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Creatures on the Loose #34
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Creatures on the Loose #34
 
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$20

Key Facts

First cover art by George Perez

Amazing Spider-Man #209
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Amazing Spider-Man #209
 
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$3
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$10
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$35

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1st appearance and origin of Calypso, a Haitian woman and practitioner of Voodoo

[March 2022 - Ariana DeBose confirmed to play Calypso in the Kraven movie]

Deadpool #6
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Deadpool #6
 
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Second printing cover art by Scott Koblish featuring Deadpool 2099, Warda Wilson

Incredible Hulk #92
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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Incredible Hulk #92
 
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$9
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$30

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1st appearance of Caiera the Oldstrong, later becomes a love interest of the Hulk

1st appearance of Miek, an insect alien

1st appearance of Angmo-Asan II, the Red King

Planet Hulk storyline officially begins - after the Hulk's ship crashes on the planet Sakaar, he is apprehended by the guards of the Red King and forced to fight in a gladiator arena

Iron Man #54
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Iron Man #54
 
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$45
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$135
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$480

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1st appearance of Madame MacEvil, daughter of Drax, later referred to by the name Moondragon

Madame MacEvil becomes Moondragon in Daredevil #105

[April 2023 - speculation that the child named ‘Love’ in Thor 4 is a young Moondragon who will later appear as an adult]

Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #2
Dark Horse ⋅ 2014
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Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #2
 
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$9
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$35

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Final Star Wars series published by Dark Horse

1st appearance of Mother Talzin, a Nightsister, a witch of Dathomir and mother of Darth Maul

1st team appearance of the Pyke Syndicate

Spawn #306
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020
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Spawn #306
 
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$150

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Variant 'Netherrealms' Mortal Kombat DLC game edition

Intended for distribution at the 2020 Final Kombat live gaming competition in Chicago which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdowns

⚠️ Buyer Beware: in January 2022, we alerted the comic book community about potential market manipulation for this issue based on concerns that the greater portion of its inventory was being held back to give the illusion of scarcity

The Editor-In-Chief at Todd McFarlane Productions relayed to Key Collector the following quote, transcribed to this description directly:

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"So this was a small event to begin with. Only a couple hundred issues were produced. It was canceled to the public but it was still held in private for the players. What we were told was that less than 50 copies were distributed by the event organizers to the players and their +1’s. The rest, along with all the other free swag was trashed due to the cost of shipping it back to the MK offices. We have worked with them before so there is no reason to believe that this was not the case. I think it would be fare to say that less than 50 copies exist out in the wild at this point."

As of August 2023, it has been disclosed publicly that at least one seller made a bulk purchase of approximately 70 issues. The seller claims that he purchased 1/6th of the entire print run which would equal 420 copies - far more than what the Editor at McFarlane Productions relayed to us in his email

The canceled Mortal Kombat event was held at the Park West in Chicago which has an occupancy capacity of 1,000 persons

It is still unclear how many copies of this issue exist but as of August 2023, it is far greater than what has been communicated by those behind the scenes

In October 2022, a 9.8 sold for $5,500. In August 2023, 5 copies in 9.8 sold for an approximate average of $900

Moon Knight Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Moon Knight Annual #1
 
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Multiple Moon Knight appearances including a Viking, a pirate, a gangster, a patriot and a version from the Victorian era

[March 2023 - rumors that Moon Knight will face Kang as Rama-Tut in a second season on Disney+ provides logic as to why the TV series creators would include a QR code for a free digital download of this issue in episode 6 - there has yet to be an official announcement of Moon Knight season two]

Batgirl #35
2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015
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Batgirl #35
 
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Debut of new Batgirl costume

Second printing, purple background

Batgirl #23
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2018
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Batgirl #23
 
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$18
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$70

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Variant virgin cover art by Joshua Middleton

Star Wars: Darth Maul #3
Dark Horse ⋅ 2000
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Star Wars: Darth Maul #3
 
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$15

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1st appearance of Mighella, a Nightsister aka Witches of Dathomir

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