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Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1997

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Reprint of Robin's first appearance distributed by Toys R Us

Origin of Batman retold, partial reprint of Batman #1 (1940) Detective Comics #33 (1939)

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1st team appearance of the West Spiral Arm Guardians

1st appearance of the Prince of Power

Will be featured as a possessor or competitor of an Infinity Stone September 2020

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

DC ⋅ 1998

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Copies ordered by retailers: 16,970

Preview ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Retailer preview

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Tommy Lee Edwards

Steampunk edition

Image ⋅ 2016

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Part two of a four-issue crossover with Spawn #265 and #266

Copies ordered by retailers: fewer than 4,239

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Cover art by John Byrne

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Newsstand Edition 'The Mighty Thor/Thor God of Thunder' printed in the barcode/UPC box

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Esad Ribic

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Clay Mann

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Brandon Peterson

Tron edition

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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First interior art by J. Scott Campbell (as Jeffery Scott), two pin-ups and a caricature page featuring the artists who worked on the issue

First artwork in comics by Brett Booth

Booth's art appeared in advertisements prior to this issue

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Adaptation of the 1987 CBS pilot script, written and produced by George R.R. Martin

Image ⋅ 1994

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First interior art by Michael Turner, co-penciled interior art with Marc Silvestri

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,322

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Godzilla travels through a new level of hell with each issue of this five-part series

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,399

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Negative space cover

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1st appearance of Snoke, Supreme Leader of the First Order of the New Republic Era

1st appearance of Maz Kanata

1st appearance of Bazine Netal

1st cameo appearance of Crimson Corsair

Introduction of Starkiller Base

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1993

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Issue two in a three-part limited series

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Second printing, red background

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #300

4th Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2016

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Fourth printing

First cover appearance representing three Jokers as communicated to Batman while in the Mobius chair

Comico ⋅ 1989

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Cover appearance of Calvin and Hobbes

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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1st appearance of Dynomutt

1st appearance of Blue Falcon

Back-up story leads into Dynomutt #1 but it is not a preview

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by JeeHyung Lee

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by JeeHyung Lee

Unmasked edition

AWA Upshot ⋅ 2020

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Just off of Route 66, The Pierrot Courts Hotel - where many check in but few check out

[June 2022 - Deadline reports AWA Studios has tapped Elle Callahan to direct a film adaptation with AWA Studios president Zach Studin producing]

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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One-shot featuring Deadpool, Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Dogpool and Zombie Deadpool

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Appearance of a character referred to as Doctor J, a patient in a psychiatric hospital dressed in green who believes his power ring holds reality together - a parody of Green Lantern, Hal Jordan

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Brian Silverbax

Cover art inspired by the film 'The Monster Squad'

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1st team appearance of the Ninja Rangers

1st team appearance of the Turtle Rangers

Battle of Ninja Rangers and Turtles Rangers versus the Green Ranger Shredder

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First published cover art by Alex Ross for DC

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Debut of Silver Kryptonite, an element that makes Superman lethargic, hungry and hallucinogenic

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1st appearance of Rahzar, a mutated wolf

1st appearance of Tokka, a mutated alligator snapping turtle

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze movie adaptation

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Reprint distributed with the Toy Biz Spider-Man classic action figure exclusive to KB Toys

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One-shot

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,025

Platinum ⋅ DC ⋅ 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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Unofficial team appearance of a Justice League Dark: Blue Devil, Creeper, Man-Bat, Madame Xanadu, Etrigan, Black Orchid, Phantom Stranger

Creeper suggests forming a 'spooky Justice League of America'

Cemetery Dance ⋅ 2009

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Anthology of horror stories, distributed in two states

'Freddy Wertham Goes To Hell' written by Joe Hill, a reference to the psychologist who wrote 'Seduction of the Innocent' which led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Cemetery Dance ⋅ 2013

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Anthology of horror stories including a short tale called 'Rustle,' written by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King

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One-shot

Copies ordered by retailers: 11,094

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Scarce

Special ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2009

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Special collector's edition, printed in the lower left corner

Promotional giveaway distributed with action figures

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman

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Cover art by Don DeCarlo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

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