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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 Press ⋅ 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

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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

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

Hurricane ⋅ 1998

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by InHyuk Lee featuring Psylocke

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month edition

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Cover art inspired by Fantastic Four #19 (1963)

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First battle of the Avengers vs Doctor Doom

Hawkeye is shown wearing gloves on this cover, a deviation from the character design in all other issues of this early era

Last Gasp ⋅ 1991

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Black and white comic book with 3-D effects

Comic originally included 3-D glasses

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Special edition reprint of Dark Nights: Death Metal #3

Includes a single by Denzel Curry titled, Bad Luck, on a flexi-record

Limited to 2,000 copies

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One-shot origin of Buck Bundy

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Steve Lieber

Cover art inspired by an etching titled ‘The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones’ by Gustave Dore

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68-page graphic novel

Battle of Galactus vs Mephisto

Entirety of story is told on splash pages

Original retail price: $10.95

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Preview image of Nova #1 (Sept 1976) six months prior to the publication of the issue

Black and white fanzine

Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Ben Oliver, limited to 700 copies

Shattered ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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'Shattered' edition by Matthew DiMasi

Reproduction of the cover art used for Star Wars #42 (1980)

Shattered ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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'Shattered' edition by Matthew DiMasi, limited to 1,000 copies

Reproduction of the cover art used for Star Wars #42 (1980)

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1st cameo appearance of Lord Seth, an Atlantean ally of Namor

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1st full appearance of Lord Seth, an Atlantean ally of Namor

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Final issue of the four-part limited series

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #119 (1973) which features Spider-Man vs the Hulk

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Invincible vs Wolf-Man

Part two of a two-issue crossover that began in Invincible #57

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,439

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Introduction of Chronopolis, a city that is Kang’s base of operations

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Matt Murdock learns that Sister Maggie is his mother

Chapter four of the arc shares its name with the Born Again story which concludes in Daredevil #233

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Reprint of The Silver Surfer #1 (1968)

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Debut of classic Snake-Eyes suit, cover only

Snake-Eyes is first seen in the classic suit in G.I. Joe: A Real America Hero #45

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jorge Corona and Spike Brandt

Cover art inspired by Green Lantern #49 (1994)

Image ⋅ 2008

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Invincible vs Wolf-Man

Part one of a two-issue crossover that continues in The Astounding Wolf-Man #11

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,598

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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Title change from Gunmaster to Judomaster from #89 thru #98 although after this issue, there was a Gunmaster #89 published

First headlining issue featuring Judomaster who debuted in Special War Series #4

Image ⋅ 2016

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Copies ordered by retailers: 16,976

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Jordan Butler

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Variant cover art by Camillo Di Pietrantonio, limited to 300 copies

Store exclusive

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1988

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1st appearance and cover of Spot, an small aquatic dinosaur aka, a Tokage

[July 2021 - Spot confirmed for the Usagi Netflix series]

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Jacks Chopra becomes a Black Knight

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1st appearance of Captain America of Harrisburg, Nichelle Wright

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