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1st appearance of Mr. Clean, a villain with chemically invulnerable skin

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1st appearance of Charles Xavier as X, inhabiting the body of Fantomex

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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Variant sketch cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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Variant sketch cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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One-shot promotional comic published by Top Cow and Eidos Interactive

Prequel to the game of the same name

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One-shot comic based on the monstrous character introduced in the Mortal Kombat II video game

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st appearance of Kamran, an Inhuman

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Image ⋅ 2019

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1st cameo appearance of She-Spawn, final page

The Redeemer becomes The Reaper

Interior artwork by Todd McFarlane, the first time since 1995

72-page milestone issue #300 celebrating 27 years of Spawn

3rd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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Third printing

Dark yellow text, $4.95 cover price

U.K. Edition exists

9th Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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Ninth printing, the scarcest edition

Crimson text, $4.95 cover price

WildStorm ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Victor the Veep Neuman

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Three-issue reprinted series originally published in Marvel Comics Super Special #36

Adaptation of the 1984 David Lynch film

Ashcan ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 1995

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Ashcan edition with blue-foil enhancement

Limited to 2,000 copies

Sold at the 1995 San Diego Comic Con

Image ⋅ 2017

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Cover art by Erik Larsen depicting Donald Trump

Cover art inspired by Daredevil #96 (1973)

Ashcan ⋅ Ultimate Creations ⋅ 1996

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Written by James Hellwig aka the Ultimate Warrior

Ashcan edition with wraparound cover

Cover appearances include: Captain America, The Flash, Wolverine, Bone, Milk and others

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1st appearance of Castlevania in a U.S. comic

Initially appeared in the Manga Magazine, Famicom Rocky (1985)

Inspired by Game Boy's Castlevania: The Adventure (1989) featuring Christopher Belmont as the main character

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Cover art by Jae Lee

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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1st appearance of Hatchet Man, a serial killer posing as Randall Spector, Moon Knight's brother

1st cameo appearance of Randall Spector, in a flashback

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1st cover appearance of Pac-Man on a standard comic

Appeared on the cover of Mad Magazine #233 (Sept 1982), one month prior to the publication of Mad House #130

Star Comics ⋅ 1986

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Cover art by Ron Wilson depicting a 1985 Mattel Toy called Hordak's Slime Pit

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Origin of The First Firmament, the embodiment of the of the First Universe

Origin of the Celestials

Archie ⋅ 1983

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo

Archie ⋅ 1984

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo

Archie ⋅ 2010

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Archie ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Connecting cover with Veronica #206

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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First solo series featuring Black Knight, Dane Whitman

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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1st cameo appearance of the Superior Spider-Man, in one panel, obscured by shadows

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Wolverine vs Deadpool

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Preview of the The Infinity Gauntlet

Seven-page preview that preceded the series by three months

3rd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Third printing

Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Joseph Schmalke, limited to 500 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Five-Issue limited series written by Henry and JJ Abrams

1st appearance of Cadaverous

Archie ⋅ 2011

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Connecting cover with Betty #192

Approximately 6,000 copies in circulation

DC ⋅ 2019

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Three-part prestige format series re-imagining Harley Quinn's dark journey from mental health professional to mentally unstable criminal

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1st appearance of Erica Slaughter

1st appearance of James, a boy who witnessed the death of his classmates

1st appearance of an Oscuratype, a monster

Copies ordered by retailers: 33,648

[April 2021 - inside sources tell Key Collector Comics that Something Is Killing The Children is in development for a TV series / February 2023 - writers have been hired to adapt for Netflix]

Variant ⋅ Source Point Press ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Esteban Salinas

Limited to 100 copies

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2nd appearance of Amadeus Cho

Warbound advance toward Crown City and the Red King

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Marco D'Alfonso limited to 500 copies

Cover art inspired by Werewolf By Night #32 (1975), the 1st appearance of Moon Knight

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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First mention of the team name Birds of Prey, suggested by Lady Blackhawk

Confirmed to be the agreed upon team name by Oracle in Blue Beetle #4 (2006)

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st cameo appearance of Moridun

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,593

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by InHyuk Lee limited to 500 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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First solo series featuring America Chavez

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1st full appearance of Rayshaun Lucas, later becomes Patriot

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Deadpool becomes the Herald of Galactus

Chaos! Comics ⋅ 1995

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1st full appearance of Purgatori

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