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Dell ⋅ 1965
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Adaptation of the ABC television series (1964-1972)

Entity ⋅ 1996
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$5

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Four-issue adaptation of the 1994 film

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019
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$25

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Variant cover art by Sanford Greene

Cover art inspired by the Studio Ghibli animated film 'My Neighbor Totoro'

Topps ⋅ 1995
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Premiere issue of the comic book series inspired by the television show

[March 2023 - X-Files creator Chris Carter said in an interview that Ryan Coogler is interested in an X-Files reboot with a diverse cast]

1:25 ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013
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$18
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$70

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

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Adaptation of the 1987 CBS pilot script, written and produced by George R.R. Martin

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$35

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Variant cover art by Brian Level

Origin of Jax Teller

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Comic book adaptation of the television show of the same name

NBC ⋅ 2007
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Prop comic from the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006-2010)

Interior pages feature art by Tim Sale and a biography of the fictional character, Isaac Mendez

DC ⋅ 2012
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1st cameo appearance of John Diggle, not in comic continuity

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1st appearance of Captain Planet and the Planeteers in comic books

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Premiere issue of a series that connects the movie '28 Days Later' with the sequel '28 Weeks Later'

[January 2024 - Sony acquired the rights to the sequel]

Dell ⋅ 1949
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$55
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1st appearance of Zorro in comic books, officially

Unlicensed appearance in Hit Comics #55 (1948) without attribution to the creator, Johnston McCulley

Titled 'The Mark of Zorro,’ the same as the 1920s silent film

Both movie and comic were adaptations of the first Zorro novella, 'The Curse of Capistrano'

Blackthorne ⋅ 2019
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$8

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16-page prop replica comic book from the 1987 movie The Lost Boys

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$4
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68-page adaptation of the critically panned, fantasy musical movie Xanadu (1980)

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$9
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64-page adaptation of the classic science-fiction film Blade Runner (1982)

Marvel previously published a pocketbook version of the adaptation which is a paperpback novel sized comic

Harvey ⋅ 1991
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1st appearance of Beetlejuice in standard comic books

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$110

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Comic book adaptation of the movie, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Planet of the Apes

1st U.S. comic book appearance of the Planet of the Apes

Manga adaptations of the original film were published in Japan prior to the publication of this issue

Centerfold poster included

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9.6 sold for $576 [$515 in 2018] +12%

As of April 2024, CGC census states: two copies in 9.6 and one at 9.8, none higher

DC ⋅ 1976
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$12
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$45

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1st appearance of Isis

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40-page, two-issue adaptation of the 1982 film

DC ⋅ 1963
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$810

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1st appearance of James Bond in a U.S. comic book

Previously appeared in the UK 'Classics Illustrated' adaptation of Doctor No

Marvel ⋅ 1978
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$20

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Featuring characters from the TV show Saturday Night Live

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$15

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1st appearance of Furiosa, the female lead of the Mad Max: Fury Road franchise

Copies ordered by retailers: 20,733

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$18
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$75

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1st appearance of Indiana Jones in a comic book

Magazine-sized adaptation of the 1981 film

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