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DC Vertigo ⋅ 2017

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,217

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Cover art by Greg Horn

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Variant cover art by Jamal Peppers

Spencer's shop exclusive

Cover art inspired by the title screen of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game

Western ⋅ 1979

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Final issue

1st team appearance of the Klingons alien race

The version of Klingons in this issue do not visually represent the more popular movie version of the Klingons

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San Diego Comic Con 2021 exclusive, limited to 250 copies

Gold foil, pink bikini edition

136-page hardcover collection of previously released Streetfighter Swimsuit Specials with character pin-ups, rare cover art and sketches

Includes a collectible metal card

Original retail price: $50.00

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New York Comic Con 2013 promotional giveaway with Hyundai

24-page hand-bound issue with felt tape binding, limited to 500 copies

Interior includes journal entries, field notes and illustrations from an anonymous engineer that exists in the world of The Walking Dead

Comic book is a supplement to a mobile app that allows users to customize a vehicle to withstand the zombie apocalypse

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1st appearance of Armageddon, a Nazi

Multi-Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 1983

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Sold in 3-packs with World's Finest #289 and DC Comics Presents #55

Unlike the other editions, the month (MAR) is not printed on the cover

Value unknown

Nightmare Comix ⋅ 1994

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Promotional comic book included with a cassette sampler of the debut album from R.A. the Rugged Man

8 tracks comprise the cassette sampler which also included a sticker

Though recorded in 1992, the album was shelved by Jive Records and released two years later

The promotional comic and album title were inspired by the Mexican horror film Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Reprint of Fantastic Four #1 (1961)

Packaged with a 2005 Marvel Legends action figure of The Thing

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Premiere issue of the title that ran for 140 issues from April 1983 through September 1994

Featured previews, staff profiles, comic strips, interviews and news from Marvel Comics

1st cover appearance of Crystar

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84-page oversized collection of reprints including the original illustration from Conan the Barbarian #24 (1973) where Red Sonja appears less covered-up during a bath scene

Conan the Barbarian #24 was redrawn to comply with the Comics Code Authority but the Treasury Edition printed the original panel

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16-page book created for 100 Series A stamps that were found in select Marvel Comics beginning in March 1974 through September 1974

Canadian Edition ⋅ DC ⋅ 1986

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$0.95 Canadian price variant

Thank You  ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Michael Dialynas

Thank You edition

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Three-issue limited series that reteams the original creators of Tank Girl, writer Alan Martin and artist Jamie Hewlett, after a period of twenty years

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Cover art by Brett Parson

Leather ⋅ London Night ⋅ 1998

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Leather cover with gold foil

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One-shot supplemental sourcebook related to the Dark Tower series

One-page profiles of territories, characters and races of End-World, the furthest region of All-World where the Dark Tower is located

Connecting Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Kaare Andrews

Connecting cover with Iron Man #1 (2018) and Ghost Rider #1 (2018)

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Debut of Wolverine's Weapon X design in full, with helmet

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Reprint of Men In Black #1 published by Aircel in 1990

Released four months after the film Men In Black (1997)

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2000

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Reprint of Batman #1, complete with full story and advertisements

Distributed with The Batman Masterpiece Edition Boxed Set by Chronicle Books which was packaged with a 9-inch statue of Batman and a hardcover book that chronicled the Golden Age of Batman

Values listed represent the comic book as a standalone item

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Matt Frank

Cover art featuring the Mothra Twins

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1st appearance of Mothra in standard U.S. comics

IDW was the first U.S. comic publisher to secure licensing rights to additional Toho Films characters

Previous appearances of Mothra in U.S. comics were parodies and unofficial

WonderCon ⋅ Zenescope ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Joe Pekar, limited to 500 copies

Wondercon 2008 exclusive

Image ⋅ 2008

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Copies ordered by retailers: 16,724

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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1st appearance of Magneta, a mutant inspired by Magneto in an alternate reality

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Origin of the Elder Dragons, the most powerful creatures in the Legends expansion

Two-issue limited series

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Origin of the Elder Dragons, the most powerful creatures in the Legends expansion

Two-issue limited series

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1st appearance of Kaleidoscope

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Reprint of The Spectacular Spider-Man #26 (1979)

Distributed through the JC Penney department store catalog

Reprint can be identified by the Spider-Man 30th Anniversary logo in the UPC box and an X-Men advertisement on the back cover

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First Frank Miller illustration on Daredevil

Reprint of The Spectacular Spider-Man #27 (1979)

Distributed through the JC Penney department store catalog

Reprint can be identified by Spider-Man 30th Anniversary logo in the UPC box and an X-Men advertisement on the back cover

2nd Print ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2015

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Second printing

Antarctic ⋅ 1994

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1st unofficial appearance of Mothra

Sentai is an American fanzine celebrating Japanese pop culture

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Reprint of Action Comics #80, reproduced by DC Comics for the Navy with simplified text for literacy courses administered to active sailors

52-page comic that acted as a textbook, beginning with instructions for educators on how to use the resource followed by a story that ended with a reading comprehension quiz

Six comics were reproduced in this manner between 1944 - 1945 and can be identified by the words 'Special Edition - U.S. Navy' on the cover

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Debut of new Sub-Mariner costume

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1999

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Reprint of Superman #1, complete with full story and advertisements

Distributed with the Superman Masterpiece Edition Boxed Set by Chronicle Books which was packaged with an 8-inch statue and a hardcover book that chronicled the Golden Age of Superman

Values listed represent the comic book as a standalone item

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Final issue

Death of Dracula

George Pflaum ⋅ 1953

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Biography of Pope Pius XII

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by David Marquez

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

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First reprint of the Kingpin's first appearance from The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967)

First reprint of the Shocker's first appearance from The Amazing Spider-Man #46 (1967)

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First solo series featuring Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes

Big Dog Ink ⋅ 2012

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Promotional giveaway in partnership with the Kane County Cougars, a Chicagoland minor league baseball team

Secret Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2021

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Secret VHS variant

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Michael Cho

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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1st appearance of Tamara Rahn, the last survivor of a water-breathing alien race known as the Banari

Millennium ⋅ 1996

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

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