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Star Wars #1

Non-Key

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983

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$15
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$50
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$150

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French language reprint of Star Wars #1 and Moon Knight #1, printed in Canada by Editions Heritage in 1983

Canadian Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1984

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$15
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$50
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$150

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French Canadian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #252, the first appearance of Spider-Man's black suit

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983

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$15
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$50
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$150

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French Canadian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #238, the first appearance of Hobgoblin

Wolverine #8

Non-Key

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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$1
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$2
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$5

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Tomb Raider #15

Non-Key

Canadian Edition ⋅ Top Cow ⋅ 2001

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$1
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$5
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$15

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2001 Canadian National Comic Book Expo exclusive

Maple Leaf Publishing ⋅ 1941

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$5k
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$15k
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$50k

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First standard format comic book published in Canada comprised of original stories

1st appearance of The Iron Man, the first original Canadian superhero who lived in an Atlantis-type of underwater city

Bell Features ⋅ 1941

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$0
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$0
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$0

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First Canadian comic book published in full color

Value unknown

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$1
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$2
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$8

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Northstar reveals he is gay

1st appearance of Major Mapleleaf

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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$2
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$8
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$25

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2011 Montreal Comic Con exclusive

Fan Expo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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$10
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$30
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$100

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2011 Fan Expo Canada exclusive

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$3.2k
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$10k
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$52k

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132-page scarce, black & white Canadian issue

Legion of Evil Press ⋅ 2005

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$5
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$8
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$25

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1st appearance of Scott Pilgrim in a standard-sized comic book in a one-page story

2005 Free Comic Book Day giveaway printed by the Toronto Comics Art Festival

Showcase of Canadian comic creators

Front cover art by Darwyn Cooke

Back cover art by James Jean

Superior ⋅ 1951

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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Interior art featuring Matt Baker

Canadian Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1965

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$50
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$150
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$500

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Canadian edition, blank back cover

Canadian Edition ⋅ EC ⋅ 1953

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$800
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$2k
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$8k

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Canadian edition, indicated by the letters CDL below the No.1 - U.S. edition displays months 'Oct-Nov'

Back cover advertisement for a screwdriver set - U.S. edition advertisement for an auto repair manual

Key Facts

1st appearance of Canadian Spider-Man

1:30 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2017

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$2
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$8
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$25

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Variant cover art by Rahzzah featuring Rowdy Roddy Piper

Canadian Edition ⋅ Catechetical Guild ⋅ 1947

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$700
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$1.9k
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$7k

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Canadian edition of the anti-communism publication

The six-point plan to fight communism, printed on the back cover ends with 'Canada First!' as opposed to the 10-point U.S. edition that ends with "Be American first"

Superior ⋅ 1953

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$25
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$85
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$450

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: injury to eye

Superior ⋅ 1951

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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Early Golden Age Horror comic

Dreamwave ⋅ 2003

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$1
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$2
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$3

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First cover art by Adi Granov

Gatefold cover

Inuit Broadcasting Company ⋅ 1987

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$45
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$140
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$450

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Promotional comic book communicating the dangers of inhaling solvents for recreational purposes and distributed in the Northwest Territories of Canada

36-page flipbook one-shot with 18 pages in English and the same story printed in Inuktitut, the language of indigenous Canadians

There is also an edition of this comic book half printed in French and the other half, Inuktitut

Fan Expo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Dale Eaglesham

Canadian Fan Expo 2011

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$1
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$2
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$4

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1st cameo team appearance of North Force, a Canadian superhero team

Canadian Edition ⋅ Citren News Company ⋅ 1941

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$0
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$0
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$0

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Canadian produced reprint of Archie's first appearance from Pep Comics #22 (1941)

Cover appearance of The Shield, redrawn with Union Jack flag-inspired costume which was the Canadian flag prior to the Maple Leaf National Flag of Canada

Value unknown

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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$5
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$18
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$60

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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 666 copies

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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$8
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$20
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$85

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Variant virgin cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 666 copies

Store exclusive

Price Variant ⋅ Nation-Wide ⋅ 1950

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$35
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$110
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$400

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$0.10 price variant

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1941

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$150
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$450
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$1.6k

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1st appearance and origin of Blackout, Dr. Basil Brusiloff

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$250
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$850
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$2.5k

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1st appearance of Captain Battle Jr.

Comely Comix ⋅ 1975

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$1
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$3
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$12

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1st appearance of Captain Canuck

First Canadian published comic book distributed on the mass market throughout the United States

Hillborough ⋅ 1941

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$5k
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$15k
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$50k

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1st appearance of Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian female superhero who draws her powers from the aurora borealis

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1941

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$75
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$230
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$850

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1st and only appearance of Dr. Horror

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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$400
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$800
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$3k

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Origin of Silver Streak

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$1k
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$3k

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Reprinted stories from Captain Battle Comics #1 (1941) but with a different cover

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$2
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$3

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1st appearance of Dr. Spectro

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$1
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$2
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$3

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1st appearance of Major Force

Comely Comix ⋅ 2004

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$5
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$15
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$70

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Final issue, unpublished at the end of the title’s run in 1980

Limited to 150 copies

Charlton ⋅ 1965

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$6
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$18
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$85

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Origin of Captain Atom

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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$4
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$12
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$55

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1st appearance of Dr. Spectro

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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$35
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$115
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$330

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1st appearance of Nightshade

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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$35
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$120
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$400

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1st appearance of Blue Beetle, Ted Kord

First printing has a round yellow circle in upper left corner

Charlton ⋅ 1967

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Debut of new powers and costume for Captain Atom

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