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MGM's Lassie #1

Non-Key
Dell ⋅ 1950
Values Coming Soon

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Premiere issue of the series which ran sporadically until 1969

TV photo covers began in issue #37

Dark Art Cinema ⋅ 2021
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$15
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$50
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$150

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Adaptation of the first Terrifier film

This was a print-to-order comic book available for $30 per issue on terrifiershop.com in unknown quantities

Innovation ⋅ 1991
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$8

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13-issue comic book series based on the TV series of the same name

[January 2022 - a reboot is in the works at NBC with a pilot episode on order]

Western ⋅ 1962
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$350

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing comic book series based on the TV series

Published by Gold Key, previously published by Dell in the Four Color title

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1st appearance of Dr. Chase Meridian in DC mainstream comic book continuity - inspired by Nicole Kidman's character from Batman Forever

Originally published digitally in Legends of the Dark Knight #77

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$4
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$12
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$40

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4-page promotional comic published by DC advertising the movie

Interior content are stills from the film arranged like a comic book

Whitman ⋅ 1980
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$500

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Whitman distributed in polybagged three-packs

Issue #1 - #3 adapted from the 1979 Disney film

#4 published as an original story

Titan ⋅ 2019
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$4

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Relaunch of Blade Runner

Dark Horse ⋅ 2018
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1st appearance of characters from Stranger Things in comic books, preceded by an ashcan preview

Inspired by the Netflix TV series

New American Library ⋅ 1982
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$20
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$80
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$215

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Comic book adaptation of the popular film written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero

Dynamite ⋅ 2017
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$4
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$12
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$45

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1st appearance of John Wick in comics

Series is a supplement to the movie meaning everything is canon

[August 2020 - Deadline announces Keanu Reeves is on board for John Wick 5 which will shoot simultaneous to John Wick 4]

Marvel ⋅ 1986
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$2
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$8
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$20

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Premiere issue of a limited series based on the Labyrinth film starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly

[December 2023 - a Labyrinth remake at TriStar is rumored to be in discussion]

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Limited series about John McClane as a rookie cop

[December 2023 - a new Die Hard movie is rumored to be in development featuring a young John McClane]

Promo ⋅ Morty Publications ⋅ 2014
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$8
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$25
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$85

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1st appearance of Rick & Morty in comics

Promotional mini-comic included in random units of 'Rick And Morty' Season One DVD

Counterfeit versions are rumored to exist

Single staple, first edition more valuable than its double-staple successors

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$1
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$3
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$12

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A new chapter in the Final Destination franchise told in a five-part limited comic book series

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$12

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1st appearance of the Terminator in a comic book

Five-page excerpt of this issue in Rust #12 (Aug 1988)

[March 2021 - an animated Terminator series announced for Netflix]

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$12

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Comic book adaptation of the Jim Henson movie "The Dark Crystal"

Later reprinted in The Dark Crystal issues #1 and #2

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$10
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$95

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A 68-page adaptation of the 1979 film Alien with illustrated panels mirroring many of the shots in the movie

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$8
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$20

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Comic book adaptation of the 1984 science-fiction, cult classic by David Lynch

Originally based off of a 1965 novel by Frank Herbert

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$3
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$12

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Premiere issue of a four-part series based on the animated series

Comico ⋅ 1984
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$5
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$20
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$75

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1st appearance of Robotech

Early English-translation of an anime property, based off of the Macross episode titled The Super Dimension Fortress

[April 2022 - Hawkeye director, Rhys Thomas will direct Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari’s Robotech for Sony Pictures]

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$40
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$115
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$375

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1st appearance of Bambi in comics

Dell ⋅ 1955
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$18
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$70

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1st appearance of the Lady and the Tramp Disney characters in comic books

A dog named Lady appears in Silly Symphonies #1 but does not resemble the movie version

Star Comics ⋅ 1985
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$5
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$20
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$70

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1st team appearance of the Thundercats: Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Wiley Kat, Wiley Kit and Snarf

1st appearance of Mumm-Ra

[March 2021 - Deadline reports director Adam Wingard (King Kong vs Godzilla) is set to direct Thundercats for Warner Bros.]

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