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Creatures on the Loose #34
Marvel
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1975
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Vol. 1
First cover art by George Perez
Amazing Spider-Man #209
Marvel
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1980
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Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of Calypso, a Haitian woman and practitioner of Voodoo
1st appearance and origin of Calypso, a Haitian woman and practitioner of Voodoo
Second printing cover art by Scott Koblish featuring Deadpool 2099, Warda Wilson
Second printing cover art by Scott Koblish featuring Deadpool 2099, Warda Wilson
Incredible Hulk #92
Marvel
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2006
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Vol. 2
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
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
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1973
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Vol. 1
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]
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
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2014
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Vol. 1
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
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
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:
"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
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:
"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
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2019
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Vol. 2
Non-Key
Debut of new Batgirl costume
Second printing, purple background
Variant virgin cover art by Joshua Middleton
Star Wars: Darth Maul #3
Dark Horse
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2000
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Mighella, a Nightsister aka Witches of Dathomir
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