Heading to Baltimore Comic-Con? Use this guide to plan your weekend! Celebrating its 26th year, the Baltimore Comic-Con is held in the fall annually and hosts a variety of comic creator guests, retailers, and exhibitors, plus events during the show.

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$35
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$120
High
$350

Key Facts

1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu

1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith

1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu

1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu

1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)

Baltimore

Al Milgrom, Artist (Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man, West Coast Avengers, X-Factor)

Booth 215

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$5
Mid
$15
High
$65

Key Facts

Death of Grand Regent Thragg

Copies ordered by retailers: 12,512

Baltimore

Mark Morales, Inker (Thor, Daredevil, Avengers vs. X-Men, Spider-Man/Deadpool)

Booth 204

Key Facts

First solo title and 2nd appearance of Miles Morales

1st appearance of the Ultimate Prowler, the uncle of Miles in the Ultimate Universe

1st appearance of Conrad Marcus (Markus), later merges with a sample of the Venom symbiote

1st appearance of Jefferson and Rio Morales, the parents of Miles

White polybag with red Spider-Man emblem

Baltimore

Kaare Andrews, Writer and Artist (Spider-Man: REIGN 2, Renato Jones: The One Percent, Iron Fist)

Booth 2113

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2019

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$1
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$2
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$4

Baltimore

Tom Nguyen, Artist (Batman, Green Lantern, The Switch)

Booth 2109

1:10 ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2007

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$5
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$18
High
$60

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Arthur Suydam

Baltimore

Arthur Suydam, Artist (Epic, Merc with a Mouth, Black Panther, and The Walking Dead)

Booth 1809

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$1
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$2
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$3

Key Facts

First solo series featuring Spider-Girl

Baltimore

Patrick Olliffe, Artist (Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Edgeworld)

Booth 2208

Archie ⋅ 2010

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$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Kevin Keller, the first openly gay Archie character

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,167

Baltimore

Dan Parent, Writer and Artist (Archie, Die Kitty Die, Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Booth 419

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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$5
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$15
High
$50

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Paul Pope featuring The Stalk

Baltimore

Paul Pope, Writer and Artist (Battling Boy, Strange Adventures, Batman: Year 100)

Booth 2309

Brian K Vaughan, Writer (Saga, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways)

Booth 2406

Brian K Vaughn Fan Package, Friday only, $103.24 (tax included)

Brian K Vaughn Fan Package, Saturday only, $103.24 (tax included)

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$10
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$30
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$100

Key Facts

Second printing, blue title text

Currently there are only 10 copies graded 9.8 on the CGC census

Baltimore

Amy Reeder, Writer and Artist (Amethyst, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Batwoman)

Booth 1318

Reeder will be a part of this panel on what makes a great cover along with Mark Chiarello, Dani, Joshua Middleton and Tula Lotay

COVER STORY: Saturday October 18, 2025 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm, Room: 337

SLG ⋅ 2004

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$1
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$2
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$3

Baltimore

Jim Rugg, Writer and Artist (Hulk Grand Design, Street Angel, The PLAIN Janes)

Booth 2007

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1999

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$18
Mid
$40
High
$190

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Bart Sears

Baltimore

Bart Sears, Artist (Blade, Deathstroke, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)

Booth 203

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$1
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$2
High
$4

Key Facts

Origin of Rogue Sun

Baltimore

Declan Shalvey, Writer and Artist (Old Dog, Moon Knight, Thundercats)

Booth 2101

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of She-Dragon

Baltimore

Don Simpson, Writer and Artist (Megaton Man, Border Worlds, Crazy!)

Booth 2006

Image ⋅ 2005

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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

Negative space cover

Baltimore

Brian Stelfreeze, Artist (Black Panther, Day Men, Shadow of the Bat)

Booth 106

DC ⋅ 2008

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$1
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$2
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$3

Baltimore

Karl Story, Inker (Serenity: Leaves of the Wind, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Action Comics)

Booth 1914

Malibu ⋅ 1993

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$2
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$3

Key Facts

First published artwork in comics by Billy Tucci, an interior black and white pin-up

Baltimore

Billy Tucci, Writer and Artist (Shi, Miss Fury, Wonder Woman: Angel of Battle)

Booth 2008

Key Facts

Cover art by Charles Vess featuring the Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley

Baltimore

Charles Vess, Artist (Stardust, Sandman, Spider-Man)

Booth 2002

Key Facts

First professionally published work in the comic book industry by Mark Waid

Baltimore

Mark Waid, Writer (The Flash, Kingdom Come, Fantastic Four, Archie)

Booth 207

Gold ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$20
Mid
$90
High
$225

Key Facts

Gold foil, embossed edition

Baltimore

Lee Weeks, Writer and Artist (Batman, Superman, Daredevil)

Booth 1914

Metro Comics ⋅ 1987

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$0
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$0
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$0

Key Facts

Final issue

Baltimore

John Workman, Writer and Artist (Heavy Metal, Wild Things, Sindy, Fallen Angels)

Booth 2106

Mars #4

Non-Key

First ⋅ 1984

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$1
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$2
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$3

Baltimore

Mark Wheatley, Artist (Songs of Giants, Doctor Cthulittle, Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time)

Booth 116

Dark Horse ⋅ 2023

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$1
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$2
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$6

Key Facts

A character-driven series that explores the early days of aviation and the evolving relationship and romance between two young pilots

Baltimore

Tula Lotay, Writer and Artist (SOMNA, Groupies, Barnstormers)

Booth 2101

Lotay will be a part of this panel on what makes a great cover along with Mark Chiarello, Dani, Joshua Middleton and Amy Reeder

COVER STORY: Saturday October 18, 2025 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm, Room: 337

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$1
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$2
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$3

Baltimore

Jo Chen, Artist (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Street Fighter)

Booth 2409

Olympian ⋅ 2009

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$1
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$2
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$3

Baltimore

Jeremy Bastian, Writer and Artist (Cursed Pirate Girl, Guild: Tink, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard)

Booth 1018

Bastian will also be staging dramatic readings of his comic work while it is projected on screen in the Comics Aloud! panel alng with David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL), Mark Buckingham (Fables, Miracleman), and Derek Kirk Kim (The Last Mermaid, The Eternal Smile)

Sunday October 19, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm, Room: 338

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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$2
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$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Mercy Sparx, a devil hired by Heaven to hunt down rogue angels

[October 2020 - acquired by MGM / April 2022 - screenwriter hired]

Baltimore

Josh Blaylock, Writer and Artist (G.I. Joe, Voltron, Mercy Sparx)

Booth 1701

Avatar ⋅ 2008

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$5
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$15
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$50

Key Facts

An infectious plague causes its victims to carry out their darkest, most brutal desires

[August 2024 - Garth Ennis has written a screenplay and independent producer Six Studios intends to finance and produce the movie based on the original ten issue series]

Baltimore

Jacen Burrows, Artist (Crossed, Neonomicon, Moon Knight)

Booth 103

Garth Ennis, Writer (The Boys, Hellblazer, Preacher)

Booth 201

Image ⋅ 2012

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$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

Premiere issue of the Eisner award-winning space epic written by Brian K Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples

1st appearance of Marko and Alana, lovers from opposing sides of two alien races at war

1st appearance of The Will and Lying Cat

1st appearance of Prince Robot IV

Baltimore

Brian K Vaughan, Writer (Saga, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways)

Booth 2406

Brian K Vaughn Fan Package, Friday only, $103.24 (tax included)

Brian K Vaughn Fan Package, Saturday only, $103.24 (tax included)

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