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September 6 2019

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Batwing #19
DC ⋅ 2013
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Batwing #19
 
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$5
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$15
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$50

Key Facts

1st appearance Luke Fox, becomes the second Batwing in issue #20

Retirement of first Batwing, David Zavimbe

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,570

Incredible Hulk #180
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #180
 
Low
$210
Mid
$825
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$2.1k

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Wolverine

2nd appearance of Wendigo

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #67 - Cyclops

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue, by far, is the most debated "cameo versus full" book and likely the main reason "cameo" became such a significant yet loosely defined term in comic book collecting

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Theoretically, The Incredible Hulk #180 being labeled "cameo" of Wolverine was due to an oversight by Overstreet (see additional images)

In the 1980/1981 edition of Overstreet, Hulk#181 is labeled - 1st app of Wolverine and Hulk#180 is without a descriptor, commanding the same value as issues #151 - #176

In the 1981/1982 Overstreet, the description had been amended to read #180 - 1st app. Wolverine but mislabeled #181 and #182 - Wolverine cameo

Finally, in 1982/1983, Overstreet labeled Hulk #180 - 1st app. Wolverine (cameo) and #181 - Wolverine app. #182 - Wolverine cameo

In recent years, Marvel has taken a stance on Hulk #180 as the first appearance of Wolverine, wanting to eliminate the term "cameo" altogether, presumably to avoid this exact debate

But in years past, official Marvel guidebooks and trading cards would often trade-off which issue was given the coveted 1st (full) appearance designation (see additional images)

Uncanny X-Men #120
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Uncanny X-Men #120
 
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$20
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$80
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$215

Key Facts

1st cameo team appearance of Alpha Flight: Sasquatch, Aurora, Northstar, Shaman, Snowbird

[June 2020 - Alpha Flight rumored to make an appearance in the MCU]

Batman: The Killing Joke #1
DC ⋅ 1988
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Batman: The Killing Joke #1
 
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$10
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$30
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$100

Key Facts

The Joker shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon, she later becomes Oracle

First printing: neon green text and $3.50 cover price

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

10.0 sold for $28,800 [$7,433 in 2018] +287%

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There are 14 copies graded 10.0

📈 +122% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Eternal Warrior #4
Valiant ⋅ 1992
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Eternal Warrior #4
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Bloodshot

1st appearance of the Immortal Enemy, the monstrous nemesis of the Eternal Warrior and the Geomancers

Infamous Iron Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Infamous Iron Man #1
 
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$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

Doctor Doom becomes Iron Man

Debut of Tony Stark as an artificial intelligence digital projection

[September 2022 - speculation that Armor Wars is being developed into a film due to an unannounced reprisal of the Iron Man role by Robert Downy Jr. as Tony Stark A.I.]

OMAC #1
DC ⋅ 1974
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OMAC #1
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of OMAC, One Man Army Corps, controlled by Brother Eye

🔮 DC Possibilities: A corporate stooge transformed into a peace-keeping agent by the artificial intelligence satellite Brother Eye seems like a great dystopian future yarn that could make for solid social commentary

A-Force #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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A-Force #1
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Singularity

1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4

House of X #4
Non-Key
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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House of X #4
 
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$1
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$2
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$7

Key Facts

Part seven of a 12-issue crossover with Powers of X

Sensational She-Hulk, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Sensational She-Hulk, The #1
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

Second ongoing She-Hulk solo series

The cover dialogue is a reference to the first She-Hulk series cancellation

Five years later, the final Sensational She-Hulk issue went on-sale and on the cover, she demands that readers hand over their X-Men books to be destroyed due to the cancellation of the series

Amazing Spider-Man #347
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Amazing Spider-Man #347
 
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$1
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$5
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$15

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Erik Larsen

Midnight Vista #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Aftershock ⋅ 2019
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Midnight Vista #1
 
Low
$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Rahzzah (1:10)

Moon Knight #25
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Moon Knight #25
 
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$8
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$20
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$80

Key Facts

1st appearance of Black Spectre, a vigilante who later served the Dark Lord of Chaos, Set

Batman Adventures: Mad Love Special #1
DC ⋅ 1994
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Batman Adventures: Mad Love Special #1
 
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$5
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$15
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$50

Key Facts

2nd appearance and origin of Harley Quinn, not in the mainstream universe

1st appearance of Bud and Lou in comics, Harley's pet hyenas

Marvel Team-Up #131
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Marvel Team-Up #131
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

1st appearance of White Rabbit

Uncanny X-Force #25
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Uncanny X-Force #25
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

1st team appearance of Omega Clan: Omega Red (clone), Omega Black and Omega White

New Teen Titans #2
DC ⋅ 1980
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New Teen Titans #2
 
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$40
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$115
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$350

Key Facts

1st appearance of Deathstroke the Terminator

1st appearance and death of Ravager, son of Deathstroke - appears in issue #1, not in costume

1st appearance of Wintergreen, Deathstroke's mentor

1st cameo appearance of Trigon, as demonic eyes

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🔮 DC Possibilities: Yet another character who could hold his own as an anti-hero in a standalone project and a few extra years on Joe Manganiello would do well for Deathstroke

Invincible Iron Man #7
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #7
 
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$3
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$9
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$35

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Riri Williams, later becomes Ironheart

1st appearance of Tomoe, an Inhuman who manipulates machinery through technopathy

[December 2020 - an Ironheart series is confirmed for Disney+ with Dominique Thorne cast as Riri Williams who will be introduced in Black Panther II]

Something Is Killing the Children #1
Store Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019
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Something Is Killing the Children #1
 
Low
$35
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$115
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$350

Key Facts

Variant virgin black and white cover art by Jenny Frison

Bloody sword edition, limited to 300 copies

Spawn #300
1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019
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Spawn #300
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

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