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Variant cover art by Justin Mason, limited to 500 copies

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Cover art inspired by Albedo #2 (1984), the first appearance of Usagi Yojimbo

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Variant cover art by Bob Tkacik

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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina with green tint

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Variant virgin cover art by Francesco Mattina

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Variant cover art by Kendrick 'Kunkka' Lim, limited to 500 copies

Available at the Artgerm Collectibles store

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Variant cover art by Kendrick 'Kunkka' Lim, limited to 300 copies

Available at the Artgerm Collectibles store

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Variant cover art by Hal Laren, limited to 250 copies

Throwing star reads 'RIP Jabroni,' honoring Edwin Ocasio aka the Comic Jabroni, a YouTube personality and member of the comic community who passed away in 2020

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Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Error: blue foil missing from the embossed cover during the printing process

In 2020, a 9.8 graded copy sold for $4,000

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1st full appearance of the Grey Ghost

Copies ordered by retailers: 12,188

Variant ⋅ Harris ⋅ 1996

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Variant cover art by Jae Lee

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One-shot continuation of the Halloween franchise in comics

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64-page one-shot of character profiles featuring Golden Age Timely characters

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,559

Star Comics ⋅ 1987

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Fewer than 10 copies on the CGC census graded 9.8

CGC 9.8 sold data on eBay is approximately $1,000

Masters of the Universe have a strong following and the demand is high for 9.8 graded issues in this short 13-issue series

Star Comics ⋅ 1987

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As of November 1, 2023 only 16 copies exist in 9.8

Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley

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1st appearance of Pseudo-Sonic

Cover art inspired by Flash #123 (1961)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Terry Dodson

Milestone ⋅ 2011

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One-shot tribute to Dwayne McDuffie and Milestone Media with material from Milestone co-founder Denys Cowan and other alumni

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,976

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Copies ordered by retailers: 3,292

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1st appearance of Pogg Ur-Pogg

1st appearance of Redroot the Forest

1st appearance of Bei the Blood Moon

1st cover team appearance of the Swordbearers of Arakko

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1st appearance of Ryan Wilder, an in-story depiction of the CW Batgirl, not in costume

Variant ⋅ Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Benjamin Hobbs, limited to 253 copies

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1st appearance of the Chronicler, a character that resembles Cosmic Ghost Rider

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1st appearance of The Mirror, a new enemy of Batman

The solicitation for Detective Comics #1030 makes reference to a new foe named The Mirror although it looks exactly like the Underbroker except for the attire

Batgirl also faced-off against an enemy named The Mirror who seems to have the same serial killer objective but as stated in the solicitation for Detective Comics #1030, this is a new villain

DC ⋅ 1992

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First solo series featuring Eclipso

Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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The first six pages of the issue are in color, the remainder are black and white

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,150 which includes cover B and C variants

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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One-shot, IDW Media Holdings variant

Produced exclusively for IDW shareholders in January 2017

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Limited edition, silver foil

Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by James Jean

Sketch ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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Variant sketch cover art by Todd McFarlane

Mirage ⋅ 1993

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Mirage begins publishing Usagi Yojimbo (Vol.2), previously published by Fantagraphics (Vol. 1)

Guest appearances by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mirage ⋅ 1995

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Guest appearances by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, begins in issue #1

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

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1989

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Early Todd McFarlane cover

Comely Comix ⋅ 1996

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Hard-to-find

RAK Graphics ⋅ 1993

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Reprint of Thunder Mace (1986) #1 - #7, the comic book series that introduced Chakan in back-up stories

These were the stories that served as the plot of the 1992 Sega Genesis game

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,786

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Andrew Rae

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Luke Ross

RAK Graphics ⋅ 1986

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1st appearance of Chakan, the Forever Man, a character that would later inspire the 1992 Sega Genesis game

DC ⋅ 2000

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First solo series featuring Cassandra Cain as Batgirl

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2000

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Second printing, identified by the number 2 at the end of the bar code '00112'

Canadian Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1984

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$0.75 Canadian price variant

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1st appearance of Shilo Norman, later becomes the third Mister Miracle

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Shilo Norman becomes the third Mister Miracle

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1st appearance of the Manhattan Guardian, Jake Jordan, a former cop who mistakenly killed a young boy

Drawn & Quarterly ⋅ 1997

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

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Variant cover art by Adam Gorham

San Diego Comic Con 2020 exclusive

Platinum ⋅ Milestone ⋅ 1994

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Platinum edition, silver title text

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