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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 Apple's 1984 Macintosh Plus

Early issues were printed on a dot-matrix printer, until Apple donated their state-of-the-art LaserPrinter which at that time retailed for $5,995

The story continues in Jon Sable, Freelance #25 which was on newsstands the same day

Originally seen as a 4 page preview in UK computer magazine Big K #12 in March 1985

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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

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Dr. Arthur Harrow

[Ethan Hawke portrays Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight on Disney+]

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

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1st cameo appearance of Dr. Ocean, shadows

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Choi, limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art features Tim Duncan formerly of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, handing the keys of his real life Punisher-themed car over to the Punisher

Duncan's BlackJack Speed Shop customized a 2013 Dodge Challenger with grill guards, a crash bumper, rocker panels, a matte wrap with the Punisher emblem and an autographed dashboard with Stan Lee, Tim Duncan and Mike Choi signatures

In 2015, the car was the prize in a raffle that raised $60,000 for a children's charity

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Sectaurs in a standard size comic book, previously appeared in mini-comics packaged with action figures

Mini-Comic ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st team appearance of the Sectaurs

4 in. x 6.25 in. mini-comics packaged with Sectaurs action figures

9 figures were released in the first wave of toys, each with a separate comic book story

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