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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
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
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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
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
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Origin of The Eternals, written by Neal Gaiman
1st appearance of Gelt and Morjak, Deviants who kidnapped Ikaris
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Origin of The Eternals, written by Neal Gaiman
1st appearance of Gelt and Morjak, Deviants who kidnapped Ikaris
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Variant cover art by Phil Noto
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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
Full reprint of Avengers #83, first appearance of Enchantress as Valkyrie
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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
Full reprint of Avengers #83, first appearance of Enchantress as Valkyrie
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Eros renamed Starfox by Wasp
Starfox joins the Avengers
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Eros renamed Starfox by Wasp
Starfox joins the Avengers
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Premiere issue expanding on the Sandman Universe, the realm of Dream and its inhabitants
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Premiere issue expanding on the Sandman Universe, the realm of Dream and its inhabitants
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1st team appearance of the Metal Men: Iron, Gold, Lead, Mercury, Platinum, Tin
1st appearance of Dr. Magus
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1st team appearance of the Metal Men: Iron, Gold, Lead, Mercury, Platinum, Tin
1st appearance of Dr. Magus
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