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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
Spire ⋅ 1976
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
 
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Biography of Johnny Cash

2000 AD #149
Rebellion ⋅ 1980
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2000 AD #149
 
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1st appearance of Judge Death

DC Comics Presents #22
Whitman ⋅ DC ⋅ 1980
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DC Comics Presents #22
 
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Scarce Whitman edition, logo in upper-right corner

2000 AD #224
Rebellion ⋅ 1981
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2000 AD #224
 
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1st team appearance of Dark Judges: Judge Death, Judge Fear, Judge Fire, Judge Mortis

Eagle #6
Crystal ⋅ 1987
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Eagle #6
 
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First published artwork in the industry by Adam Hughes, interior pin-up

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #63
So Much Fun ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #63
 
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Third printing

'So Much Fun' variant sold only in toy stores

Punisher War Journal #6
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Punisher War Journal #6
 
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First battle of Punisher vs Wolverine

Nam, The #52
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Nam, The #52
 
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Origin of the Punisher skull, part one of a two-part story that explores the original meaning of the Punisher's skull emblem

Sally Forth #8
Eros Comix ⋅ 1995
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Sally Forth #8
 
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Cover art by Adam Hughes

Scud: The Disposable Assassin #9
Fireman Press ⋅ 1995
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Scud: The Disposable Assassin #9
 
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First action figure cover

Bound In Darkness #1
Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1996
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Bound In Darkness #1
 
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1st appearance of Bubba the Redneck Werewolf

Value unknown

Spawn #9
International ⋅ Image ⋅ 1997
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Spawn #9
 
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German reprint of Spawn #9 (1st appearance of Angela) and Spawn #11

'Thermo-Color' edition, limited to 400 copies

The color of the cover reacts to heat

Heavy Metal #183
Heavy Metal ⋅ 1999
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Heavy Metal #183
 
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Cover art by Frank Miller, limited to 5,000 copies

Interior interview of Frank Miller

The Walking Dead #1
Error ⋅ Image ⋅ 2003
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The Walking Dead #1
 
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Variant cover with 'Mature Readers' printed in black

The initial first printing of The Walking Dead had to be stopped to correct the color so that Mature Readers was visible

The printer estimates 10% of the run is printed with 'Mature Readers' in black

Cursed Pirate Girl #1
Olympian ⋅ 2006
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Cursed Pirate Girl #1
 
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Extremely rare, first printing

A third printing exists with the exact same cover which can be identified by the word 'Olympia' printed in the lower left section of the cover

Invincible Iron Man #2
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Invincible Iron Man #2
 
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1st team appearance of the Triumph Division, a Filipino superhero team: St. George, Fighter One, Anitun, Mighty Mother, The Wishing Man, Great Mongoose and Red Feather

Playboy
Playboy ⋅ 2012
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Playboy
 
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Origin of Michonne

An original 6 page story that explains who the two zombies were that accompanied Michonne when she was first introduced

Later reprinted in the one-shot 'The Walking Dead: Michonne Special' along with issue #19 (1st appearance) and FCBD 2013 Special 'The Walking Dead'

Copra #1
Copra Press ⋅ 2012
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Copra #1
 
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Self-published comic about a government-sponsored group of anti-heroes blamed for mass murder then launched into a multi-dimensional epic

Written, illustrated and published by Michel Fiffe

High-demand cult classic hit with a first print run limited to 400 issues

Witchblade #170
Non-Key
Top Cow ⋅ 2013
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Witchblade #170
 
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Cover art inspired by X-Men #251(1989)

Heavy Metal #282
Heavy Metal ⋅ 2016
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Heavy Metal #282
 
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Part one of Atomahawk, a serialized story created by Donny Cates and Ian Bederman with Taylor Esposito

Part two of Atomahawk is printed in Heavy Metal #284 and the conclusion is printed in Heavy Metal #286

10-page preview of The Interceptor, a futuristic space-vampire story by Donny Cates

Odinforce #1
Death Wish Coffee ⋅ 2017
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Odinforce #1
 
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Promotional comic produced by Death Wish Coffee, a coffee roaster based out of New York that boasts the "world's strongest coffee"

Cover art by Joe Jusko

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