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Comic book inspired by the Cartoon Network series about Gumball Watterson and his pet goldfish
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Comic book inspired by the Cartoon Network series about Gumball Watterson and his pet goldfish
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Fan-made comic, reprinted by Antarctic Press in 1998 and distributed at the Transformers convention, BotCon
Fan fiction story that explored the pre-Transformers history of Primacron, the creator of Unicron
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Fan-made comic, reprinted by Antarctic Press in 1998 and distributed at the Transformers convention, BotCon
Fan fiction story that explored the pre-Transformers history of Primacron, the creator of Unicron
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Second printing
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Cover art by Alex Ross featuring X-Force
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Variant 'Netherrealms' Mortal Kombat DLC game edition
Intended for distribution at the 2020 Final Kombat live gaming competition in Chicago which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdowns
⚠️ Buyer Beware: in January 2022, we alerted the comic book community about potential market manipulation for this issue based on concerns that the greater portion of its inventory was being held back to give the illusion of scarcity
The Editor-In-Chief at Todd McFarlane Productions relayed to Key Collector the following quote, transcribed to this description directly:
"So this was a small event to begin with. Only a couple hundred issues were produced. It was canceled to the public but it was still held in private for the players. What we were told was that less than 50 copies were distributed by the event organizers to the players and their +1’s. The rest, along with all the other free swag was trashed due to the cost of shipping it back to the MK offices. We have worked with them before so there is no reason to believe that this was not the case. I think it would be fare to say that less than 50 copies exist out in the wild at this point."
As of August 2023, it has been disclosed publicly that at least one seller made a bulk purchase of approximately 70 issues. The seller claims that he purchased 1/6th of the entire print run which would equal 420 copies - far more than what the Editor at McFarlane Productions relayed to us in his email
The canceled Mortal Kombat event was held at the Park West in Chicago which has an occupancy capacity of 1,000 persons
It is still unclear how many copies of this issue exist but as of August 2023, it is far greater than what has been communicated by those behind the scenes
In October 2022, a 9.8 sold for $5,500. In August 2023, 5 copies in 9.8 sold for an approximate average of $900
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Variant 'Netherrealms' Mortal Kombat DLC game edition
Intended for distribution at the 2020 Final Kombat live gaming competition in Chicago which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdowns
⚠️ Buyer Beware: in January 2022, we alerted the comic book community about potential market manipulation for this issue based on concerns that the greater portion of its inventory was being held back to give the illusion of scarcity
The Editor-In-Chief at Todd McFarlane Productions relayed to Key Collector the following quote, transcribed to this description directly:
"So this was a small event to begin with. Only a couple hundred issues were produced. It was canceled to the public but it was still held in private for the players. What we were told was that less than 50 copies were distributed by the event organizers to the players and their +1’s. The rest, along with all the other free swag was trashed due to the cost of shipping it back to the MK offices. We have worked with them before so there is no reason to believe that this was not the case. I think it would be fare to say that less than 50 copies exist out in the wild at this point."
As of August 2023, it has been disclosed publicly that at least one seller made a bulk purchase of approximately 70 issues. The seller claims that he purchased 1/6th of the entire print run which would equal 420 copies - far more than what the Editor at McFarlane Productions relayed to us in his email
The canceled Mortal Kombat event was held at the Park West in Chicago which has an occupancy capacity of 1,000 persons
It is still unclear how many copies of this issue exist but as of August 2023, it is far greater than what has been communicated by those behind the scenes
In October 2022, a 9.8 sold for $5,500. In August 2023, 5 copies in 9.8 sold for an approximate average of $900
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Premiere issue of a six-issue limited series adapted from the novel by Peter S. Beagle
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,366
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Premiere issue of a six-issue limited series adapted from the novel by Peter S. Beagle
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,366
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Variant cover art by Richard Williams, inspired by MAD Magazine
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Variant cover art by Richard Williams, inspired by MAD Magazine
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Celebrates the 80th year of Detective Comics in an 80-page format sold exclusively at Walmart
According to DC, approximately 1,500 copies were sent into the market
Reprints the first appearances of Robin, Batgirl and Leslie Thompkins
Original story by Robert Venditti titled ‘Dinner for Two’
Back cover is a mostly black advertisement for the Shazam! movie and susceptible to color rub
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Celebrates the 80th year of Detective Comics in an 80-page format sold exclusively at Walmart
According to DC, approximately 1,500 copies were sent into the market
Reprints the first appearances of Robin, Batgirl and Leslie Thompkins
Original story by Robert Venditti titled ‘Dinner for Two’
Back cover is a mostly black advertisement for the Shazam! movie and susceptible to color rub
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Second printing
Promo ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
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Variant cover art by Thomas Breckel
Distributed to attendees of the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
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Variant cover art by Thomas Breckel
Distributed to attendees of the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
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Biography of Rush Limbaugh
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