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Dark Horse ⋅ 2017

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,543

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Connecting cover with Superior Spider-Man #32

1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Amy Mebberson

Value unknown

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,557 including cover A, cover B and this 1:10 variant

Value unknown, there is one sale from April 2022 for $1,500 but not enough data to make a dollar determination

3 copies graded 9.8 exist on CGC and CBCS population reports

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2010

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,604 including cover A and B

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Cover art by Diego Jourdan inspired by Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #108 (1949)

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,468

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Milestone issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,333

1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Daan Jippes

Deluxe Edition ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2011

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Deluxe edition with virgin cover (no title) of Money Lake by Carl Barks, originally used for Four Color #386 (1952)

2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Second printing, indicated by the red title banner

Exclusive ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Unreleased variant

Supposedly the only copies of these were received by creators on the book and there is an estimated print count of under 100

Two variations were produced, one with the title in blue and one without the title (virgin)

An eBay auction closed on December 6, 2022 for $2,000 with one bid - values will be withheld until more data becomes available

⚠️ Buyer Beware: The concern that this book represents is lack of transparency of how many were actually printed and although some were distributed, there are more that have yet to be distributed or listed for sale

Silver Phoenix Entertainment ⋅ 2009

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One-shot

Price Variant ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1940

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1st appearance of Donald Duck in a standard size comic book

$0.15 price variant

Canadian Edition ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1956

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1st appearance of Speedy Gonzalez in a comic book

$0.30 price variant - value unknown

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #30 - #32, the first appearance of Morlun

Archie ⋅ 1996

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Comic book adaptation of the animated series about a half-man/half-shark crime-fighting team

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Promotional issue created by DC in collaboration with Craftsman tools

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Harrier ⋅ 1987

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1st appearance of Bacchus aka Deadface, a character based off the god of wine in mythology

[December 2022 - in development with producer Will Davies (Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, How to Train Your Dragon) and Chloe Moss (Switch) directing]

1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado

IDW ⋅ 2018

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A story that twists love and revenge into a crime noir tale about a serial killer who travels the Midwest as a travel blogger

[December 2022 - in development for TV with Max and Adam Reid (Aeon Flux, Sneaky Pete) as showrunners and Patricia Riggen directing]

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1st cameo appearance of King Fire Bull

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1st full appearance of King Fire Bull

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Mike Perkins

Top Cow ⋅ 2013

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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,263 including the variant

Bad Idea ⋅ 2022

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Secret Bad Idea release, distributed through Diamond Comics and solicited under a false publisher name

Synopsis: In the not too distant future, an event changes the world forever. This comic documents the first seven days of that event

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca, limited to 1,000 copies

Manuscript Press ⋅ 1991

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Reprinted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic strips that originally appeared daily in newspapers between December 1990 thru January 1997 with fan art featured on Saturdays

The daily comics are collected in Comics Revue #58 - #82

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Amanda Conner featuring Harley Quinn and Power Girl

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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48-page adaptation of the William Gibson novel about a cyber-dominated future where humans live out their lives in virtual reality

[February 2024 - adaptation in the works for Apple TV]

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1st cameo appearance of Therm Scissorpunch

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Christopher Reeve was reading a copy of this issue on The Muppet Show in February 1980

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96-page graphic novel about a Caribbean Island adventurer’s exploits

First graphic novel in an ongoing series of graphic novels

The character, Corto Maltese debuted in Sergeant Kirk magazine (July 1967)

Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley, limited to 3,000 copies

Collaboration by Marvel and hustl.com, a website that specializes in comic exclusives

Original retail price: $30

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1st cameo appearance of the Harley Who Laughs

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Joe Bennett

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1st appearance of Cara Dune

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2nd appearance of Mister Machine aka X-51, later renamed Machine Man

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Introduction of the Quantum Realm in the mainstream Marvel Universe, accessible via the Microverse and identified in issue #4

2nd Print ⋅ Paperfilms ⋅ 2022

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Second printing, uncensored/nude edition

Webstore exclusive available on paperfilms.com

Original price: $100

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca

Limited to 5,000 copies and sold on Eminem’s website]

As of July 2024, 339 copies graded 9.8, but only two copies graded 9.9, none higher

The more rare sketch version has 223 copies in 9.8 / 21 in 9.9 / one in 10.0

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Origin of Harley Quinn

Prestige format, cardstock cover

First printing, identified by the barcode on back that reads 00111

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Dick Grayson defeats Jason Todd to become Batman

1st official appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin, sidekick of Batman, Dick Grayson

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One of publisher EC's ‘Picto-Fiction’ magazines, a short-lived and commercially unsuccessful format created to circumvent the newly-formed Comics Code requirements

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1st chronological appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin, a short story that takes place between Battle for the Cowl #3 and Batman and Robin #1 (2009)

Damian Wayne made his first unofficial appearance in the Robin suit in Batman #657 after defeating Tim Drake and usurping the moniker

Damian Wayne is officially chosen to be Robin when Dick Grayson assumes the Batman mantle in Battle for the Cowl #3

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10-page collaboration by Marvel and ESPN that features LeBron James in an action adventure story

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Second printing

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Watchmen parody

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,849

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title 'Action Comics' and a way to prevent competitors from stealing a similarly named title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #10

The cover art was later used for Action Comics #3

Harry Donenfeld, the publisher of DC at the time also created ashcans with the title Double Action Comics and Triple Action Comics

There are three copies of the Action Funnies ashcan known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 8.5 sold in 2021 for $57,600

One ungraded sold in 2012 for $10,157.50

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