FarleyCon is the ultimate pop culture and comic book expo in East Ridge, TN. Celebrating its 10th year, FarleyCon brings together fans, creators, and celebrities for a weekend filled with panels, vendors, cosplay, and special guests. Featured below are Key Issues associated with Farley Con guests to consider getting autographed. August 2nd and 3rd, 2025 Camp Jordan Arena in East Ridge, Tennessee
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Available at the Mark Spears booth
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Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2025
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Limited to 500 copies
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Available at the Mark Spears booth
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Limited to 500 copies
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Available at the Mark Spears booth
C2E2 • FarleyCon ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2025
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Limited to 750 copies
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1st team appearance of G.I. Joe
1st appearance of Snake-Eyes, an Arashikage-trained ninja (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Scarlett, an intel officer (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Grunt, an infantry trooper (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Breaker, a communications officer (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Rock 'N Roll, a machine gunner (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Stalker, a ranger (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Zap, a bazooka soldier (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Short-Fuze, a mortar soldier (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Clutch, a Vamp operator (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Laser, a rifle trooper (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Steeler, a tank commander (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Hawk, a field commander (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Grand Slam, an artillery specialist (G.I. Joe)
1st team appearance of Cobra, a terrorist organization
1st appearance of Cobra Commander, leader and founder of Cobra
1st appearance of Baroness, an intel officer (Cobra)
Writer and Vietnam veteran Larry Hama intended to create a Nick Fury series but after being approached by Hasbro to launch their 3.75-inch action figures, the Fury Force concept was applied to G.I. Joe
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Larry Hama wrote the majority of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book series, including the original 1982 run, the 2010 IDW continuation, and the Image Comics series, which is still being published today
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1st team appearance of G.I. Joe
1st appearance of Snake-Eyes, an Arashikage-trained ninja (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Scarlett, an intel officer (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Grunt, an infantry trooper (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Breaker, a communications officer (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Rock 'N Roll, a machine gunner (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Stalker, a ranger (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Zap, a bazooka soldier (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Short-Fuze, a mortar soldier (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Clutch, a Vamp operator (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Laser, a rifle trooper (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Steeler, a tank commander (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Hawk, a field commander (G.I. Joe)
1st appearance of Grand Slam, an artillery specialist (G.I. Joe)
1st team appearance of Cobra, a terrorist organization
1st appearance of Cobra Commander, leader and founder of Cobra
1st appearance of Baroness, an intel officer (Cobra)
Writer and Vietnam veteran Larry Hama intended to create a Nick Fury series but after being approached by Hasbro to launch their 3.75-inch action figures, the Fury Force concept was applied to G.I. Joe
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Larry Hama wrote the majority of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book series, including the original 1982 run, the 2010 IDW continuation, and the Image Comics series, which is still being published today
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First published work in the comic book industry by Larry Hama
Tap cover and swipe to view the one-page story titled 'The Box'
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Larry Hama was just 16 years old when he sold his first professional work in comics
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First published work in the comic book industry by Larry Hama
Tap cover and swipe to view the one-page story titled 'The Box'
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Larry Hama was just 16 years old when he sold his first professional work in comics
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First published artwork in comics by Bob Budiansky (cover)
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Prior to beginning his career in comics, Bob Budiansky published comic strips in his university newspaper
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First published artwork in comics by Bob Budiansky (cover)
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Prior to beginning his career in comics, Bob Budiansky published comic strips in his university newspaper
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1st team appearance of the Autobots: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Prowl, Ironhide, Huffer, Cliffjumper, Sideswipe, Hound, Gears, Brawn, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Windcharger, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker, Mirage
1st team appearance of the the Decepticons: Megatron, Starscream, Buzzsaw, Thundercracker, Laserbeak, Frenzy, Skywarp, Rumble, Ravage, Soundwave
1st appearance of Buster and Sparkplug Witwicky, human allies of the Autobots
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Bob Budiansky wrote a majority of the Transformers series from issues #5 thru #55 and is credited for the name Megatron, leader of the Decepticons
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1st team appearance of the Autobots: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Prowl, Ironhide, Huffer, Cliffjumper, Sideswipe, Hound, Gears, Brawn, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Windcharger, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker, Mirage
1st team appearance of the the Decepticons: Megatron, Starscream, Buzzsaw, Thundercracker, Laserbeak, Frenzy, Skywarp, Rumble, Ravage, Soundwave
1st appearance of Buster and Sparkplug Witwicky, human allies of the Autobots
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Bob Budiansky wrote a majority of the Transformers series from issues #5 thru #55 and is credited for the name Megatron, leader of the Decepticons
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1st appearance of Sleepwalker
1st cameo appearance of 8-Ball, on a TV screen
