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July 22 2021

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Usagi Yojimbo #21
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021
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Usagi Yojimbo #21
 
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Variant cover art by Soo Lee

Dark Blood #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Dark Blood #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Mora

One per store

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Jabba the Hutt #1
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Jabba the Hutt #1
 
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Variant cover art by Iban Coello

1st full cover appearance of Deva Lompop

Marvel Team-Up Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Marvel Team-Up Annual #1
 
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First team-up of Spider-Man and the new X-Men team

First meeting of Wolverine and Spider-Man - previously met Nightcrawler

2nd appearance of Jean Grey as the Phoenix

House of Mystery #290
DC ⋅ 1981
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House of Mystery #290
 
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1st appearance of I, Vampire aka Andrew Bennett

1st appearance of Mary, Queen of Blood

Basilisk #1
Non-Key
2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Basilisk #1
 
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Second printing

Preview of House of Slaughter

Detective Comics #359
DC ⋅ 1967
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Detective Comics #359
 
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1st appearance and origin of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

1st appearance of Killer Moth in the Silver Age

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $6,410 [$5,760 in 2021] +11%

Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1
 
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1st appearance of Demon Rider, possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance in the 1800s after her tribe was attacked by the US Army

1st appearance of Nina the Conjuror

1st team appearance of The Forgotten

Future State: Teen Titans #2
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021
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Future State: Teen Titans #2
 
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Variant cover art by Dustin Nguyen featuring Red X

All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1
 
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1st full appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel in-story

1st appearance of Bruno Carrelli

1st appearance of Tanalth the Pursuer

1st appearance of Dawn Greenwood, an ally of the Silver Surfer

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Copies ordered by retailers: 32,929

Season's Beatings #1
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Season's Beatings #1
 
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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

Giant-Size Avengers #2
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Giant-Size Avengers #2
 
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Mantis revealed to be the Celestial Madonna

Death of Swordsman

Origin of Rama-Tut

Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Tokyo Ghost #1
Image ⋅ 2015
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Tokyo Ghost #1
 
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In a tech-addicted future, two constables charged with enforcing the peace are sent to the last tech-free country in the world

Copies ordered by retailers: 39,682

[March 2021 - Cary Fukunaga to direct an adaptation for Legendary]

Avengers #2
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Avengers #2
 
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Cover art by Alex Ross featuring multiple versions of Kang including Rama-Tut, Immortus, Iron Lad and Scarlet Centurion

West Coast Avengers #61
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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West Coast Avengers #61
 
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Scarlet Witch is revealed to be a Nexus Being, one who belongs equally to all possible timelines and divergent realties

Origin of Immortus

Cameo appearance of the Time-Keepers

Incredible Hulk #258
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Incredible Hulk #258
 
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1st full team appearance of the Soviet Super-Soldiers: Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo, Ursa Major, Vanguard

1st appearance of Pieter Phobos

Avengers #43
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Avengers #43
 
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1st appearance of the Red Guardian, Alexi Shostakov- husband of Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Red Guardian: Generations / September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #6
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #6
 
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Variant cover art by Ilias Kyriazis

Avengers #684
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Avengers #684
 
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Origin of Voyager

Revelation that the Hulk is immortal - many refer to this being the first appearance of the Immortal Hulk but as the story explains, the Hulk has always been immortal

Iron Man #282
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Iron Man #282
 
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1st cover appearance of the War Machine armor, worn by Tony Stark

⚠ Misconception: cited by many as the first appearance of War Machine. "War Machine" is splashed across the IRON MAN title in reference to the armor’s incredible armaments but the name is not official. The armor, (piloted by Tony Stark in this issue, not James Rhodes) actually debuts in the previous issue, Iron Man #281. In Iron Man #284, James Rhodes suits up in the War Machine armor but does so as Iron Man and does not officially assume the War Machine codename until West Coast Avengers #94, though he is referred to as War Machine in X-Force #21 but as Iron Man in X-Force #20

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