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Giveaway from Icy Frost Twins, an early 1950s competitor of Tastee-Freez, Dairy Queen and McDonald's
Cover and art by Walt Kelly
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Giveaway from Icy Frost Twins, an early 1950s competitor of Tastee-Freez, Dairy Queen and McDonald's
Cover and art by Walt Kelly
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Promotional comic book created in collaboration with Marvel and Visa, distributed through Naval Federal Credit Union
Full interior story plus an advertisement explaining the benefits of choosing a credit union over a bank
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Promotional comic book created in collaboration with Marvel and Visa, distributed through Naval Federal Credit Union
Full interior story plus an advertisement explaining the benefits of choosing a credit union over a bank
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Promotional giveaway obtained by getting a Covid-19 vaccination
Collaboration by Marvel, Pfizer and Biontech
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Promotional giveaway obtained by getting a Covid-19 vaccination
Collaboration by Marvel, Pfizer and Biontech
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16-page promotional comic introducing characters from the 2002 online role-playing game: Statesman, War Witch, Apex, Requiem, Thunderclap
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16-page promotional comic introducing characters from the 2002 online role-playing game: Statesman, War Witch, Apex, Requiem, Thunderclap
Promo ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
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Variant cover art by Thomas Breckel
Distributed to attendees of the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
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Variant cover art by Thomas Breckel
Distributed to attendees of the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr., limited to 3,000 copies
Promotional giveaway to VIP attendees at a special screening of Thor: The Dark World at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
Original prequel story to Thor: The Dark World
Reprint of Thor #344, the first appearance of Malekith
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Variant cover art by John Romita Jr., limited to 3,000 copies
Promotional giveaway to VIP attendees at a special screening of Thor: The Dark World at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
Original prequel story to Thor: The Dark World
Reprint of Thor #344, the first appearance of Malekith
Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Giveaway with purchase of any size All detergent
Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965)
Origin of Spider-Man told through multiple reprinted pages of the following issues:
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964)
The Amazing Spider-Man #21 (1965)
The Amazing Spider-Man #94 (1971)
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Giveaway with purchase of any size All detergent
Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965)
Origin of Spider-Man told through multiple reprinted pages of the following issues:
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964)
The Amazing Spider-Man #21 (1965)
The Amazing Spider-Man #94 (1971)
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Promotional giveaway from Marvel and Champs Sports Bar in Chicago, the hometown of Riri Williams
Distributed at an event celebrating women and heroic attributes including career successes and philanthropy
Champs Sports Bar logo in upper left corner
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Promotional giveaway from Marvel and Champs Sports Bar in Chicago, the hometown of Riri Williams
Distributed at an event celebrating women and heroic attributes including career successes and philanthropy
Champs Sports Bar logo in upper left corner
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Promotional giveaway distributed exclusively at AMC theaters on the opening night of The Suicide Squad movie
Reprint of Suicide Squad #1 (2016)
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Promotional giveaway distributed exclusively at AMC theaters on the opening night of The Suicide Squad movie
Reprint of Suicide Squad #1 (2016)
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Scarce promotional exclusive produced for a licensing partnership with Infogrames, a video game developer
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Scarce promotional exclusive produced for a licensing partnership with Infogrames, a video game developer
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Scarce promotional edition obtained by submitting three Frigo Cheese Heads UPC bar codes to Saputo Cheese
5,000 first prize winners were to receive a copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (Not For Resale in low left-hand corner)
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Scarce promotional edition obtained by submitting three Frigo Cheese Heads UPC bar codes to Saputo Cheese
5,000 first prize winners were to receive a copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (Not For Resale in low left-hand corner)
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Promotional one-shot given away exclusively at theaters for the Blade movie
Approximately 2,000 copies printed
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Promotional one-shot given away exclusively at theaters for the Blade movie
Approximately 2,000 copies printed
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1st appearance of Hellboy, in a black and white 4-page story, co-written by John Byrne
1st team appearance of Monkeyman and O'Brien
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1st appearance of Hellboy, in a black and white 4-page story, co-written by John Byrne
1st team appearance of Monkeyman and O'Brien
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Promotional collaboration between Skybound and Hyundai given away at SDCC 2012
Mock survival guide with zombie illustrations by Charlie Adlard
Limited to 500 copies
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Promotional collaboration between Skybound and Hyundai given away at SDCC 2012
Mock survival guide with zombie illustrations by Charlie Adlard
Limited to 500 copies
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Promotional giveaway sponsored by Doritos
Individually number from #1-#65,000
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Promotional giveaway sponsored by Doritos
Individually number from #1-#65,000
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Promotional giveaway published for the National Committee To Prevent Child Abuse
Flip-book with Spider-Man "How to Beat the Bully" on one side and Jubilee "Peer Pressure" on the other
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Promotional giveaway published for the National Committee To Prevent Child Abuse
Flip-book with Spider-Man "How to Beat the Bully" on one side and Jubilee "Peer Pressure" on the other
American Iron & Steel Institute ⋅ 1968
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Promotional giveaway from the American Iron and Steel Institute predicting the future of steel
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Promotional giveaway from the American Iron and Steel Institute predicting the future of steel
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Promotional comic book co-published by Marvel and the Dallas Times Herald
1st and only appearance of Eques, a winged centaur
X-Men versus Magneto
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Promotional comic book co-published by Marvel and the Dallas Times Herald
1st and only appearance of Eques, a winged centaur
X-Men versus Magneto
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Promotional comic given away by Kool-Aid despite having a $0.60 price listed
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Promotional comic given away by Kool-Aid despite having a $0.60 price listed
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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Humberto Ramos
Distributed at D23 2019
Limited to 30 copies
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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Humberto Ramos
Distributed at D23 2019
Limited to 30 copies
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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos
D23 Expo exclusive, given away at the Marvel 80th Anniversary panel August 24, 2019
1st official cover appearance of Mickey Mouse on a Marvel comic
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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos
D23 Expo exclusive, given away at the Marvel 80th Anniversary panel August 24, 2019
1st official cover appearance of Mickey Mouse on a Marvel comic
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Promotional comic produced by DC and UNICEF addressing the danger of landmines in South American countries
Includes stickers
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Promotional comic produced by DC and UNICEF addressing the danger of landmines in South American countries
Includes stickers
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Promotional comic produced by Death Wish Coffee, a coffee roaster based out of New York that boasts the "world's strongest coffee"
Cover art by Joe Jusko
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Promotional comic produced by Death Wish Coffee, a coffee roaster based out of New York that boasts the "world's strongest coffee"
Cover art by Joe Jusko
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Promotional comic co-published by Konami and given away at New York Comic Con to promote the video game Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Synopsis: Hellboy and Abe Sapien track down the head of the pirate Blackbeard
The title comes from Psalms 107:23
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Promotional comic co-published by Konami and given away at New York Comic Con to promote the video game Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Synopsis: Hellboy and Abe Sapien track down the head of the pirate Blackbeard
The title comes from Psalms 107:23
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