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Amazing Heroes #139
Fantagraphics ⋅ 1988
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Amazing Heroes #139
 
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Preview of Aliens #1 and creator interviews

Previews #280
Diamond ⋅ 2012
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Previews #280
 
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Distributor solicitation catalog featuring the cover art of Saga #1 on one side and Fairest #1 on the other

Saga went on sale March 2012

⚠️ Buyer Beware: it is difficult to determine the validity of this catalog as a collectible as there are only two sales over the course of one year: February 20, 2022 for $125 and February 23, 2022 for $489

With no prior history to evaluate demand, the concern for an item like this is that a high dollar value is being established for when more inventory is listed for sale on eBay and elsewhere

Marvel Age #87
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Marvel Age #87
 
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Five-page preview of Ghost Rider #1 (1990) introducing Danny Ketch as the new Ghost Rider

Action Comics #251
DC ⋅ 1959
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Action Comics #251
 
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Full page teaser ad of the first appearance of Supergirl in Action Comics #252

Basilisk #1
Non-Key
2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Basilisk #1
 
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Second printing

Preview of House of Slaughter

Plasm #0
Defiant ⋅ 1993
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Plasm #0
 
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Introduction to Jim Shooter's publishing company, Defiant

Scarce, standalone edition with one staple

It is thought that this particular version was given away by Shooter and others associated with Defiant

Plasm #0 was largely distributed as an insert glued into the Previews catalog which is evident by the condition of the spine

Previews #370
Diamond ⋅ 2019
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Previews #370
 
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Preview of Something Is Killing The Children #1

Interior images of panels from issue #1

Cover art for the retailer order form is the cover from Something Is Killing The Children #1

Preceded the sale of the premiere issue by two months

Rise of the Midnight Sons Preview #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Rise of the Midnight Sons Preview #1
 
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Retailer promotional preview with sketch art featuring the following issues, published in 1992 for the Rise of the Midnight Sons crossover:

Ghost Rider #28 and #29 - cover and interiors

Spirits of Vengeance #1 - cover and pin-up

Morbius #1 - cover and pin-up

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Darkhold 1 - cover and pin-ups

Nightstalkers #1 - cover and pin-up

Also includes poster inserts and trading card illustrations

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #12
Image ⋅ 2002
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #12
 
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5-page preview of Invincible

Werewolf By Night #31
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Werewolf By Night #31
 
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Text teaser of Moon Knight's first appearance in Werewolf By Night #32

John Byrne's Next Men #14
Dark Horse ⋅ 1993
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John Byrne's Next Men #14
 
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Preview appearance of Hellboy, published before Dime Press #4

Marvel Previews #3
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Marvel Previews #3
 
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Preview cover appearance of Totally Awesome Hulk, Amadeus Cho

Marvel Previews #51
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Marvel Previews #51
 
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First consumer-facing cover image of the Red Hulk

Previews is a catalog used by comic shops and collectors to order new comics

Wizard Magazine #131
Wizard ⋅ 2002
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Wizard Magazine #131
 
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Preview of Truth: Red, White and Black, preceded the series by 5 months

Cover art by Joe Quesada featuring Captain America, Isaiah Bradley

Marvel Age #31
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Marvel Age #31
 
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Promotional article featuring the Thundercats promoting the premiere issue prior to its release

Teaser of Flag-Smasher, prior to first appearance in Captain America #312, initially named Flag-Breaker

Convergence: Aquaman #2
DC ⋅ 2015
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Convergence: Aquaman #2
 
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8-page preview of Doctor Fate #1 (May 2016)

First preview appearance of Doctor Fate, Khalid Nassour

Ant #1
Arcana Studio ⋅ 2004
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Ant #1
 
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1st appearance of Ant

Young Guns Sketchbook #1
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Young Guns Sketchbook #1
 
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Preview of Young Avengers, sketches

Ghost Rider #0.1
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Ghost Rider #0.1
 
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Preview appearance of Ghost Rider, Alejandra Jones

Wizard Cliffhanger Sketchbook
Cliffhanger ⋅ 1997
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Wizard Cliffhanger Sketchbook
 
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Supplemental promotional publication distributed by Wizard Magazine with sketches of upcoming creator-owned properties

Cover art featuring J. Scott Campbell's Sydney Savage, Joe Madureira's Red Monika and Scarlet X by Humberto Ramos

Daily Bugle #18
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Daily Bugle #18
 
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Preview of the Red Hulk

Sub-Mariner #34
Marvel ⋅ 1971
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Sub-Mariner #34
 
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Battle of Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor

Team-up of Silver Surfer, Namor and Hulk who will later become the Defenders

Deadworld #10
Variant ⋅ Caliber ⋅ 1988
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Deadworld #10
 
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Variant cover art by Vince Locke

Promotional advertisement of The Crow on the back cover, shown, preceded the first actual appearance of The Crow in Caliber Presents #1 (1989)

Comics Scene #31
Starlog ⋅ 1992
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Comics Scene #31
 
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Preview appearance of Harley Quinn in a magazine article about Batman Animated Adventures, predates Batman Adventures #12

Marvel Age #82
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Marvel Age #82
 
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Preview of Cable

Preview of Stryfe

Sketches by Rob Liefeld prior to the publication of New Mutants #87

Comics Journal #89
Fantagraphics ⋅ 1984
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Comics Journal #89
 
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Early printed image of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leonardo only, in an advertisement for the premiere issue of TMNT (1984)

Comics Scene #2
Starlog ⋅ 1988
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Comics Scene #2
 
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Second preview appearance of Venom

Article about the 300th anniversary issue of Spider-Man

Marvel Age #98
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Marvel Age #98
 
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1st preview and cover appearance of the Toxic Avenger in comics

Amazing Heroes #45
Fantagraphics ⋅ 1984
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Amazing Heroes #45
 
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Solicitation for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Preview of Spider-Man’s Symbiote suit

Preacher #51
DC Vertigo ⋅ 1999
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Preacher #51
 
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Preview of 100 Bullets

Origin of Tulip

Marvel Age #6
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Marvel Age #6
 
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Preview appearance of Beta Ray Bill

Spider-Ham advertisement on back cover

Dark Horse Insider #27
Dark Horse ⋅ 1994
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Dark Horse Insider #27
 
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Preview of Mike Allred's 'Madman'

'Seed of Destruction' cover art and interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola

2-page Mask story

Preview of Monkeyman and O'Brien

The Walking Dead #61
Image ⋅ 2009
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The Walking Dead #61
 
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Preview of Chew

1st appearance of Father Gabriel Stokes

Marvel Annual Report #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Marvel Annual Report #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of Spider-Man 2099 in a non-standard comic story

40-page magazine-sized review of Marvel's financials and a sneak peek of future projects

The Watcher narrates a six-page story and in it, there is a one panel cameo of Spider-Man 2099, Punisher 2099, Ravager 2099 and Doom 2099

In the panel, the characters are breaking the fourth wall to chime in on the information intended for investors

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This is an original comic story although not conventional and barely recognized by most databases

Spider-Man 2099 appearances timeline:

One panel with one word bubble in Marvel Annual Report 1991

Two-page pin-up in Web of Spider-Man #90

5-page preview in The Amazing Spider-Man #365 of Spider-Man 2099 #1

1st actual full appearance occurs in Spider-Man 2099 #1

Free-View
Preview ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 1995
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Free-View
 
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Preview of Magic: The Gathering

Polybagged with 4th Edition Fireball card

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