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DC ⋅ 2003

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1st appearance of Black Adam's family, as ghosts: Shiruta (wife), Gon and Hurut (sons)

Westhampton House ⋅ 1999

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Promotional comic book given away at the SLC Punk! movie premiere in 1998

One-shot adaptation of the movie about the mid-80s punk rock subculture in Salt Lake City, Utah

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Simon Bisley

Cover art inspired by The Walking Dead #19, first appearance of Michonne

2015 convention exclusive

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Cover art featuring a Xenomorph and tie-in story to the Aliens: Apocalypse series

8-page Usagi Yojimbo story written and illustrated by Stan Sakai

1:40 ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Adam Gorham

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First ongoing series featuring Felix the Cat, published in the U.S.

Dell ⋅ 1942

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First U.S. issue that has Felix the Cat in the title though it is Four Color #15

Collection of newspaper strips

Felix the Cat first appeared in New Funnies #66

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48-page tribute to artist Mike Wieringo who died before completing a What If story featuring this temporary team, introduced in Fantastic Four #347

Marvel donated proceeds from this issue to the Hero Initiative, a charitable organization for comic creators

Thank You  ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Retailer appreciation edition, one per store

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Cover art by Scott Fischer

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2nd appearance of Tosin Oduye, briefly

Cover art inspired by Ultimate Fallout #4

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1st full cover appearance of Peggy Carter, partially seen on the cover of Captain America #161

Warren ⋅ 1966

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Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Richard Luong, limited to 500 copies

Cover art inspired by Haunt of Fear #17

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Cover art featuring the black Spider-Man suit

Articles include the Origin of Star Comics and The Story Behind the Avengers/JLA Team-Up Controversy

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Variant cover art by Dan Mora

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Variant cover art by Matt Taylor

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1st appearance of Rima the Jungle Girl in a DC series

Adaptation of the 1904 novel, Green Mansions by W.H. Hudson which was later made into a film with Audrey Hepburn as Rima

Earlier comic book adaptation of Green Houses in Classics Illustrated #90 (1959)

Charlton ⋅ 1954

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Pre-code horror Injury-to-Eye panel

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Hardcover ⋅ Celestial Arts ⋅ 1995

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375-page hardcover collection of fourteen Carl Barks stories

Original retail price: $34.95

Hardcover ⋅ Celestial Arts ⋅ 1981

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375-page leather-bound deluxe collection of fourteen Carl Barks stories

Limited to 5,000 copies

Includes signed and numbered art print by Carl Barks

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IDW begins publishing Back To The Future comic books

2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Second printing

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ⋅ 1948

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16-page promotional giveaway telling the origin of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

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1st cameo appearance of the Smiling Man

1st appearance of Mr. Agony

1st appearance of Mr. Ecstasy

Characters named Agony and Ecstasy debuted in Hellblazer #12 seem to be different than this version

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Black and white, measures 4.25 in. x 5.5 in.

Preceded the release of Wizard Magazine

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Australian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Australian reprint of The Avengers #1

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Australian reprint of Daredevil's first appearance

Includes poster

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Australian reprint of Daredevil #3

Back cover is an iron-on

Includes poster

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Australian reprint of The Fantastic Four #1 (1961)

Includes poster

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Promotional giveaway at Cinemark theaters during opening weekend of Sonic the Hedgehog 2

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Australian reprint of X-Men #1 (1963)

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First reprint of the first team appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy

International ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Uncensored variant cover art by Adam Hughes, distributed by Loot Chest subscription box service

German edition, different from the U.S. version in that Harley Quinn does not appear to be wearing underwear

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

2018 Playstation custom edition - distribution method and value is unknown

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2006

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Crossover of Marvel Zombies, final page teaser lead-in to the Army of Darkness vs Marvel Zombies limited series

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Published by Bad Idea under the pseudonym Bad Idea Donuts

Distributed at the 2022 South Carolina Comic Con to collectors who purchased a donut from the Bad Idea Donuts pop-up store

Limited print run

Wizard World ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Wizard World Chicago 2000 exclusive

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One-shot crossover of CreeD and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Gold Foil ⋅ Lightning ⋅ 1996

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Gold edition, limited to 1,200 copies with numbered Certificate of Authenticity

Subscription ⋅ Lightning ⋅ 1996

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Subscriber exclusive edition, limited to 500 copies with Certificate of Authenticity

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Origin of Doctor Strange retold

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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1st appearance of Sunfire, Mariko Yashida, from an alternate reality

American Mythology Productions ⋅ 2016

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Two stories featuring the Pink Panther

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1st appearance of Kingdom Come Superman (Earth-22) in the mainstream DC universe

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First standard format reprint of the first appearance of Captain America in Captain America Comics #1 (1941)

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Ajax (Farrell) begins publishing Phantom Lady

Interior identifies this issue as #5

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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