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3rd appearance of Battle Angel, Alita

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'Colonel Corps'

Promotional issue given away at New York Comic Con 2016

Cover art inspired by Justice League #1 (1987)

C2E2 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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Given away at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2019 to promote the Shazam movie

Image ⋅ 2005

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Continuing his journey into the shadowy history at the heart of America, Spawn travels to the icy backwoods of Minnesota.

Image ⋅ 2005

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Wraparound cover art by Philip Tan

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2005

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Variant wraparound cover art by Philip Tan featuring Spawn's enemies

Image ⋅ 2006

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1st cameo and cover appearance of Zera, Queen of the Seraphim

Image ⋅ 2006

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'Beyond Good and Evil' Phillip Tan cover

Image ⋅ 2018

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Debut of new powers for Cyan Fitzgerald

Harris ⋅ 2001

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Cover art by Mike Mayhew

Cover art inspired by the film 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, cover reproduced from interior art

1st full appearance of Knull

Considered by some collectors to be Knull’s first cover appearance although Venom #5 had a store exclusive with Knull on the cover and a second printing of Venom #4 featured the character's likeness as well

Both covers preceded the one shown

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,765

DC ⋅ 2011

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

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1st appearance of the Cheetah in the Silver Age

1st appearance of the second Dr. Psycho

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1st team appearance of Night Shift: Brothers Grimm, Gypsy Moth, The Needle, Tatterdemalion, Shroud, Digger, Dansen Macabre, Tick Tock

Image ⋅ 2014

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Lowest quantity of standard cover A copies ordered by retailers: 11,714

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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1st team appearance of the Brothers Grimm

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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First meeting of Spider-Man and Spider-Woman in the mainstream Marvel Universe although they did appear together earlier in the Children's Television Universe alternate reality of Spidey Super Stories #32

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Death of Silver Surfer as the Fallen One

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1st appearance of Tatterdemalion, a physically capable combatant with an obsession to punish the wealthy

1st appearance of Sarnak, a gifted audio technician

First mention of the Committee

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1st appearance of Hilda the Witch, prototype of Aunt Hilda Spellman

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1st appearance of Zelda Spellman, a witch and the aunt of Sabrina

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Origin of Madam Satan

2nd Print ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2016

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Variant second printing cover art by Robert Hack

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Gamma Dogs

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1st appearance of Ogun, a telepath who at one time mentored Wolverine

Archie ⋅ 1941

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1st cover appearance of Madam Satan, cover only

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Unofficial appearance of Captain Marvel in DC Comics in the story 'Monkey's Paw'

The artist on this issue Kurt Schaffenberger was previously the artist on Captain Marvel (later Shazam) but lost his job after DC, National at the time, successfully sued Fawcett for copyright infringement which eventually led to the publisher to go bankrupt

DC ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance and origin of Strix, a Talon who later joins the Birds of Prey

DC ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance of Talon, Alexander Staunton, resurrected during the Night of the Owls

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

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The Doll’s House part 1

1st appearance of The Corinthian, a nightmare with teeth for eyes that escaped into our reality

1st appearance of Desire and Despair of the Endless

1st appearance of Rose Walker

1st appearance of Fiddler's Green, as a location

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Advice, insights and anecdotes written by Stan, intended to advise aspiring writers and artists

Multiple reprints exist, check copyright date for the publication year, 1947

Included is a detailed explanation of how Captain America was created

DC ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance of Talon, Calvin Rose, the only Talon to have escaped from the Court of Owls

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Joe Bennett

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Premiere issue of the first IDW My Little Pony series

Standard cover featuring Twilight Sparkle

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First chronological appearance of Rogue

First battle of Rogue vs Ms. Marvel

This story was intended to be published in Ms. Marvel #25 (1979) but the title was abruptly cancelled with Ms. Marvel #23 - Rogue was introduced two years later in Avengers Annual #10

Story also references Ms. Marvel's unexplained pregnancy

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jeff Lemire

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st team appearance of the War Witches

Loki joins the Dark Council

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mike Perkins

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by David Finch

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Second printing, black and white sketch by David Finch

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Max Fiumara

Dark Horse ⋅ 1994

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Preview of Mike Allred's 'Madman'

'Seed of Destruction' cover art and interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola

2-page Mask story

Preview of Monkeyman and O'Brien

Dark Horse ⋅ 2015

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Milestone 200th issue, legacy numbering

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'Special Album Edition'

84-page martial arts special with photographs and painted representations of David Carradine, Christopher Lee, and Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu along with stories featuring Marvel characters

1st cover appearance of Shang-Chi and Iron Fist - characters do not interact in any of the interior stories

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Preview appearance of Beta Ray Bill

Spider-Ham advertisement on back cover

Image ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Cyan Fitzgerald as a child, later becomes Black Mirror as an adult

Image ⋅ 2009

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Endgame: Part 6

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