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Origin of Wolverine, specifically the first time he is referred to as Weapon X in the chronological order of the story

Though the character introduced in Incredible Hulk #180 (1974) was named The Wolverine aka Weapon X, an origin story hadn't been developed yet

One enduring rumor was that he was initially meant to be the actual animal, evolved with the assistance from the High Evolutionary but this was dispelled by Len Wein, the writer who is credited for creating the character

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Debut of Wolverine's Weapon X design (partial), technology developed by the Weapon X program to control the feral mutant

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Reprinted stories:

Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972)

Daredevil #81 - first Daredevil/Black Widow team-up

X-Men #47 - explanation of Iceman's powers

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1st team appearance of the Darktstalkers in U.S. comics

Characters based on the 1994 Capcom video game

Cover appearance of Morrigan

Translated from the original Japanese comic series

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Cover appearance of Felicia

Marvel Legends ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Reprint of Captain America #16 (1999)

Cover art from Captain America #14 (1999)

Packaged with the 2003 Marvel Legends Red Skull action figure

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84-page oversized one-shot reprinting stories from:

Kung-Fu Special (1974)

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #2

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Variant cover art by Joe Corroney

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Variant cover art by Dan Schoening

Subscription variant

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Store exclusive, anniversary frame border

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Greg Capullo

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Variant cover art by Tony Fleecs

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive

The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade

Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different

AGGRESSIVE was distributed to the east part of the country and is two pages shorter than Passive

Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Introduction of Ta-Lo, the Great Canopy Heaven, a God Realm

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Sway

Michael Hunt Publications ⋅ 1989

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100-page, black and white, independently published comic book written and illustrated by Mike Diana then distributed to approximately 300 subscribers

Diana has the distinction of being the first person in the United States to be convicted of 'artistic obscenity' for the graphic content of the Boiled Angel series which included extreme violence, sexual assault and murder of men, women and children

Diana was fined $3,000, ordered to stay away from minors and given three years probation with one of the conditions being to cease creating art

In addition to police viewing Diana's work as illegal, they also supposedly identified the creator as a suspect in the 1990 Gainseville Ripper slayings, of which he was cleared

A documentary about the case titled 'Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana' was released in 2018

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Fantagraphics ⋅ 1994

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Cover art by Jeff Smith featuring Bone

Interview with Mike Diana, creator of the independent comic book series Boiled Angel and first person to be convicted of 'artistic obscenity' in the United States

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Special edition reprint of Dark Nights: Death Metal #1

Includes a single by Rise Against titled, Broke Dreams, Inc. on a flexi-record

Limited to 3,000 copies

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Origin of Spider-Man retold

Partial cover art taken from The Amazing Spider-Man #94

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Scot Eaton

Store exclusive, anniversary frame border

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive

The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade

Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different

PASSIVE was distributed to the west part of the country and is two pages longer than Aggressive

Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping

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Anthology of stories

Cover art by Alex Horley

ECCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Ian McGinty

Emerald City Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Cover art inspired by the Nirvana album 'Nevermind'

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Six-issue limited series featuring Fionna and Cake

[August 2021 - HBO Max ordered a new half-hour series featuring Fionna and Cake]

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Matt Frank

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Cover appearance of Pepe Le Pew

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,335

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,986

Image ⋅ 2008

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Copies ordered by retailers: 23,619

Image ⋅ 2008

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Copies ordered by retailers: 21,098

Image ⋅ 2008

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Copies ordered by retailers: 20,562

Toy Biz ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2000

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #301

Packaged with the 2000 series Spider-Man Classics action figure

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Cover art by Ed Hannigan

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1983

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Mervyn's department store reprint

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Cover art by Budd Root featuring Frankenstein

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Jackhammer, a Hydra member who uses technology to deliver concussive blasts to an enemy

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Cover appearance of Wiccan and Enchantress, Sylvie Lushton

Copies ordered by retailers: 22,856

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Final issue, low print run

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Reprint of Hero For Hire #1

Packaged with the 2005 Marvel Legends Luke Cage action figure

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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First solo series featuring Kingpin

Origin of Kingpin, Fisk as a young man on the way to becoming a kingpin of crime

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Marvel ⋅ 1993

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Second printing

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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San Diego Comic Con 2009 exclusive

Dark Horse ⋅ 2017

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12-page giveaway featuring the Doomfist: Masquerade story

San Diego Comic Con 2017 exclusive

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Cover art inspired by the 1991 Vanity Fair cover featuring Demi Moore

1:10 ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Julieta Colas

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72-page one-shot, digest-sized 5" x 7"

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