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Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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Preview of Thrawn

October 1995 comic book series is an adaption of the 1991 novel of the same name

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68-page anthology of stories by Erik Larsen, Bruce Timm, Adam Warren, Tom Scioli, Ryan Ottley, Andy Kuhn and pin-up art by Art Adams

Oversized 2014 San Diego Comic Con exclusive

Lone Ranger Comics Inc ⋅ 1939

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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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One-shot, second crossover of the X-Men and Star Trek

Variant ⋅ Milestone ⋅ 1993

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Variant cover art by Denys Cowan

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348-page, trade paperback collecting Transformers (1984) #14 - #25

Original retail price: $24.99

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Crossover story featuring characters from Neil Gaiman's Sandman Universe and Joe Hill's Locke & Key

Characters include: Roderick Burgess, John Locke, the Corinthian and others

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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First original Star Wars story in a comic book, preceded by the first part of a serialized story in Pizzazz Magazine #1

1st appearance of Crimson Jack, a Pirate Master

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1st appearance of Count Dooku aka Darth Tyranus in a standard comic book, previously appeared in the collected trade paperback that is included this issue

On sale date May 1, 2002 according to 2002 solicitations, the same day as Jango Fett: Open Seasons #1

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Rahzzah

Preview ⋅ Milestone ⋅ 1993

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Partial preview, black and white uncorrected proof of Static #1

Promotional printing sent to retailers for display purposes

Warner Bros has confirmed a Static movie is in-development which is causing rare collectibles to be dusted off and listed for sale

There is a foreword by DC's marketing executive at the time, Marco Palmieri introducing the title with a spelling error in the first sentence, 'Virgil Hawkins never new what hit him.'

Be cautious with black and white previews similar to this that sell for significant amounts that can be easily counterfeited with modern printing accessibility

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

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Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Cover art inspired by the painting Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya

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2nd appearance of Nubia

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1st team appearance of the Dominators, an alien race

Hall of Heroes ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of CreeD, a boy who finds a Dream Stone granting him the ability to enter and control the dream dimension

Limited to 5,000 copies

Hall of Heroes ⋅ 1995

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2nd appearance of CreeD

Two-issue series, print run of 3,500

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64-page one shot

Origin of Fallen Angel

Polybagged with the playing card Fallen Angel from Chronicles

Image ⋅ 2007

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8-issue story arc 'World Tour' begins with crossovers of many Image characters

Battle of Savage Dragon versus Bomb Queen

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,929

Image ⋅ 2009

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,644

United Plankton Pictures ⋅ 2018

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Final issue, Halloween anthology of stories

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,897

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2nd team appearance of the Dominators, first time as yellow aliens with a red circle on forehead

[October 2020 - the Dominators were mentioned in the Green Lantern audition tape script read by the actors]

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,964

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Iconic cover art by Rick Veitch

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Gene Campbell

Contest of Champions edition

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Zenzi, daughter of N'Jadaka aka Killmonger, possessed by the goddess Bast

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates created an older character named Zenzi in the 2016 Black Panther series with different powers and origin than the Zenzi introduced in this issue

Drawn & Quarterly ⋅ 1997

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Written and illustrated by Archer Prewitt, founding member of the Chicago-based indie band, The Sea & Cake

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st cover appearance of Ahsoka Tano on a canon issue, does not appear in interior

Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Store exclusive

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3rd appearance of the Shredder, later revealed to be a mystic worm with the ability to create a clone of a human

TwoMorrows ⋅ 2010

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Cover art by Frank Cho featuring Shanna the She-Devil

Shanna was originally introduced in 1972 with titles Night Nurse and Claws of the Cat, marketed toward a female audience

In 2005, the oft-censored Frank Cho put his own spin on the character, changing her hair color from red to blonde and creating a different origin for a seven-issue limited series that led into additional runs and a team-up with Wolverine in the Savage Land

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Four-page, black and white story inserted in Comic Buyer's Guide #1070

Reprinted in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction 1995 collection and the 2018 Omnibus

Value reflects the four-page supplement removed from the Comic Buyer's Guide fanzine

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1st appearance of Countdown, an astronaut

1st appearance of a S.A.W.-Viper, heavy machine gunner

Death of Doc, Heavy Metal, Thunder and Crankcase, killed by a S.A.W. Viper

Death of Breaker, Crazylegs, and Quick Kick killed by an exploding Cobra Rage vehicle

Gamestop ⋅ 2020

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Wraparound cover art by Sara Pichelli featuring Miles Morales swinging through Harlem

15-page feature with exclusive details on the 2020 PlayStation game including: Miles' powers, the playable world, unlockable suits, the new skill tree and more

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries

An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,660

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2010

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Cover art featuring Shaak Ti

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2011

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Cover art featuring Kit Fisto

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

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Cover art featuring Ahsoka Tano

Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine spun-off from the Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter

Subscriber ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2013

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Subscriber exclusive edition

Star Wars Insider is an official Star Wars magazine that evolved from the Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter

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Cover art featuring Ahsoka Tano as Fulcrum

Previews Exclusive ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2016

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Cover art featuring Sabine Wren

PX Edition - Previews Exclusive, available to comic shops from Diamond Distributor

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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176-page hardcover, limited to 1,000 copies

Collects Star Wars: Dark Empire (1994) #1 - #6

Leather bound with matching slipcase, gold-edged pages and signed/numbered

Original retail price: $99.99

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Comic book adaptation of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

1st appearance of Shaak Ti, a Tortuga Jedi Master and member of the Jedi Order

1st appearance of Bultar Swan, a Jedi General

1st appearance of Sora Bulq, a Weequay Jedi Master

The Attack of the Clones adapted graphic novel hardcover and softcover preceded this standard comic book publication

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2005

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PBBZ [Paperback Bazaar] Comic Con 2005 exclusive reprint, limited to 3,000 copies

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Julie Sakai, limited to 500 copies

First standard comic cover featuring a Chibi-style Usagi Yojimbo - Chibi refers to a type of art that depicts characters with large heads and small bodies

Cover art inspired by Albedo #2 (1984), illustrated by the wife of Stan Sakai, Julie

Comic Shop News ⋅ 2011

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Arrived in shops on the same day as Ultimate Fallout #4 went onsale

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Back cover art by Mark Brooks depicting Princess Leia

CGC displays graded copies of the programs so that the back cover art is displayed with the front-facing label

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Painted back cover art by Dave Dorman

Composition inspired by the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark with Boba Fett replacing Indiana Jones, saving Marion Ravenwood

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