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May 27 2021

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Infamous Iron Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Infamous Iron Man #1
 
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Key Facts

Doctor Doom becomes Iron Man

Debut of Tony Stark as an artificial intelligence digital projection

[September 2022 - speculation that Armor Wars is being developed into a film due to an unannounced reprisal of the Iron Man role by Robert Downy Jr. as Tony Stark A.I.]

Tales of Suspense #94
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Tales of Suspense #94
 
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1st appearance of M.O.D.O.K., a Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing

Mech Cadet Yu #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2017
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Mech Cadet Yu #1
 
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Each year, giant robots come to Earth to bond with young cadets to defend the world from the Sharg

[August 2019 - Key Issue Alert exclusive: in development for Netflix / May 2021 - official announcement from BOOM!: Mech Cadets greenlit for a 3D animated series on Netflix / May 2023 - Mech Cadet to premiere August 10th]

Wool #1
Cryptozoic Entertainment ⋅ 2014
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Wool #1
 
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Six-issue adaptation of the modern classic, science-fiction novel that takes place in a dystopian future

Something Is Killing the Children #16
Non-Key
1:50 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Something Is Killing the Children #16
 
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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Avengers The Initiative Featuring Reptil #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Avengers The Initiative Featuring Reptil #1
 
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1st appearance of Reptil

Reptil appeared in the Avengers Assemble animated series

Copies ordered by retailers: 23,100

Star Wars: The High Republic #3
Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: The High Republic #3
 
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Key Facts

Walmart exclusive

Adventure Comics #293
DC ⋅ 1962
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Adventure Comics #293
 
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$35
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$385

Key Facts

1st team appearance of The Legion of Super-Pets: Beppo the Super-Monkey, Comet the Super-Horse (1st), Krypto the Super-Dog and Streaky the Super-Cat

2nd appearance of General Zod

1st appearance of Bizarro Lex Luthor

Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire #1
Innovation ⋅ 1991
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Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire #1
 
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Adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel of the same name in the Vampire Chronicles series

X-Men #53
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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X-Men #53
 
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1st full appearance of Onslaught, a creation born from the mind of Charles X and Magneto

Hardcore #1
Top Cow ⋅ 2012
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Hardcore #1
 
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Key Facts

The Hardcore Program is comprised of soldiers who can take over and control an individual's body as one would operate a drone

Preview in Pilot Season: Declassified #1

[May 2021 - Adam Windgard to direct Hardcore for Universal]

Marvel Comics Presents #117
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Marvel Comics Presents #117
 
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Preview of Ravage 2099

First meeting of Venom and Wolverine

Eternals #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Eternals #1
 
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1st partial team appearance and origin of The Eternals and The Deviants

1st appearance of Ikaris

1st appearance of Kro and Brother Tode, Deviants and enemies of The Eternals

1st appearance of Margo Damian

Wytches #1
Image ⋅ 2014
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Wytches #1
 
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Key Facts

Horror series that reinvents the witch genre

[February 2023 - Amazon ordered an animated adaptation for a full season / April 2023 - the first season of Wytches will be 8 episodes and a second season has been green lit]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #3
Non-Key
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #3
 
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Variant cover art by Freddie Williams II

Uncanny X-Men #191
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Uncanny X-Men #191
 
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1st appearance of Nimrod, an advanced sentinel from an alternate timeline

✅ Nick's Picks: Jonathan Hickman breathed new life into Nimrod during the House/Powers of X series and if the MCU wants to update the Sentinels, this would be a solid concept

📈 +180% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Superman: The Man of Steel #22
DC ⋅ 1993
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Superman: The Man of Steel #22
 
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1st appearance and origin of John Henry as Steel, in costume, previously appeared in Adventures of Superman #500 but not in costume

Superman 10-Cent Adventure #1
DC ⋅ 2003
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Superman 10-Cent Adventure #1
 
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1st appearance of Supergirl, Cir-El, a hybrid human/Kryptonian created by Braniac

Black Widow #7
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Black Widow #7
 
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Variant cover art by Nabetse Zitro

Eternals #3
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Eternals #3
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Sersi

In Strange Tales #109, a blonde version of the character appeared briefly referred to as 'Circe'

1st cover appearance of Ikaris

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