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Origin of Ego the Living Planet, created by The Stranger

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Alter Ego, a sentient planet

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1st full appearance of the Superior Spider-Man - Doc Ock states "Doctor Octopus is dead. Long live the Superior Spider-man"

Debut of Superior Spider-Man costume, briefly seen in The Amazing Spider-Man #700 in a vision

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st appearance of Coyote, a mysterious villain who has the ability to teleport

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st cameo appearance of Id, the Selfish Moon

Cover art inspired by Jim Steranko's 'Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.' #6 (1968)

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st cameo appearance of the Black Ant, a Life Model Decoy/ S.H.I.E.L.D. robot, of the deceased Eric O'Grady -final page introduction

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st full appearance of the Black Ant

Marvel ⋅ 1948

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1st appearance of Sun Girl, a Golden Age superhero who fought alongside the Human Torch

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1st team appearance of the Inner Demons, henchmen of Mr. Negative

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Final monthly issue written by Stan Lee before taking the role of Publisher for Marvel

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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1st cameo appearance and origin of Captain Marvel, Genis-Vell in cosmic form, from an alternate reality

DC ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Greg and Jen, Naomi's adopted parents

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Variant ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 1992

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Variant glossy cover, approximately 10x more rare than the standard, matte cover

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Reprint of Thanos Quest (1990) issues #1 and #2 , a two-part limited series by Jim Starlin where Thanos obtains the Infinity Gems one-by-one

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st cover appearance of Major X

Variant cover art by Rob Liefeld

1 of 2 covers released prior to the character’s cameo and first full appearance

Sold exclusively in Rob Liefeld's webstore

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

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1st appearance of Superman from the future

1st cameo team appearance of the Justice League of the future

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st team appearance of the Dark Council, an alliance of representatives from the 10 Realms with similar, nefarious interests: Malekith, Enchantress, Sindr, King Laufey, Loki, Dario Agger and King Ulik

1st team appearance of the Thunder Guard

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st appearance of Bodolf the Black, a Viking leader capable of tapping into immense strength

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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1st full appearance of Kurse

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Ratatoskr, an Asgardian chaos squirrel god

Store Exclusive ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Image ⋅ 2003

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Salvation Road part 2

AC ⋅ 1985

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First artwork in comics by Greg Horn

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 1994

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Variant purple Ashcan Edition with cover art by J. Scott Campbell

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Daniel Acuna

Ashcan ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Ashcan Edition

Limited to 500 copies

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by John Buscema

Remastered edition

Image ⋅ 2003

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Wake up Dreaming part 1

Image ⋅ 2004

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Hellbound part 2

Image ⋅ 2007

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The Return of the Clown

Image ⋅ 2008

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Spawn battles his greatest enemy... HIMSELF!

Image ⋅ 2008

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Endgame: Part 2

Image ⋅ 2011

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,483

Image ⋅ 2011

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,017

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover art inspired by Youngblood #1 (1992), with Spawn characters replacing the original team

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Variant black and white cover

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane paying homage to The Walking Dead #1

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover is an homage of The Dark Knight #2 (1986)

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk Special #1

There is a Mexican reprint of this cover that sells for 1/10th the value of the original

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