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Promotional issue given away at Independent Grocer Alliance (IGA) grocery stores with purchase of Royal Guest coffee

Reprint of Super-Mystery Comics #3 (1941)

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Promotional issue given away at Independent Grocer Alliance (IGA) grocery stores with purchase of Royal Guest coffee

Reprint of Super-Mystery Comics #2 (1941)

International ⋅ Edizioni Star Comics ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by J.G. Jones

Embossed edition, distributed by Panini Comics Italia

Reprint of The Superior Spider-Man #32 (2014), Spider-Man Noir #1 (2014), Spider-Man 2099 #1 (2014)

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0.30 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner

Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC

Value unknown

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Chris Samnee

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$18
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$70

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Variant cover art by J.G. Jones

Euro edition

Thank You  ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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$250

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Retailer appreciation ‘Thank You’ edition

⚠️ Buyer Beware: there are listings of a sketch cover described as a one per store “Thank You” variant but not all stores have received these YET. Current auction bidding may be higher due the unknown scope of inventory that hasn't been shipped/received or graded

⚠️ Additionally, the standard cover A that was communicated by the creator as underprinted has been spotted by community members in Wal-Mart store multipacks

Dark Horse ⋅ 1988

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Six-issue English translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Six-issue english translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

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56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

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Six-issue limited series that retells events that occurred between The Amazing Spider-Man #40 - #48 and #63

TPB ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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144-page softcover collection of the six-issue Spider-Man: Blue limited series

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,785

Original retail price: $14.99

1:15 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Wagner Reis

1:25 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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$25

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Variant cover art by Sean Chen

1:15 ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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$70

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Variant cover art by Tim Seeley

Due to the demand for the 1:15 variant, Devil's Due released a signed and numbered edition of 500 copies with COA four months after the original

SDCC ⋅ Lion Forge ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jon Chad, limited to 250 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Reprint ⋅ Charlton ⋅ 1977

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Reprint of Captain Atom #83, the first appearance of Blue Beetle, Ted Kord

Reprint identified by Modern Comics logo in upper left corner

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One-shot featuring Morrigan from the Darkstalkers video game

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st appearance of Yang Yi

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1st appearance of Gabi

1st cameo appearance of a Duplicitype

Key Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman featuring Venus

1st cover appearance of Venus de Milo

Mad Love ⋅ 1988

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76-page oversized one-shot measuring 8.25 in. x 10.5 in.

AARGH! an acronym for Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia published in response to Clause 28, a British law with a section that read: local authority shall not intentionally promote or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality or teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship

Anthology of stories and illustrations by artists including Harvey Pekar, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Sim (Cerebus story), Neil Gaiman, Robert Crumb (sketch), Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, published by Alan Moore's Mad Love whose proceeds benefited a gay rights charity

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Promotional mini-comic distributed with the unrated Aliens vs Predator DVD, sold exclusively at Best Buy

Reprint of Alien vs Predator Annual #1 with foil cover

Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980

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Whitman edition

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1st cameo appearance of Robin, a girl named Gan working under Red Hood

Sean Gordon Murphy posts to Instagram claiming cover A (cover image shown) of this issue was underprinted

1st appearance of Jackie and Bryce Napier as teenagers

⚠️ Buyer Beware: The creator claimed that cover A was underprinted but to what degree is unknown and copies have been seen in Walmart multipacks

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Nicoletta Baldari

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44-page one-shot considered to be the first autobiographical comic wherein the creator utilizes the medium to confess deeply personal traumas resulting from a Catholic upbringing clashing against a post-publication diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Inspired creators including Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb and Jim Woodring

First printing approximate copies: 55,000

Subsequent printings can be identified from the first by the absence of an illustration of the virgin Mary in the background behind a full text panel on page 23 (tap cover and swipe for clarification)

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Greg Land

Mexican edition

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1st appearance of Suicide, a villain given regenerative powers by Mephisto

Promo ⋅ Unknown ⋅ 1950

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Promotional comic book given away by Lewyt vacuum cleaning company

Variant cover, unknown if this is a first or second edition of the giveaway or possibly released at the same time

Identified as a variant by LP-196 printed on the back cover different than the other edition with LP-196A

Value unknown

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 1,500 copies

Popcorn variant with Deadpool in the background

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness, limited to 500 copies

Popcorn variant with Deadpool in the background

Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk #181

Store exclusive

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Origin of the first Power Rangers team

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1st full appearance of Radiant Red

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1st cover appearance of Spoiler

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1st cameo appearance of Angel Breaker

1st cameo team appearance of the Demon's Shadow

Death of Ra's al Ghul

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Exclusive cover distributed with the April O'Neil Hero Pack campaign card game

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Reprint of Thor #1 (2014)

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,715

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Photo Cover ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant The Batman movie cover, distributed in Wal-Mart multipacks

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Sean Gordon Murphy

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Reprint of Conan #2 (2004) - The Frost Giant's Daughter

Cover art by Frank Frazetta titled The Snow Giants

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Iconic cover art by Frank Miller

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

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1st appearance of Isabelle Donovan, an ally of Emma Frost

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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One of multiple EC titles published after the Comics Code Authority was established

Anthology of stories titled as case numbers ie., Case No. 103 - Male (Freddy Carter)

Biography of Sigmund Freud

Thorby ⋅ 1999

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Wraparound cover art by Adam Hughes

Anthology of three stories written by David Campiti, William Messner-Loebs, Tina Jens

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Variant cover art by Fico Ossio

IDW webstore exclusive

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