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Blackthorne ⋅ 1987

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Published on the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope

First printing has a Transformers advertisement on the back cover

Original story with 3-D effects

Copyright information titles this issue as Blackthorne 3-D Series #30

Polybagged with 3-D glasses

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

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Original story 'Havoc on Hoth' with 3-D effects

Copyright information titles this issue as Blackthorne 3-D Series #47

Polybagged with 3-D glasses

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

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36-page original comic story 'The Dark Side of Dantooine' with 3-D effects

Copyright information titles this issue as Blackthorne 3-D Series #48

Polybagged with 3-D glasses

Dark Horse ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Tommy Lee Edwards featuring Boba Fett

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,215

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One-shot collection of cover art

Retailer appreciation publication

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1st appearance of the Tasmanian Devil in comic books

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2021

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Hardcover collection of Apocalypse Suite #1 - #6 (2007)

Retailer appreciation giveaway, one per store

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Two-issue limited series

Polybagged with a playing card

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Two-issue limited series

Polybagged with a playing card

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Giveaway with purchase of any size All detergent

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965)

Origin of Spider-Man told through multiple reprinted pages of the following issues:

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964)

The Amazing Spider-Man #21 (1965)

The Amazing Spider-Man #94 (1971)

Arcomics ⋅ 1993

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First lenticular cover

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Origin of Two-Face, told throughout the entirety of the 68-page issue

A sequence in this issue where a house was rigged to explode was mostly omitted for fear that readers would attempt the method in real life (tap cover and swipe to view pages in their original form)

Variant ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1987

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Regular-sized, distributed to comic shops

Adaptation of the 17-minute, Captain EO short film written by George Lucas, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Michael Jackson

$3.50 cover price, included 3-D glasses

Variant ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1987

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Regular-sized, distributed to comic shops

Adaptation of the 17-minute, Captain EO short film written by George Lucas, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Michael Jackson

$3.50 cover price, non-3D edition, printed in black and white, sometimes referred to as the 2D version

Value unknown

Cherry Comics ⋅ 1998

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12-page, mature-themed story written by Neil Gaiman

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,582

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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First meeting of Spider-Man, Ben Reilly and Daredevil

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Origin of Hellcat, Patsy Walker, specifically her long history in Marvel's romance comics explained as fictional stories written by her mother

Profanity panel: a cartoon rabbit is holding a box of cereal with the word 'SHIT' on it that was missed by editors

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First meeting of Booster Gold and the third Blue Beetle, Jamie Reyes

The Spectre is bound to the host body of Crispus Allen

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1st appearance of the Green Ranger, Tommy Oliver

Tommy becomes the White Ranger in issue, #4

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Daredevil joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Bondage cover

Crossover appearance of Werewolf By Night

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Crossover appearance of Werewolf By Night

Photograph montage of Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame

Cover art by Frank Miller

Steel Dragon ⋅ 1986

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1st appearance of Captain Confederacy

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing, non-lenticular art of #381 lenticular variant

Copies ordered by retailers: 862

1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottley

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Second printing

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Classic story where Luke Cage storms Doctor Doom's castle to collect $200 that he is owed for tracking down some missing robots

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Premiere issue based on the Justice League animated TV series (2001 - 2006)

Cover art illustrated by Bruce Timm and painted by Alex Ross

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Classic cover art by Brian Bolland featuring Starro the Conqueror

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Classic cover art by Brian Bolland featuring Starro the Conqueror

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Roadrunner vs Speedy Gonzales race

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,661

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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First reprint of Amazing Spider-Man #14, the first appearance of Green Goblin

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464-page softcover collection of Marvel Zombies stories including:

Marvel Zombies 5 #1 - #5

Marvel Zombies: Supreme #1 - #5

Marvel Zombies: Destroy #1 - #5

Marvel Apes: Prime Eight Special #1

Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution One-Shot

Marvel Zombies: Halloween #1 One-Shot

Original retail price: $34.95

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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The Monster Kill Squad is a government agency tasked to protect citizens from the witches, wraiths, killer clowns and every other myth or urban legend that were once thought to be just stories

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

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3-D comic featuring the Domino’s Pizza advertising mascot, The Noid, who was responsible for delaying food deliveries

Copyright information titles this issue as Blackthorne 3-D Series #74

Blackthorne ⋅ 1989

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3-D comic featuring the Domino’s Pizza advertising mascot, The Noid, who was responsible for delaying food deliveries

Copyright information titles this issue as Blackthorne 3-D Series #80

Cover art was created for a third issue that was never published (tap cover to view original art for issue #3)

Variant ⋅ London Night ⋅ 1999

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Velvet variant

1:15 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Comico ⋅ 1987

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One-shot published by Comico

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Adaptation of Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

1st appearance of Nuclear Man I and II, movie universe version

Adaptation includes original dialogue and deleted scenes from the film's early draft of the screenplay

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Cover art featuring the Juggernaut

Original cover art featured Xorak the Outcast but was deemed too terrifying in accordance with the Comics Code Authority

Marvel ⋅ 1970

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Reprint of X-Men #12 and #13, the first and second appearance of the Juggernaut

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Sun Khamunaki, limited to 500 copies

Mutant Beaver Comics edition

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Derrick Chew

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1st cameo appearance of Cy-Gob, formerly Mendel Stromm, now a cybernetic version of Green Goblin

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Cover art featuring Adolf Hitler

Fictional interior story 'Death of a Dictator' featuring Adolf Hitler

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Origin of Polaris, specifically the death of her parents and Magneto's intervention into her life

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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1st team appearance of the Parliament of Doom, multiple version of Doom from across the Multiverse

Doctor Doom obtains the Infinity Gauntlet

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Cover parody of Back To The Future

Interior parody of multiple popular film franchises

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