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Hardcover ⋅ Marlowe & Compnay ⋅ 2008
Low
$65
Mid
$180
High
$650

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Hardcover edition sold exclusively on the Telltale Games website

Limited to 2,500 signed and numbered copies by Steve Purcell

Hardcover ⋅ Celestial Arts ⋅ 1981
Low
$55
Mid
$180
High
$625

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375-page leather-bound deluxe collection of fourteen Carl Barks stories

Limited to 5,000 copies

Includes signed and numbered art print by Carl Barks

Hardcover ⋅ Celestial Arts ⋅ 1995
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

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375-page hardcover collection of fourteen Carl Barks stories

Original retail price: $34.95

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017
Low
$40
Mid
$115
High
$375

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25th anniversary 'Vault' edition

Hardcover collection of the first seven issues of Spawn in their original artboard form

Signed by Todd McFarlane with 1 in 100 randomly included an original McFarlane sketch

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993
Low
$40
Mid
$460
High
$1.4k

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Unreleased 200-page hardcover collection of Spawn #1 - #12

Distributed to employees, family and friends of the McFarlane company

There are eight similar hardcover editions that collect up to issue #96, Curse of Spawn #1- #29 and a mini-series collection which will be added when there is sales data

Hardcover ⋅ Zenescope ⋅ 2007
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$185

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Hardcover collection of the seven-issue comic book series based on the film 'Se7en'

Story is told from John Doe, the murderer's point-of-view

Original retail price: $34.95

Hardcover ⋅ Flesk ⋅ 2020
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

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208-page hardcover collection of Bruce Timm's 'Teaser' collections of artwork, pin-ups and sketches (2011-2013) plus 'Surrender, My Sweet' (2015)

Pre-ordered editions included two bonus mini-prints

Hardcover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$75

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320-page hardcover collection of Jeff Lemire's 2016-2017 Moon Knight series, issues #1 - #14

Original retail price: $34.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015
Low
$20
Mid
$60
High
$200

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336-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe Special Missions #10 - #13

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #68 - #76

Additional content includes issue notes and a vehicle gallery

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Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$75

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300-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1 - #12

Be aware, there are additional printings

Original retail price: $49.99

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

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320-page hardcover collection of stories including:

Predator: Concrete Jungle #1 - #4

Predator: Cold War #1 - #4

Predator: Dark River #1 - #4

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Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

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312-page hardcover graphic novel collecting: House of M (2005) #1 - #8

One-Shot: Secrets of the House of M

One-Shot: The Pulse Special Edition

Original retail price: $29.99

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80

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320-page hardcover collection of issues #10 - #21

Original retail price: $39.99

Hardcover ⋅ DC ⋅ 2007
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

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400-page hardcover graphic novel collecting Batman: The Long Halloween #1 - #13

Features additional content including: An interview with writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale

4-pages of additional story that was cut from the original story

Pitch documents from the creators made to DC

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Cover gallery

Original retail price: $75.00

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1995
Low
$20
Mid
$65
High
$200

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176-page hardcover, limited to 1,000 copies

Collects Star Wars: Dark Empire (1994) #1 - #6

Leather bound with matching slipcase, gold-edged pages and signed/numbered

Original retail price: $99.99

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

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336-page hardcover collection of Spawn (2010) #1 - #12

Copies ordered by retailers: 963

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2014
Low
$45
Mid
$175
High
$485

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Hardcover collection of 'The Last of Us: American Dreams'

2014 PAX East game convention exclusive, limited to 500 copies (additional copies sold at Wondercon 2014)

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1995
Low
$80
Mid
$275
High
$800

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154-page hardcover collection of the Hellboy: Seed of Destruction storyline with embossed slipcase

Limited to 1,000 numbered copies with an interior signature plate

Includes 16 pages of artwork by Mike Mignola exclusive to this edition

Full reprint of the four issues that comprised the arc

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Reprint of the 4-page San Diego Comic Con Comics introduction of Hellboy by Mike Mignola and John Byrne

Pin-ups by Frank Miller, Fred Blanchard, Gary Gianni, Mike Allred and Simon Bisley

Original retail price: $99.99

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008
Low
$20
Mid
$115
High
$250

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112-page hardcover collection of the 1996 four-issue limited series

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

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272-page hardcover collection of Tokyo Ghost #1 - #10

Original retail price: $39.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

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308-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #46 - #53

Special Missions #1 - #2

G.I. Joe Yearbook #2

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Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

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312-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #34 - #45

Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

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300-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #25 - #37

G.I. Joe Yearbook #1

Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

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300-page hardcover graphic novel collecting:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #13 - #24

Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

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432-page hardcover collection of Ghostbusters #1 - #16 (2011-2012)

Original retail price: $49.99

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2000
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$500

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304-page, leatherbound, hardcover collection of Lone Wolf and Cub 'Assassin's Road'

Limited to 230 copies, signed and numbered on the interior bookplate

Distributed to retailers and select fans who submitted letters of appreciation for the series

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2005
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$550

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Hardcover collected edition of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith #1 - #4 movie adaptation

Star Wars Hyperspace Fan Club exclusive, signed by artist Warren Fu

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
Low
$10
Mid
$35
High
$115

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168-page hardcover collection of The Last Unicorn #1 - #6

Original retail price: $24.99

Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

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144-page hardcover with slipcase collecting Over The Garden Wall #1 - #5 (2015) and Over The Garden Wall Special #1 (2014)

2016 SDCC exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Original retail price: $40.00

Hardcover ⋅ Bapper Books ⋅ 2019
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

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Hardcover anthology of stories based on the Disenchantment animated series

Stories continue where the first season ended

Sold at San Diego Comic Con 2019 with limited distribution thereafter

Hardcover ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2019
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$90

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96-page hardcover collection of Halo: Lone Wolf #1 - #4 (2018)

Halo Outpost Discovery gaming convention exclusive

Original retail price: $19.99

WonderCon ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2013
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$410

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112-page, hardcover collection of Last of Us #1 - #4

WonderCon 2014 exclusive

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