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Creepy #14
Warren ⋅ 1967
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Creepy #14
 
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Early interior artwork by Neal Adams in a story titled 'Curse of the Vampire'

Creepy #10
Warren ⋅ 1966
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Creepy #10
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Frank Brunner sketched artwork published in the fanmail section

Creepy #9
Warren ⋅ 1966
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Creepy #9
 
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First published sketch by Bernie Wrightson, published in the fan mail section

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Creepy #1
Warren ⋅ 1964
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Creepy #1
 
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1st appearance of Uncle Creepy

Haunt of Horror #5
Curtis ⋅ 1975
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Haunt of Horror #5
 
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1st cover appearance of Satana

Snafu #1
Red Circle Magazines ⋅ 1955
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Snafu #1
 
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1st appearance of Irving Forbush, later becomes Forbush Man, a fictional employee of "Marble" Comics

Parody of Alfred E. Neuman

Mad #30
EC ⋅ 1956
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Mad #30
 
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1st full cover appearance of Alfred E Neuman on the cover of MAD Magazine

Mad #24
EC ⋅ 1955
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Mad #24
 
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MAD begins publishing a traditional magazine-sized issue

First use of the phrase, 'What? Me Worry?'

Mad #21
EC ⋅ 1955
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Mad #21
 
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1st cameo appearance of Alfred E Neuman on the cover of MAD Magazine

Previously appeared on the cover of The MAD Reader

Hitler & Stalin on cover

Popeye vs Superman parody

Mad #1
EC ⋅ 1952
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Mad #1
 
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Premiere issue of the long-running satirical magazine that ceased new content publications in 2019

Warrior Magazine #1
Quality ⋅ 1982
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Warrior Magazine #1
 
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Debut of 'V for Vendetta' stories

1st appearance of Marvelman since 1963

1st appearance of Axel Pressbutton, an insanely violent cyborg with a button on his chest that delivers ecstatic pleasure - previously appeared in UK music magazines Dark Star #22 and Sounds #1

Transformers Magazine, The (UK) #113
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Transformers Magazine, The (UK) #113
 
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1st appearance of Death's Head, a robot bounty hunter

Scream Magazine #1
Skywald ⋅ 1973
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Scream Magazine #1
 
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1st appearance of Nosferatu

Psycho Magazine #2
Skywald ⋅ 1971
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Psycho Magazine #2
 
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1st appearance and origin of The Heap

Psycho Magazine #1
Skywald ⋅ 1971
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Psycho Magazine #1
 
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Premiere issue of the Silver Age horror magazine

FOOM Magazine #22
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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FOOM Magazine #22
 
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Scarce, final issue

FOOM Magazine #17
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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FOOM Magazine #17
 
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Classic cover art of Stan Lee painted by Arnold Sawyer

Stan Lee Interview

Back cover art featuring KISS

FOOM Magazine #15
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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FOOM Magazine #15
 
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Preview appearance of Captain Britain

1st preview appearance of Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers and cover image of Ms. Marvel #1

FOOM Magazine #10
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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FOOM Magazine #10
 
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Preview of the new X-Men team, often said to precede their first appearance in Giant Size X-Men #1 but publication dates prove otherwise

FOOM Magazine #2
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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FOOM Magazine #2
 
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Prototype of Wolverine, published 1.5 years prior to Wolverine's first appearance

Andy Olsen, a comic fan, created an original character concept of The Wolverine who had regenerative abilities, a metal exoskeleton and was the product of experimentation

There is some question as to whether the Wolverine briefly introduced in Hulk #180 was inspired by this concept though Andy Olsen was never credited or compensated

FOOM Magazine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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FOOM Magazine #1
 
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Premiere issue with cover art by Jim Steranko featuring Stan Lee

Vampirella #31
Warren ⋅ 1974
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Vampirella #31
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Vampirella #19
Warren ⋅ 1972
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Vampirella #19
 
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Interior front and back cover chronicles the creation of Vampirella by editor J.R. Cochran who reveals the character was inspired by the classic sci-fi movie Barbarella

First Vampirella cover art by Jose Gonzalez

Gonzalez completed the pencil work on Vampirella but having little experience with oils, Enric Torres recreated the piece and Gonzalez signed it

