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Ranma 1/2
Non-Key
Viz ⋅ 1992
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Ranma 1/2
 
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$1
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$2
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$5

Key Facts

1st appearance of Ranma in a U.S. comic

As of March 2024 there exists nine copies graded 9.8 and one lone copy in 9.9

Dr. Slump #1
Viz ⋅ 2005
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Dr. Slump #1
 
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$15
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$50
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$150

Key Facts

Created by Akira Toriyama, prior to the publication of Dragon Ball

192-page softcover first printing

Panorama of Hell
Blast Books ⋅ 1989
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Panorama of Hell
 
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$10
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$30
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$100

Key Facts

One-shot horror anthology translated in English from an award-winning Japanese Manga publication

First U.S. published Manga to remain in its 'unflipped' original form - read from right to left

Weekly Shonen Jump #43
Shueisha ⋅ 1999
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Weekly Shonen Jump #43
 
Low
$45
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$160
High
$475

Key Facts

First chapter of Naruto, serialized in Shonen Jump

Prototype of the Naruto universe was published in Akamaru Jump in 1997

X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

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Three-issue series inspired by manga comics

Mature-themed loosely based on X-Men characters

Dragon Ball #1
Viz ⋅ 1998
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Dragon Ball #1
 
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$25
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$85
High
$280

Key Facts

Twelve-issue English adaptation of the 1985 series

Manga-style, reads right to left, beginning from what is traditionally the last page

Bastard #1
Viz ⋅ 2001
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Bastard #1
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

Shonen Jump #0
Viz ⋅ 2002
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Shonen Jump #0
 
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$5
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$15
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$50

Key Facts

56-page preview of Shonen Jump #1 with stories including: Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, Sandland, Shaman King and Yuyu Hakusho

90,000 copies of this preview was circulated nationwide

Godzilla #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 1988
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Godzilla #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

Key Facts

Six-issue English translation of the manga series, The Return of Godzilla which was an adaptation of the 1984 Japanese film of the same name

Tomie #1
TPB ⋅ Viz ⋅ 2001
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Tomie #1
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

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Adaptation of the cult classic manga horror story, translated into English

Dragon Ball Z #1
Viz ⋅ 1998
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Dragon Ball Z #1
 
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$15
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$50
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$150

Key Facts

First U.S. adaptation of Dragon Ball Z in standard comics

Values listed are for the first printing

There exist at least 12 printings of this 1st issue

Genocyber #1
Viz ⋅ 1993
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Genocyber #1
 
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$2
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$10

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Five-issue manga series about a seemingly normal woman who transforms into the ultimate cyber weapon

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
Last Gasp ⋅ 2009
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Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
 
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$10
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$35
High
$115

Key Facts

104-page hardcover manga collection of stories about life for a common Japanese family in the decades after the atomic bomb

First published in Weekly Manga Action

Adapted into a film titled Sakura Country

Multiple award winner including the Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival (2004) and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Creative Prize (2005)

Silk #7
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Silk #7
 
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$3
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$9
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$35

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Variant cover art by Gurihiru

Comic shops qualified to order this variant after matching the quantity of copies ordered for Silk #4

Hellsing #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2003
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Hellsing #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

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First Hellsing manga story published by Dark Horse Comics

First published in Japanese as serialized story in Young King OURs (May 1997)

[March 2021 - Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and Amazon Studios are developing a live-action feature film based on the iconic Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing]

All-New Hawkeye #5
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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All-New Hawkeye #5
 
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$5
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$15
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$55

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Chika Ogaki

Manga edition

Comic shops qualified to order this variant if their orders matched or exceeded the quantity ordered of issue #2

X-Men '92 #3
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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X-Men '92 #3
 
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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Sana Takeda

Manga variant featuring Gambit and Jubilee

Spider-Man: The Manga #31
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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Spider-Man: The Manga #31
 
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$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

Final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,777

Spider-Man: The Manga #30
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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Spider-Man: The Manga #30
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

Second-to-final issue

Reprint of Ryoichi Ikegami's series translated into English

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,895

Domu: A Child's Dream #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 1995
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Domu: A Child's Dream #1
 
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$5
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$18
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$70

Key Facts

Three issue limited series, black and white, 80 pgs

An old man with extrasensory powers psychically controls the residents of an entire block of apartments until a young girl with similar abilities arrives to challenge him

Cowboy Bebop #1
Tokyo Pop ⋅ 2002
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Cowboy Bebop #1
 
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$20
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$80
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$200

Key Facts

Premiere issue of the first U.S. Cowboy Bebop standard comic book based on the Japanese anime series created in 1997

Battle Angel Alita #1
Viz ⋅ 1992
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Battle Angel Alita #1
 
Low
$5
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$18
High
$65

Key Facts

1st appearance of Battle Angel, Alita

Weekly Shonen Jump #838
Shueisha ⋅ 1984
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Weekly Shonen Jump #838
 
Low
$315
Mid
$730
High
$2.6k

Key Facts

Introduction of Dragon Ball Z

1st appearance of Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball

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