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Bob Budiansky created Sleepwalker and wrote the entirety of the series
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1st appearance of Sleepwalker
1st cameo appearance of 8-Ball, on a TV screen
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Bob Budiansky created Sleepwalker and wrote the entirety of the series
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First interior artwork in the comic book industry by Mark Spears
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Mark Spears is one of today's hottest artists illustrating covers on titles including Spawn, Superman, Action Comics, Power Rangers and his own massive hit series 'Monsters'
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First interior artwork in the comic book industry by Mark Spears
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Mark Spears is one of today's hottest artists illustrating covers on titles including Spawn, Superman, Action Comics, Power Rangers and his own massive hit series 'Monsters'
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Based on Mark Spears' trading card set of the same name
In the early 1980s, a retired Monster Slayer from a forgotten era reluctantly must confront a familiar evil
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Monsters continues to be a juggernaut on the secondary market with a number of Spears' exclusives fetching $1,000+
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Based on Mark Spears' trading card set of the same name
In the early 1980s, a retired Monster Slayer from a forgotten era reluctantly must confront a familiar evil
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Monsters continues to be a juggernaut on the secondary market with a number of Spears' exclusives fetching $1,000+
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1st appearance of Sgt. Slaughter
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Sgt. Slaughter will be a featured guest in the 'JoeNooga' onsite G.I. Joe experience
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1st appearance of Sgt. Slaughter
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Sgt. Slaughter will be a featured guest in the 'JoeNooga' onsite G.I. Joe experience
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1st appearance of Jem and the Holograms in comic books
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Samantha Newark voiced Jem in the Jem and the Holograms animated series
Samantha Newark will be an onsite guest
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1st appearance of Jem and the Holograms in comic books
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Samantha Newark voiced Jem in the Jem and the Holograms animated series
Samantha Newark will be an onsite guest
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1st appearance of Duke
1st appearance of Roadblock
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Michael Bell voiced Duke in G.I. Joe the animated series and the 1987 animated movie
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Duke
1st appearance of Roadblock
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Michael Bell voiced Duke in G.I. Joe the animated series and the 1987 animated movie
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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First published inks in the comic book story by Brian Shearer (interior)
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Brian Shearer's inked various Transformers titles for IDW including More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise
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First published inks in the comic book story by Brian Shearer (interior)
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Brian Shearer's inked various Transformers titles for IDW including More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise
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Preview of Chew
1st appearance of Father Gabriel Stokes
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Seth Gilliam portrayed Father Gabriel Stokes in AMC's The Walking Dead
Seth Gilliam is available for autographs and selfies
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Preview of Chew
1st appearance of Father Gabriel Stokes
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Seth Gilliam portrayed Father Gabriel Stokes in AMC's The Walking Dead
Seth Gilliam is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Dinobots: Slag, Grimlock, Sludge
Jordie Beller becomes Circuit Breaker
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Gregg Berger voiced Grimlock in the Transformers animated series and movie
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Dinobots: Slag, Grimlock, Sludge
Jordie Beller becomes Circuit Breaker
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Gregg Berger voiced Grimlock in the Transformers animated series and movie
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Spirit, a tracker
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Gregg Berger voiced Spirit in the G.I. Joe animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Spirit, a tracker
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Gregg Berger voiced Spirit in the G.I. Joe animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Duckman, an actual duck who is a single-father with numerous unsavory personality traits
1st appearance of Cornfed, a pig and the closest friend of Duckman
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Gregg Berger voiced Cornfed in the Duckman animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Duckman, an actual duck who is a single-father with numerous unsavory personality traits
1st appearance of Cornfed, a pig and the closest friend of Duckman
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Gregg Berger voiced Cornfed in the Duckman animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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Gregg Berger voiced Mysterio in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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Gregg Berger voiced Mysterio in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st team appearance of the Constructicons who merge to form Devastator
1st cameo appearance of Jetfire
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Gregg Berger voiced Skyfire (aka Jetfire) in the Transformers animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st team appearance of the Constructicons who merge to form Devastator
1st cameo appearance of Jetfire
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Gregg Berger voiced Skyfire (aka Jetfire) in the Transformers animated series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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Gregg Berger voiced Kraven in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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Gregg Berger voiced Kraven in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Gregg Berger is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of the Wonder Twins: Jan and Jayna
1st appearance of Gleek, an alien that resembles a blue monkey
1st appearance of Seraph, a Global Guardian from Israel
1st appearance of Godiva, a Global Guardian from the U.K.
