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Archie ⋅ 1943

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$300
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$1k
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$3k

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1st appearance of Ginger Snap, a high school teen published by the same company as Archie Comics

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$3
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$9
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$30

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First meeting of the Hulk and Doctor Doom

International ⋅ DC ⋅ 1990

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$5
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$15
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$65

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Finnish edition

Spoof Comics ⋅ 1993

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Parody of Green Lantern

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Final issue

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Cover art by Alex Toth

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Digest-sized fanzine measures 8.5 in. x 5.5 in.

Interior centerfold illustration by Herb Trimpe featuring the naked backside of the Hulk in the shower

2nd Print ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2004

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$1
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$5
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$15

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Second printing

2nd Print ⋅ Udon ⋅ 2005

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Second printing

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1994

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Premiere issue of four-issue series intended for an adult audience

Rip Off Press ⋅ 1964

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$750
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$1.9k
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$7.5k

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Considered the first comic to be printed in the underground comix, independent genre

Collection of comic strips that were published in Charlatan, a college fanzine

Print run: 1,000

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$2
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$8
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$20

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One-shot political parody and social satire

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$5
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$18

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Reprint of Night Nurse #1 - #4 (1972)

Reprint of Daredevil #80 (2006)

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,344

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$5
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$15
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$50

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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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$1
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$5
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$15

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DC Universe logo

Dren Productions ⋅ 2024

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$5
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$15
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$65

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Cover art by Zaf

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Ryan Sook

Variant ⋅ Genesis West ⋅ 1988

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Cover art by Jack Kirby and Dave Stevens

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1st appearance of Martyn Van Wyck as Effigy

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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$5
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$15
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$80

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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$1
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$5
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$15

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Misprint, cover indicates it is issue #1 when it is issue #5

Major Magazines ⋅ 1970

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$3
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$9
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$30

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First cover art published in comic books by Bernie Wrightson - first professionally published interior art occurred in House of Mystery #179

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$1
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$2
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$8

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Debut of Rogue’s Savage Land costume

Blank ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Blank sketch cover

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,354

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado

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Cover art by Mike Thibodeaux

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$1
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$3
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$12

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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$1
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$2
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$3

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First battle of Hulk and Werewolf by Night

Variant • Key Variant ⋅ Keenspot ⋅ 2024

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$18
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$60
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$180

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Limited to 2,020 copies

Editions Greantori ⋅ 1983

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$15
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$50
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$150

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1st appearance of Inspector Gadget in a standard comic book

Based on the animated series, published in France

Variant ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2002

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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$8
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Seen being read by actress Welker White in Goodfellas (1990) which is somewhat ironic because director Martin Scorsese was the target of ire from Marvel fans after remarks that challenged the cinematic merit of Marvel films

Archie ⋅ 2015

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,840

Marvel Legends ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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$1
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$3
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$12

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Packaged with the Havok Marvel Legends action figure

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1979

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Whitman edition, identified by a blank UPC box

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Cover art by Skottie Young

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,315

Store Exclusive ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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$15
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$50
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$150

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$0
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$0
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$0

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Printing error on title - missing blue ink on U of 'Four'

Value unknown

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Buenaventura Press ⋅ 2009

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$10
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$30
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$100

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Independently published alternative comic

Buenaventura Press ⋅ 2010

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$10
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$30
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$100

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Independently published alternative comic

Buenaventura Press ⋅ 2008

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$100

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2nd appearance of Pepe the Frog

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1st team appearance of the AVENG.E.R.S. [Avengers Emergency Response Squad]: Captain America, Wasp, Hawkeye, Hercules, She-Hulk, Photon, Night Thrasher, Lightning, Wonder Man, Shang-Chi, Lightspeed

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Collaboration between Marvel and the United States Tennis Association

Distributed during the US Open Fan Week in Flushing, New York, August 2024

Print run: 15,000 copies

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Marriage of Popeye and Olive Oyl

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$5
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$15
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$50

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Whitman edition, distributed in multi-packs - identified by the diamond shape cover price above the upper-left corner box

Counterfeit ⋅ Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1977

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$35
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$90
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$350

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Counterfeit edition - tap cover and view additional images to identify which is real and which is fake

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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$35
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$90
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$350

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Distributed at D23 fan expo in 2024

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