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June 14 2019

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Strange Tales #28
Marvel ⋅ 1954
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Strange Tales #28
 
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$900
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$2.8k
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$9.5k

Key Facts

Cover art by Harry Anderson

Amazing Spider-Man #37
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Amazing Spider-Man #37
 
Low
$35
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$110
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$360

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Norman Osborn, not in Green Goblin costume, identified by name

1st appearance of Mendel Stromm, later becomes Gaunt and then Robot Master

Incredible Hulk #181
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #181
 
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$1k
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$4.5k
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$11k

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1st full appearance of Wolverine, final page cameo in issue #180

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #54 - Shanna the She-Devil

[September 2022 - Hugh Jackman will reprise the role of Wolverine in Deadpool 3]

X-Factor #6
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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X-Factor #6
 
Low
$5
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$18
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$65

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1st full appearance and cover of Apocalypse

📈 +200% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Watchmen #6
DC ⋅ 1987
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Watchmen #6
 
Low
$1
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$3
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$12

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Origin of Rorschach

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$9

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Deluxe Edition variant cover art, on sale December 1993

This issue preceded the release of the mini-comic (May 1994) included in the VHS

Batman and Robin Adventures Annual #1
DC ⋅ 1996
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Batman and Robin Adventures Annual #1
 
Low
$4
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$12
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$40

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Sequel to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

âš  Misconception: some sources misidentify this issue as the first appearance of Phantasm which occurs in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1 (1993)

Batman Beyond #1
DC ⋅ 1999
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Batman Beyond #1
 
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$40
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$120
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$400

Key Facts

1st appearance of Terry McGinnis in a comic book

It is important to be aware of the differences between several editions of this book that exist

Direct Edition - as seen in the image with DIRECT EDITION printed in the UPC box

Newsstand Edition - UPC box in the lower-left corner, dated March 1999 with an original retail price of $1.99

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Promotional Edition - 'FREE Special Origin Issue' printed below the DC logo with a white rectangle in the lower-left corner intended for stores to stamp their logo. Dated June 1999 with a Jell-O advertisement on the back cover

Six Flags Promotional Edition - displays a Six Flags amusement park logo printed in the white rectangle. Dated October 1999 with a PlayStation advertisement on the back cover

Third Printing Promotional Edition - dated July 2000 with a Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker DVD advertisement on the back cover

🔮 DC Possibilities: Bruce Wayne as Batman has been rebooted for close to half of a century so it would make a whole lot of sense to see a different vision in a sharp, ultra-futuristic, cyberpunk-type take on DC's most successful franchise

Batman Beyond #6
DC ⋅ 1999
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Batman Beyond #6
 
Low
$5
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$18
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$60

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1st appearance of Inque

Final issue of the first limited series

23,000 copies ordered by retailers

NYX #4
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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NYX #4
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
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$65

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2nd appearance of X-23

Star Wars Tales #23
Dark Horse ⋅ 2005
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Star Wars Tales #23
 
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$7
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$20
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$90

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1st cameo appearance of Darth Malak, a former Jedi who turned to the Dark Side during the Mandalorian Wars

1st cameo appearance of Darth Revan, an ancient and powerful Jedi Master turned Sith Lord

1st cameo appearance of Bastila Shan, a Jedi Padawan and wife of Revan

[November 2020 - Revan is the front runner from Star Wars speculators to have a role in the Mandalorian although probably not season 2]

Hungry Ghosts #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2018
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Hungry Ghosts #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

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Written by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who passed away June 8, 2018

Die #1
Image ⋅ 2018
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Die #1
 
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$3
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$10
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$30

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A group of adults have to face a terrifying, unearthly visitor that was unleashed decades earlier during a role-playing game that they barely survived the first time around

[June 2019 - optioned for a TV series, unofficial/not yet announced]

The Walking Dead #191
Image ⋅ 2019
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The Walking Dead #191
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

Rick is shot by Sebastian which leads to his death

Copies ordered by retailers: 48,473

Symbiote Spider-Man #3
Non-Key
Secret Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Symbiote Spider-Man #3
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

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Variant Red Splatter Title indicating an additional page tie-in to Absolute Carnage

Venom #15
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Venom #15
 
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$1
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$2
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$3

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Variant Red Splatter Title indicating an additional page tie-in to Absolute Carnage

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