1st appearance of Impala, a Global Guardian from South Africa
1st appearance of Owlwoman, an Indigenous Global Guardian
Characters introduced in this issue are from the alternate reality where the Super Friends exist and not in the mainstream DC Universe
Though the Super Friends series is widely considered non-continuity, there are events that occur in the series that are referenced in the main DC Universe
[November 2025 - James Gunn recently posted a picture of the Wonder Twins to his Instagram story with no context]
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Michael Bell voiced Zan and Gleek in the Super Friends animated series
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of the Wonder Twins: Jan and Jayna
1st appearance of Gleek, an alien that resembles a blue monkey
1st appearance of Seraph, a Global Guardian from Israel
1st appearance of Godiva, a Global Guardian from the U.K.
1st appearance of Impala, a Global Guardian from South Africa
1st appearance of Owlwoman, an Indigenous Global Guardian
Characters introduced in this issue are from the alternate reality where the Super Friends exist and not in the mainstream DC Universe
Though the Super Friends series is widely considered non-continuity, there are events that occur in the series that are referenced in the main DC Universe
[November 2025 - James Gunn recently posted a picture of the Wonder Twins to his Instagram story with no context]
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Michael Bell voiced Zan and Gleek in the Super Friends animated series
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Tomax and Xamot, identical twins and high-ranking officers in Cobra
1st appearance of Flint, a warrant officer
1st appearance of Footloose, infantry trooper
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Bill Ratner voiced Flint in the G.I. Joe animated series
Bill Ratner is available for autographs and selfies
Michael Bell voiced Xomat in the G.I. Joe animated series
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Tomax and Xamot, identical twins and high-ranking officers in Cobra
1st appearance of Flint, a warrant officer
1st appearance of Footloose, infantry trooper
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Bill Ratner voiced Flint in the G.I. Joe animated series
Bill Ratner is available for autographs and selfies
Michael Bell voiced Xomat in the G.I. Joe animated series
Michael Bell is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Storm Shadow, a former ally of Snake Eyes and the Young Master of the Arashikage Clan
Solo story featuring Snake-Eyes, told without any text or dialogue
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Keone Young voiced Storm Shadow in the G.I. Joe animated series
Keone Young is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Storm Shadow, a former ally of Snake Eyes and the Young Master of the Arashikage Clan
Solo story featuring Snake-Eyes, told without any text or dialogue
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Keone Young voiced Storm Shadow in the G.I. Joe animated series
Keone Young is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Blowtorch, flamethrower operator
1st appearance of Lady Jaye, covert specialist
1st appearance of Ripcord, a paratrooper
1st appearance of Recondo, a jungle trooper
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Mary McDonald-Lewis voiced Lady Jaye in the G.I. Joe animated series
Mary McDonald-Lewis is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Blowtorch, flamethrower operator
1st appearance of Lady Jaye, covert specialist
1st appearance of Ripcord, a paratrooper
1st appearance of Recondo, a jungle trooper
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Mary McDonald-Lewis voiced Lady Jaye in the G.I. Joe animated series
Mary McDonald-Lewis is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Dr. Mindbender, as Dr. Brainwave
1st appearance of Crank-Case, driver of the Striker
1st appearance of Bazooka, missile specialist
1st appearance of Airtight, high-conflict specialist
1st appearance of Heavy Metal, tank operator
1st appearance of B.A.T.S, Cobra android trooper
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Charlie Schlatter voiced Dr. Mindbender in the G.I. Joe animated series
Charlie Schlatter is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Dr. Mindbender, as Dr. Brainwave
1st appearance of Crank-Case, driver of the Striker
1st appearance of Bazooka, missile specialist
1st appearance of Airtight, high-conflict specialist
1st appearance of Heavy Metal, tank operator
1st appearance of B.A.T.S, Cobra android trooper
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Charlie Schlatter voiced Dr. Mindbender in the G.I. Joe animated series
Charlie Schlatter is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Zarana, sister of Zartan
