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- 1st comic book produced in full by black creators including writers, artists and the publisher
- As quoted by editor Orrin C. Evans "every brush stroke and pen line in the drawings on these pages are by Negro artists"
- Inside back cover has an advertisement for #2 but it was never published due to vendor refusal
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- Classic cover art by Neal Adams
- Pioneering story arc dealing with socially relevant topics such as drug addiction which led to more realism and relatable characters stories in comics
- Mr. Adams and Mr. O'Neal won a Shazam Award in 1971 for "Best Individual Story" and were recognized by NYC mayor, John Lindsay in a letter he wrote to DC (printed in issue #86)
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- In 2000, the Charles Atlas corporation filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against DC Comics for the portrayal of Flex Mentallo being a parody of the real-life Italian bodybuilder
- The lawsuit was eventually dismissed but series was out-of-print for over a decade and commanded a considerable amount on the secondary market
- Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery has since been published in a hardcover deluxe edition collection and a trade paperback
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- Recalled issue due to a hidden message drawn by Al Milgrom onto the spines of a stack of books that reads: Bob Harras (Marvel editor) Ha ha He's Gone Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish He Was A Nasty S.O.B.
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- Interior art depicts LexCorp Towers smoldering from an attack with eerie similarities to the visual of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
- Issue was coincidentally delivered on September 12, 2001 with a statement from DC offering to accept returned books but most retailers declined
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- Recalled due to printing error where the black censorship bar covering adult language was transparent enough to see the words that were meant to be left to the imagination
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- Controversial storyline that aligned Steve Rogers (created by Jewish-Americans Joe Simon and Jack Kirby) with Hydra, a terrorist organization with ties to the Third Reich
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- Controversial variant with Stan Lee's signature stamped on the cover using ink containing his blood (referred to as Stan Lee's Solvent DNA Ink)
- Includes a numbered hologram sticker printed with the words "Hands of Respect" and a Certificate of Authenticity
- In April 2018, news broke that a former business associate of Stan's allegedly presented forged documents to his personal nurse that gave permission to draw blood from Mr. Lee
- ***CAUTION: there is no indication of how many are available or how much unused ink exists
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- Controversial variant with Stan Lee's signature stamped on the cover using ink containing his blood (referred to as Stan Lee's Solvent DNA Ink)
- Includes a numbered hologram sticker printed with the words "Hands of Respect" and a Certificate of Authenticity
- In April 2018, news broke that a former business associate of Stan's allegedly presented forged documents to his personal nurse that gave permission to draw blood from Mr. Lee
- One sale on eBay for $2k (Jan 2019)
- ***CAUTION: there is no indication of how many are available or how much unused ink exists
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- Marriage of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle
- *Selina called-off the wedding which was revealed to readers by The New York Times prior to the issue coming out causing significant backlash against DC and the newspaper
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- Premiere series in the DC Black Label launch which gives established creators creative freedom to explore characters and stories outside of continuity
- Controversial issue: Bruce Wayne's genitalia
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