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1st cameo team appearance of North Force, a Canadian superhero team

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Rose Besch

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1st appearance of Wolf Spider

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Lou Ferrigno interior photo as the Hulk (tap cover image and swipe to view photo)

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Painted cover art by Joe Jusko depicting Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk

Six-page article with color pictures of the make-up process of transforming Lou Ferrigno into the Hulk

The remainder of the magazine is black and white comic stories

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1st appearance of Film Freak, a villain obsessed with movies

Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Walmart exclusive

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1st appearance of Kong Kenan, the New Super-Man

1st appearance of Wang Baixi, the Batman of China

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Marcelo Costa

Store exclusive

Metal ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Carla Cohen, limited to 100 copies

Premiere variant in the Scout Comics monthly Metal program that releases a limited webstore exclusive

Available on Scoutcomics.com

Jinxworld ⋅ 2018

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Bendis writes a limited series inspired by a true story in which the intelligence community recruits a well known comic book artist as a spy

Copies ordered by retailers: 27,354

[February 2021 - an animated adaptation is in the works for HBO Max]

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Comic book adaptation of the Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Dustin Nguyen featuring Red X

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16-page promotional giveaway featuring baseball legend, Mickey Mantle

Published by soft drink, Mission Orange Soda

Anthology of stories told by Mickey Mantle of his most memorable moments as a Yankee

Stories include: how Mantle was signed to the Yankees, the longest home run in history (at the time) and his pursuit of breaking Babe Ruth's home run record

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80-page sampler of Brian Michael Bendis projects published under his Jinxworld imprint at DC

Reprint of Cover #1

Reprint of The Pearl #1

Reprint of United States of Murder #1

Cover price: $1.00

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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DC Universe logo

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Stephen Platt

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Deadpool 75th Anniversary variant

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021

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1st cover appearance of Din Djarin on a magazine, illustrated

Cover art by Peach Momoko

Part two of the short story 'Starlight: Go Together'

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Dale Keown

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1st cameo appearance of the Time Variance Authority management, unidentified

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Jeff Zornow

Exclusively available to customers who subscribed to receive the title on a monthly basis

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1991

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Biography of The Cure

Multiple printings need to be identified by interior front page

Hardcover ⋅ SelfMadeHero ⋅ 2013

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112-page hardcover, French graphic novel

Thirteen strangers on the same beach discover a dead body and try to determine how the woman died

Adapted into a movie by M. Knight Shyamalan titled 'Old', premiered July 31, 2021

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Premiere issue of a three-issue series featuring Space Usagi, a far future descendent of Usagi Yojimbo

Platinum ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1991

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Platinum edition

First comic book published by Dark Horse

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Preview of Space Usagi, 4-page sketchbook of a far future descendant of Usagi Yojimbo

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1st appearance of Space Usagi, 8-page back-up story

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #46 previewed Space Usagi in 4 pages of sketches

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1992

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Cover art by Ken Steacy

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12-page one-shot comic book based on the online Steam video game

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos

Eclipse ⋅ 1986

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1st appearance of Winter, the child of Miracleman and wife, Liz Moran

Artwork depicts an extremely graphic birth sequence

Gold Foil ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 1997

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Gold foil title text

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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X-23 becomes Captain Universe, briefly

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Women of Marvel variant

Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

2nd Print 1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Variant second printing cover art by Evan Gagle

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Variant cover art by Ben Oliver featuring Arisia Rrab

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1st full appearance of the Time Traveler, an Emissary of the Enigma Force, materialized

A Time Traveler appears first in Micronauts #1 and throughout the series in ethereal form and his purpose is defined on a bonus pin-up page in Micronauts #2

The Enigma Force is the entity that lends a portion of its power to a chosen individual of a vulnerable species whose existence is threatened by a far more powerful enemy

[February 2021 - picking up momentum after events that occur in King In Black #4]

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Greg Land

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Jeff Langevin featuring Yrica Quell

Awesome Entertainment ⋅ 2000

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Cover art by Rob Liefeld, written by Alan Moore

Reprint ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Kevin Eastman Fan Club exclusive reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95

One year memberships to Eastman's fan club costs $50, six months costs $30

Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

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A story about a teenage girl who endeavors to become a serial killer

Written, illustrated and colored by Larime Taylor who was born with arthrogryposis and identifies as non-binary

Larime illustrated the series by using their mouth, a brush, and a WACOM Cintiq tablet

Prior to the series being picked up at Image, there was a Kickstarter funded release

[February 2021 - Larime posts an update to Facebook that after 7 years of development, a pilot script has been completed]

Variant ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Stjepan Sejic, limited to 500 copies

Valentine's Day cover exclusively available at comics shops

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Reprint of Silver Surfer #3 (1968)

Reprint of Mephisto's first appearance

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Cover art by Andrew Wildman

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1st cameo appearance of Mongoose, a part man, part mongoose villain

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1977

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Premiere issue of the long-running science-fiction/fantasy magazine

Launched by the same publisher of National Lampoon magazine

Showcased art by notable creators such as H.R. Giger, Richard Corben, Luis Royo, Frank Frazetta, Moebius and many others

Notable comic artists served as editor throughout the magazine's history including Kevin Eastman, Grant Morrison and Tim Seeley

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