Ashcans

The term ashcan, coined during the Golden Age referred to the practice of creating a physical comic book for purposes of registering the trademark for titles and logos to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It is rare for early ashcans to have survived. Ashcans are now used as a marketing device by publishers and are the equivalent of a preview. Modern ashcans will be included in this list if their resale value exceeds the amount of their initial selling cost.

Independent Jun 2014

Ghost Fleet

Ashcan
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Scarce, Ashcan edition
Cates said about this issue "it's the first ashcan I ever produced. Maybe the rarest book with my name on it."
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Red 5 Aug 2019

Dark Age #1

Convention Exclusive
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ComicsPro Ashcan given away to industry attendees of the February 2019 annual meeting
Image Jan 1993

Pitt #1

Ashcan Limited: 5,500
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Ashcan edition
Signed by artist and creator, Dale Keown and writer, Brian Hotton

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