Obtained By Mail

Lone Ranger Comics Inc Jan 1939

The Lone Ranger Comics #1

The Lone Ranger Comics #1
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1st appearance of the Lone Ranger in a standard Golden Age-sized comic
1st western comic book featuring a single character
Promotional mail-in offer for an ice cream cone company
Stories adapted from Lone Ranger and His Horse Silver, published by Big Little Books
ANJ Jan 1988

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Street Collector’s Edition #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Street Collector’s Edition #1
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8-page black and white comic book included in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Club Membership Kit
Obtained by mail after sending in an order form that was included with TMNT Playmates action figures plus a $15.00 fee
Included in the TMNT branded kit was the comic book (shown in image), a sticker, a numbered membership card, an orange and white bandana, a 12-month membership to the Chaos Chronicle newsletter and a letter from the president of the marketing company that produced the kit
DC Jun 1989

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure #1

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure #1
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Adaptation of the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Published by DC in 1989, two years later Marvel began publishing the comic book series, Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book
Cheerios mail-away promotion
Midway Jan 1992

Mortal Kombat: Collector's Edition

Mortal Kombat: Collector's Edition
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Comic book inspired by the 1992 Midway arcade game
1st appearance of Kung Lao, Shang Tsung and Goro
1st appearance of Sonya
1st appearance of Kano
1st appearance of Liu Kang
1st appearance of Johnny Cage
1st appearance of Raiden
1st appearance of Sub-Zero and Scorpion
Prequel story related to the first game, written and illustrated by Mortal Kombat co-creator, John Tobias
“Collector's Edition" with $3.00 printed on the cover, distributed by mail
DC Jan 1993

Batman / Grendel #1

Platinum Limited: 25
Batman / Grendel #1
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Variant cover art by Matt Wagner, creator of Grendel
'Silver Moon' Platinum Foil Edition
Obtained by winning a contest facilitated by Hero Illustrated Magazine
The gold stamp is part of the proprietary Hero Illustrated protective slipcase and not on the actual comic
This much anticipated publisher crossover was written in 1991 but was delayed due to Comico going through bankruptcy proceedings. DC eventually published the story in 1993
Valiant Feb 1993

Harbinger #0

Promo
Harbinger #0
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Variant pink cover available to fans who sent in coupons from Harbinger issues #1-#6
Origin of Sting, Peter Stanchek
Chaos! Comics Apr 1999

Undertaker #1

Photo Cover
Undertaker #1
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Obtained via mail-in offer by proof of purchase of WrestleMania XV on Pay-Per-View
Identified by embossed letters of the Limited First Edition stamp
Dark Horse May 1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #1/2

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #1/2
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Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94
Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches
Preview sketch of Darth Maul
1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader
1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks
1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn
1st appearance of Padme
Marvel Dec 1999 Vol 2

Wolverine #145

Variant
Wolverine #145
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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Proof-of-purchase, mail-away offer from Nabisco snack foods
Thought to be scarce due to its distribution, the Nabisco exclusive registers approximately 600 graded copies
Wizard Jan 2017

Wizard: Ghost Rider #1/2

Wizard: Ghost Rider #1/2
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Obtained as a mailaway offer from Wizard
Story: Ghost Rider pursues the CEO of a company that produces defective motorcycles which burn their owners to death
Bad Idea Nov 2021

Hero Trade: A Brief Case, The #1

Limited: 154
Hero Trade: A Brief Case, The #1
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Standalone reprint of a story originally printed as a back-up feature in Eniac #1
The first wave of 50 shipped randomly to collectors who redeemed a ‘final five’ sticker that was obtained by pre-ordering Bad Idea’s final solicited titles
Each copy has a word balloon, printed by hand on page 7 that reads "DO NOT CGC ME!"
Interior features a mock advertisement for The Hero Trade, inspired by the TMNT #1 ad from Gobbledygook
Teaser image of The Lot

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