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Lisa Raggio voiced Zarana in the G.I. Joe animated series
Lisa Raggio is available for autographs and selfies
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1st appearance of Zarana, sister of Zartan
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Lisa Raggio voiced Zarana in the G.I. Joe animated series
Lisa Raggio is available for autographs and selfies
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Premiere issue of headlining Superman title
Origin of Superman
1st appearance of Ma and Pa Kent - Superman was first said to be found by a passing motorist in Action Comics #1
First pin-up poster in comics, back cover
2nd and 3rd printings exist
💰 8.0 Edgar Church Pedigree sold for $5.3 million dollars in Jan 2022
💰 9.0 sold for $9.12 million dollars in November 2025
💰8.5 Edgar Church Pedigree sold for $7 million dollars in Feb 2026
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Neva Howell portrayed Ma Ken in James Gunn's Superman film
Neva Howell will be signing 8x10s for free on Saturday from noon until 3pm
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Premiere issue of headlining Superman title
Origin of Superman
1st appearance of Ma and Pa Kent - Superman was first said to be found by a passing motorist in Action Comics #1
First pin-up poster in comics, back cover
2nd and 3rd printings exist
💰 8.0 Edgar Church Pedigree sold for $5.3 million dollars in Jan 2022
💰 9.0 sold for $9.12 million dollars in November 2025
💰8.5 Edgar Church Pedigree sold for $7 million dollars in Feb 2026
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Neva Howell portrayed Ma Ken in James Gunn's Superman film
Neva Howell will be signing 8x10s for free on Saturday from noon until 3pm
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First published inks in the comic book industry by Guy Dorian Sr.
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Guy Dorian Sr. has also collaborated with Larry Hama as both penciler and inker on the recently crowdfunded comic series Mounties vs. Werewolves
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First published inks in the comic book industry by Guy Dorian Sr.
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Guy Dorian Sr. has also collaborated with Larry Hama as both penciler and inker on the recently crowdfunded comic series Mounties vs. Werewolves
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Iconic 'Hello Nurse' cover art by Allen Helbig
First published written work in the comic book industry by Jesse Leon McCann
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Jesse Leon McCann also wrote cartoon favorite comics including The Simpsons, Pinky and the Brain and various Cartoon Network issues
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Iconic 'Hello Nurse' cover art by Allen Helbig
First published written work in the comic book industry by Jesse Leon McCann
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Jesse Leon McCann also wrote cartoon favorite comics including The Simpsons, Pinky and the Brain and various Cartoon Network issues
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Jesse Leon McCann wrote for Brian Pulido's Chaos Comics beginning with this issue but also penned the 1999 Insane Clown Posse series and all of the Smiley the Psychotic Button issues
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Jesse Leon McCann wrote for Brian Pulido's Chaos Comics beginning with this issue but also penned the 1999 Insane Clown Posse series and all of the Smiley the Psychotic Button issues
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First self-published work in comic books by Michael Watkins
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Michael Watkins is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Highburn Studios and has worked professionally in comics and illustration for over 20 years
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First self-published work in comic books by Michael Watkins
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Michael Watkins is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Highburn Studios and has worked professionally in comics and illustration for over 20 years
Ape Entertainment ⋅ 2008
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First professional work in the comic book industry by Michael Watkins (colors)
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Michael Watkins has contributed to titles like Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Iron Man and Avengers Assemble
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First professional work in the comic book industry by Michael Watkins (colors)
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Michael Watkins has contributed to titles like Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Iron Man and Avengers Assemble
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