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Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera
TV variant depicting illustrations of Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin
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Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera
TV variant depicting illustrations of Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin
Excalibur Special Edition #1
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1st team appearance of Excalibur: Captain Britain, Meggan, Rachel Summers as Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, Nightcrawler
Back cover appearance of Widget who is later introduced in Excalibur #1 Note: there are two first print versions: the version pictured here is more scarce and doesn't display a price on the cover. The other shows a price of $3.25
Everything $3.50 and above are later printings
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1st team appearance of Excalibur: Captain Britain, Meggan, Rachel Summers as Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, Nightcrawler
Back cover appearance of Widget who is later introduced in Excalibur #1 Note: there are two first print versions: the version pictured here is more scarce and doesn't display a price on the cover. The other shows a price of $3.25
Everything $3.50 and above are later printings
Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular #2
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1st appearance of Galacta, daughter of Galactus
Origin of Elsa Bloodstone
Copies ordered by retailers: 7,805
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1st appearance of Galacta, daughter of Galactus
Origin of Elsa Bloodstone
Copies ordered by retailers: 7,805
Atlas #4
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Cover art featuring Namora
Copies ordered by retailers: 13,205
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Cover art featuring Namora
Copies ordered by retailers: 13,205
Wolverine: The Origin #1
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Origin of Logan, his childhood and emergence of mutant powers
1st full appearance of Rose O'Hara, the first love of Wolverine
Premiere issue a six-issue limited series
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Origin of Logan, his childhood and emergence of mutant powers
1st full appearance of Rose O'Hara, the first love of Wolverine
Premiere issue a six-issue limited series
Wolverine: The Origin #3
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Origin of Wolverine, specifically how he came to be called Logan
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Origin of Wolverine, specifically how he came to be called Logan
Halo Graphic Novel Preview #1
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16-page preview of the 2006 Halo graphic novel
First published comic book adapted from the Halo video game franchise
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16-page preview of the 2006 Halo graphic novel
First published comic book adapted from the Halo video game franchise
Marvel Must Have #13
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Collected reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #30 - #32, the arc that introduces Morlun
Copies ordered by retailers: 3,767
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Collected reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #30 - #32, the arc that introduces Morlun
Copies ordered by retailers: 3,767
Frankenstein #1
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1st appearance and origin of Frankenstein in Marvel Comics, previously appeared in Atlas Comics
The Frankenstein character in X-Men #40 was revealed to be an android
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1st appearance and origin of Frankenstein in Marvel Comics, previously appeared in Atlas Comics
The Frankenstein character in X-Men #40 was revealed to be an android
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