprietary Hero Illustrated protective slipcase and not on the actual comic
This much anticipated publisher crossover was written in 1991 but was delayed due to Comico going through bankruptcy proceedings. DC eventually published the story in 1993
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Variant pink cover available to fans who sent in coupons from Harbinger issues #1-#6
Origin of Sting, Peter Stanchek
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Variant pink cover available to fans who sent in coupons from Harbinger issues #1-#6
Origin of Sting, Peter Stanchek
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Battle of The Incredible Hulk against Venom
Issue exclusively obtained through a UNICEF mail-in charity drive
Foil, embossed cover
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Battle of The Incredible Hulk against Venom
Issue exclusively obtained through a UNICEF mail-in charity drive
Foil, embossed cover
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Variant gold logo edition
Mail-in offer by Valiant and Wizard with Certificate of Authenticity
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Variant gold logo edition
Mail-in offer by Valiant and Wizard with Certificate of Authenticity
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One-shot promotional giveaway included in the Hero Illustrated Magazine
13-page story called 'Wedge's Story'
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One-shot promotional giveaway included in the Hero Illustrated Magazine
13-page story called 'Wedge's Story'
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Fleer trading card mail-away issue that falls in-continuity between Wolverine #102 and #103
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Fleer trading card mail-away issue that falls in-continuity between Wolverine #102 and #103
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16-page one-shot distributed at conventions and obtained by mail
Measures 5.5 in. x 8.5 in.
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16-page one-shot distributed at conventions and obtained by mail
Measures 5.5 in. x 8.5 in.
Dark Horse ⋅ 1999
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Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94
Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches
Preview sketch of Darth Maul
1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader
1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks
1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn
1st appearance of Padme
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Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94
Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches
Preview sketch of Darth Maul
1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader
1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks
1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn
1st appearance of Padme
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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Proof-of-purchase, mail-away offer from Nabisco snack foods
Thought to be scarce due to its distribution, the Nabisco exclusive registers approximately 600 graded copies
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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Proof-of-purchase, mail-away offer from Nabisco snack foods
Thought to be scarce due to its distribution, the Nabisco exclusive registers approximately 600 graded copies
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Wizard Ace Edition reprinting Incredible Hulk #181, mail-away offer
Acetate cover overlay
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Wizard Ace Edition reprinting Incredible Hulk #181, mail-away offer
Acetate cover overlay
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Promotional giveaway obtained by submitting specially-marked Chef Boyardee labels via USPS
Identified by the absence of the words 'Direct Edition'
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Promotional giveaway obtained by submitting specially-marked Chef Boyardee labels via USPS
Identified by the absence of the words 'Direct Edition'
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Wizard Magazine mail-away offer featuring a Mike Mignola story titled 'The Penanggalan'
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Wizard Magazine mail-away offer featuring a Mike Mignola story titled 'The Penanggalan'
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Obtained as a mailaway offer from Wizard
Story: Ghost Rider pursues the CEO of a company that produces defective motorcycles which burn their owners to death
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Obtained as a mailaway offer from Wizard
Story: Ghost Rider pursues the CEO of a company that produces defective motorcycles which burn their owners to death
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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain
Obtained by redeeming four coupons found in Harbinger Renegade #1-#4
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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain
Obtained by redeeming four coupons found in Harbinger Renegade #1-#4
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Standalone reprint of a story originally printed as a back-up feature in Eniac #1, limited to 154 copies
The first wave of 50 shipped randomly to collectors who redeemed a ‘final five’ sticker that was obtained by pre-ordering Bad Idea’s final solicited titles
Each copy has a word balloon, printed by hand on page 7 that reads "DO NOT CGC ME!"
Interior features a mock advertisement for The Hero Trade, inspired by the TMNT #1 ad from Gobbledygook
Teaser image of The Lot
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Standalone reprint of a story originally printed as a back-up feature in Eniac #1, limited to 154 copies
The first wave of 50 shipped randomly to collectors who redeemed a ‘final five’ sticker that was obtained by pre-ordering Bad Idea’s final solicited titles
Each copy has a word balloon, printed by hand on page 7 that reads "DO NOT CGC ME!"
Interior features a mock advertisement for The Hero Trade, inspired by the TMNT #1 ad from Gobbledygook
Teaser image of The Lot
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