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Killadelphia #12
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021
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Killadelphia #12
 
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$35

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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

✅ This is an inexpensive, intriguing potential sleeper for multiple reasons:

1. McFarlane collectors are more about collecting than flipping

2. It’s not very often McFarlane lends his masterful skill outside of his own titles

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3. Probably scarce. Unfortunately there is no longer a resource to estimate quantities ordered BUT Killadelphia #12 was ranked 102 in January in quantity of copies ordered which doesn’t even factor in DC books so it would’ve likely ranked closer to 200. It was 10 spots lower than Bettie Page #5 with a Jung-Geun Yoon cover

4. This variant was one of three very cool covers but the price was $5 due to having six extra pages of story and that $1 factors into how much shops were willing to order, especially in January 2021

Eternals #1
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Eternals #1
 
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Origin of The Eternals, written by Neal Gaiman

1st appearance of Gelt and Morjak, Deviants who kidnapped Ikaris

Spider-Verse #3
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Spider-Verse #3
 
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Variant cover art by Phil Noto

King-Size Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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King-Size Hulk #1
 
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2nd appearance of Red Hulk, in-story

First battle of She-Hulk and Red Hulk - in Hulk #2 (2008), She-Hulk is grabbed by the Red Hulk in one panel and in the next, shown to be unconscious

Origin of Abomination, recap

Includes full reprints of Hulk #180 and #181, first cameo and full appearance of Wolverine

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Full reprint of Avengers #83, first appearance of Enchantress as Valkyrie

Jungle Action #7
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Jungle Action #7
 
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$25

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2nd appearance and partial origin of Erik Killmonger

1st appearance of Venomm, an ally of Killmonger

A teaser at the end of Jungle Action #6 depicts an illustration of Venomm

Part 2 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Gambit #1
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Gambit #1
 
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First title series featuring Gambit

Origin of Gambit

1st appearance of Candra the Benefactress

1st team appearance of the Assassin's Guild

Avengers #232
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Avengers #232
 
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Eros renamed Starfox by Wasp

Starfox joins the Avengers

Dreaming, The #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 1996
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Dreaming, The #1
 
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Premiere issue expanding on the Sandman Universe, the realm of Dream and its inhabitants

Showcase #37
DC ⋅ 1962
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Showcase #37
 
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$75
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$210
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$1.3k

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1st team appearance of the Metal Men: Iron, Gold, Lead, Mercury, Platinum and Tin

1st appearance of Dr. Magus

🔮 DC Possibilities: The status of Metal Men is unclear at this time but hopefully the new leadership decides to go big with this one

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