Vampirella #11
Warren ⋅ 1971
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Vampirella #11
 
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1st appearance of Mordecai Pendragon, a drunken stage magician and ally of Vampirella

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Vampirella #9
Warren ⋅ 1971
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Vampirella #9
 
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Vampirella discovers the Blood Chronicles which provides her a serum that allows her to survive without drinking blood

Vampirella #8
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #8
 
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1st full Vampirella feature that began to develop her character, written by Archie Goodwin

Previous issues had Vampirella mainly in short stories or acting as the host, providing introductions and closing commentary

1st appearance of Adam Van Helsing, a vampire hunter

1st appearance of Conrad Van Helsing, a vampire hunter and the father of Adam

Vampirella #7
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #7
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta, initially a poster titled 'Sun Goddess' republished for this issue's cover

Vampirella #6
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #6
 
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First cover art by Ken Kelly

Ken Kelly painted the cover but Frank Frazetta repainted the woman's face

Vampirella #5
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #5
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Vampirella #3
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #3
 
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Scarce

Vampirella #2
Warren ⋅ 1969
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Vampirella #2
 
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2nd appearance of Vampirella

1st appearance of Draculina, Vampirella's sister

1st appearance of Evily, Vampirella's cousin

Vampirella #1
Warren ⋅ 1969
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Vampirella #1
 
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1st appearance of Vampirella

Introduction of planet Drakulon, a planet where the water is blood and the species that inhabit it are mostly vampires

Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #2
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #2
 
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Painted cover art by John Romita Sr.

Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1
 
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Painted cover art by Harry Rosenbaum and John Romita Sr.

Marvel Comics Super Special #11
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Marvel Comics Super Special #11
 
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Stories of Weirdworld begin

Marvel Comics Super Special #5
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Marvel Comics Super Special #5
 
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42-page science-fiction story featuring the band, KISS

Four-page pull-out poster included

Marvel Comics Super Special #6
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Marvel Comics Super Special #6
 
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Adaptation of film Jaws 2 (1978)

Marvel Comics Super Special #4
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Marvel Comics Super Special #4
 
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Origin of The Beatles

Includes a poster

Marvel Comics Super Special #1
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Marvel Comics Super Special #1
 
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2nd appearance of KISS in comics

The ink that was used to print the comic is mixed with the blood of the band members

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $525 [$375 in 2022] +40%

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $325 [$265 in Nov] +23%

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #28
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #28
 
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1st appearance of Bruce Lee in story, Bruce Lee previously appeared on covers only

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #22
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #22
 
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1st full appearance of Jack of Hearts

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #19
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #19
 
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1st appearance of White Tiger, the first Puerto Rican superhero in comic book history and the first Latino superhero created by Marvel

Hector Ayala briefly appears in costume after finding the Amulets of Power discarded by the Sons of the Tiger

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #17
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #17
 
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First published work in the comic book industry by Keith Giffen - interior cover illustration

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #14
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #14
 
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Classic cover art by Neal Adams featuring Bruce Lee

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #2
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #2
 
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Origin of Shang-Chi continued

1st appearance of Ducharme, a woman who has played double agent for MI6 and Fu Manchu

First reprint of Special Marvel Edition #15 (1974) - first appearance of Shang-Chi

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Special #1
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Special #1
 
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'Special Album Edition'

84-page martial arts special with photographs and painted representations of David Carradine, Christopher Lee, and Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu along with stories featuring Marvel characters

1st cover appearance of Shang-Chi and Iron Fist - characters do not interact in any of the interior stories

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1
 
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4th appearance and origin of Shang-Chi

1st team appearance of Sons of the Tiger: Bob Diamond, Black Tiger, Lin Sun

Eerie Magazine #39
Warren ⋅ 1972
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Eerie Magazine #39
 
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1st appearance of Dax the Warrior

Eerie Magazine #23
Warren ⋅ 1969
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Eerie Magazine #23
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

The original art sold at auction for $5.4 million dollars, a record for original comic art

Eerie Magazine #17
Warren ⋅ 1968
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Eerie Magazine #17
 
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Scarce

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