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Image ⋅ 2021

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1st unofficial cameo appearance of Grogu aka Baby Yoda from the Mandalorian, seen in the crowd among many other sci-fi characters

Reprint ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1997

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Reprint of The Sandman #8, first appearance of Death

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,514

Reprint ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1997

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Reprint of Sandman #13, first appearance of Lady Constantine

Copies ordered by retailers: 11,966

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Second printing, gold cover

Avatar ⋅ 2000

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96-page one-shot of content related to Faust included interviews, sketches and preliminary notes on series concept by David Quinn

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Felipe Massafera

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Annie Wu

1:15 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ivan Shavrin

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1st appearance of Jahan Cross, the James Bond of the Star Wars universe

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Variant cover art by Dave Wilkins

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Variant cover art by Douglas Wheatley, limited to 500 copies

Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Alex Maleev

Disney Parks variant sold on site at Disney World and Disneyland

3rd Print ⋅ Antarctic Press ⋅ 1993

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Third printing

Identified as third printing in interior copyright information on first page

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Morbius is cured of vampirism after being struck by lightning - becomes a vampire again almost a decade later in Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #10 (1989)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jason Latour

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

Store exclusive

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1st appearance of Fambola, a Jedi

1st appearance of Master Griswal, a Jedi

Leader ⋅ 1946

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Premiere issue of a four-part series about a singer on a USO tour who attempts to piece together the mystery of her life after the boat she was on was torpedoed and she was presumed dead for two years

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Butch, the second Kingpin who believes he is the son of Wilson Fisk

DC ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of White Dragon, Daniel Ducannon

Unknown ⋅ 1994

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Promotional comic with a caricature of Bill Gates as a "hero" fighting a computer virus

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1st appearance of Dr. Barton Hamilton as the third Green Goblin

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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First ongoing Elektra series

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First battle of Werewolf By Night vs Morbius

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Reprint of the Punisher's first appearance from The Amazing Spider-Man #129

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Mike McKone

Revolutionary Comics ⋅ 1990

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Unauthorized biography of Aerosmith with a back-up story featuring the Aerosmith/Run-DMC collaboration, 'Walk This Way'

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Stuart Immonen

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st full appearance of Rebecca Rodriguez, a teenager who crash-landed in Weirdworld

1st appearance of Catbeast, formerly Ogeode who was killed and reborn as a fire-breathing, winged feline

1st appearance of Goleta the Wizardslayer

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew featuring the Baroness

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Second printing

Ashcan ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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68-page one-shot, limited to 500 copies - signed and numbered

Reprints New Warriors #39 and #40 plus Night Thrasher #5

Preview of Nova #1 (1994)

Measures 6.5 in. x 8.5 in.

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Promotional giveaway included in the welcome bag for attendees of Comic Con India in 2018

Due to interior graphic depictions of sex and childbirth, a police report was filed against the organizers of the convention for violating The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act by handing out Saga #1 without discretionary advisement

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Variant cover art by Mike Del Mundo

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This issue went on sale after the publication of issue #16 due to scheduling conflicts which Laird is quoted as saying, "if it's not late, it's not a Mirage book."

Cover art intentionally has the appearance of being damaged

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Promotional item to encourage pre-sale ordering of the 2005 Ultimate Spider-Man video game

16-page mini-comic

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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1st cameo appearance of Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer, high ranking members of the ancient Cobra-La civilization - characters first introduced in G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

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1st appearance of Golobulus, leader of Cobra-La

1st full appearance of Pythona

First ⋅ 1985

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First digitally-illustrated comic book, created on a Macintosh, released by Apple in 1984

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1st full team appearance of the Punk Frogs in the TMNT mainstream universe

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1st cover appearance of Ultimate Carnage

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1st appearance of the Carnage symbiote, not fully developed

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1st full appearance of the Carnage symbiote in the Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610)

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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First solo title series featuring Black Bolt

Farrell ⋅ 1953

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Cover art by Iger Shop featuring the Grim Reaper

Epic ⋅ 1988

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64-page softcover graphic novel

First professionally published graphic novel featuring computer generated art throughout

First Comics 'Shatter Special #1' is credited as the first comic book with computer generated art

1st appearance of Maxie Graham

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Controversial cover art by Frank Miller

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