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Green Lantern #87
DC ⋅ 1971
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Green Lantern #87
 
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$140
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$445
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$1.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Green Lantern, John Stewart

2nd appearance of Green Lantern, Guy Gardner

Wonder Woman #7
DC ⋅ 1987
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Wonder Woman #7
 
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$1
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$5
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$18

Key Facts

1st appearance of Barbara Ann Minerva, becomes Cheetah in issue #9

1st appearance of Epione, an Amazon

Brothers in Arms #1
Dynamite ⋅ 2008
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Brothers in Arms #1
 
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$10

Key Facts

Adaptation of the video game franchise that spawned 11 games

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,810

[April 2020 - optioned for a TV series with a showrunner attached]

Spawn #241
Image ⋅ 2014
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Spawn #241
 
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$12
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$40
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$115

Key Facts

Second lowest quantity of copies ordered by retailers in the series: 11,766

Eternals #12
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Eternals #12
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Uni-Mind, a gift to the Eternals from the Celestials allowing a telepathic link to one another

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 1995
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1
 
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$10
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$30
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$100

Key Facts

1st appearance of Admiral Thrawn

1st appearance of Mara Jade, the wife of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Joruus C'baoth, a clone of Palpatine

1st appearance of Gilad Pallaeon, a commander under Thrawn

Red Mother #1
Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019
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Red Mother #1
 
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$5
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$18
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$65

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Peach Momoko, limited to 250 copies

Store exclusive

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1
Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1
 
Low
$75
Mid
$225
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$750

Key Facts

'Imagineering' edition, given to developers of the Galaxy's Edge theme park at Disney World and Disneyland

Print run of 6,800 copies

Ultimatum #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Ultimatum #1
 
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

Five-issue series that begins with heroes from the Ultimate Universe exploring foreboding natural disasters including underwater volcanoes, mentioned in Avengers Endgame

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #1
Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2019
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #1
 
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$80
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$200
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$700

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Carla Cohen, limited to 250 copies

DC sent a cease and desist to Devil's Due for further printings and also to retailers who were selling the cover

Fear (Adventure Into) #24
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Fear (Adventure Into) #24
 
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$20
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$60

Key Facts

First appearance of Blade outside of Tomb of Dracula

First meeting of Blade and Morbius

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #38 - Red Sonja

Venom #4
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Venom #4
 
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$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman

Tales of Suspense #52
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #52
 
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$420
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$1.4k
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$6.6k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov

Black Badge #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2018
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Black Badge #1
 
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$2
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$10

Key Facts

A top-secret, elite branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,686

[April 2020 - creator Matt Kindt responded to a tweet asking if Black Badge has been optioned by saying ‘we’re just waiting for an official announcement’ then removed it from his Twitter account]

Marvel Super-Heroes #17
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Marvel Super-Heroes #17
 
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$15
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$50
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$150

Key Facts

First meeting of the original Black Knight, Sir Percy and Dane Whitman, the third Black Knight

Origin of the Black Knight, Sir Percy

Origin of the Ebony Blade and Ebony Dagger

X-Force #116
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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X-Force #116
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

1st team appearance of X-Statix: Coach, Anarchist, Battering Ram, Gin Genie, La Nuit, Plazm, Sluk, Zeitgeist, Doop and U-Go Girl

Catwoman #23
DC ⋅ 2013
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Catwoman #23
 
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$1
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$8

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of the Joker's daughter aka Duela Dent, reintroduced in the New 52, final page

Amazing Spider-Man #606
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Amazing Spider-Man #606
 
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$5
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$18
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$60

Key Facts

Cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring The Black Cat

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