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Ant-Man & the Wasp: Living Legends #1
Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023
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Ant-Man & the Wasp: Living Legends #1
 
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Promotional giveaway distributed at the February 11, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers hockey game

Limited to 5,000 copies features the mascot 'Gritty' on the cover but not in-story

Devils of Destiny
Marvel ⋅ 2023
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Devils of Destiny
 
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Promotional giveaway distributed at the New Jersey Devils versus Minnesota Wild hockey game on March 21, 2023

Sponsored by RWJ Barnabas Health, limited to 9,000 copies

Invincible Iron Man #7
Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023
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Invincible Iron Man #7
 
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Cover art featuring Coco Gauff, winner of the 2023 U.S. Open

Lebron: King of the Rings #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Lebron: King of the Rings #1
 
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10-page collaboration by Marvel and ESPN that features LeBron James in an action adventure story

Yankees Championship Challenge
Ultimate Sports Force ⋅ 2001
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Yankees Championship Challenge
 
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Promotional giveaway from September 28, 2001

Created to celebrate Cal Ripken's final season

Special Olympics Coaches Manual
DC ⋅ 1980
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Special Olympics Coaches Manual
 
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$400
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$950
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$2.7k

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Scarce 180-page 1980 promotional giveaway

Introduction by Superman explaining the meaning of The Olympics

Celebrity appearances: Julius Erving, Pele, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Jenner

Captain Hal's Secret Weapons
DC ⋅ 2004
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Captain Hal's Secret Weapons
 
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4-page promotional giveaway included in the 2004 Sports Illustrated: Gold Plus Special Ryder Cup Preview

Features professional golfer Hal Sutton

Uncanny X-Men: Pro Action #2
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Uncanny X-Men: Pro Action #2
 
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16-page promotional giveaway included in the September/October 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

Uncanny X-Men: Pro Action #1
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Uncanny X-Men: Pro Action #1
 
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16-page promotional giveaway included in the July/Aug 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

Incredible Hulk vs. The Mighty Thor: NY Jets / Toyota #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Incredible Hulk vs. The Mighty Thor: NY Jets / Toyota #1
 
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Promotional comic made for the New York Jets football team

Given out at the Jets vs Vikings game on October 21, 2018

Amazing Spider-Man: Pro Action #1
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Amazing Spider-Man: Pro Action #1
 
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16-page promotional giveaway included in the July/Aug 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

Amazing Spider-Man: Pro Action #3
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Amazing Spider-Man: Pro Action #3
 
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16-page promotional giveaway included in the Nov/Dec 1994 issue of NFL Pro Action Magazine

Polar Bear: Pete Alonso #1
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Polar Bear: Pete Alonso #1
 
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Custom comic book created by Marvel for the New York Mets baseball team with a Bobblehead giveaway, sponsored by Delta Airlines

Distributed at Citi Field in 2021 on August 12th to the first 15,000 attendees and August 13th to the first 25,000 attendees

Avengers #53
Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Avengers #53
 
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Variant cover art by Ron Lim, limited to 5,000 copies

Promotional giveaway featuring Gritty the mascot, distributed at the Philadelphia Flyers home game on March 5th for Marvel Super Hero Day

One copy sold for $50 while another sold for $100 with the most recent being an auction that ended for $400 with 60 bids

Thrilling True Stories of the Baseball Yankees #1
Fawcett ⋅ 1952
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Thrilling True Stories of the Baseball Yankees #1
 
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Biography of the Yankees

One-page story featuring Tony Lazzeri

Cover misspells Mickey Mantle's name as 'Micky'

Punisher #11
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Punisher #11
 
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Variant cover art by Mike Choi, limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art features Tim Duncan formerly of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, handing the keys of his real life Punisher-themed car over to the Punisher

Duncan's BlackJack Speed Shop customized a 2013 Dodge Challenger with grill guards, a crash bumper, rocker panels, a matte wrap with the Punisher emblem and an autographed dashboard with Stan Lee, Tim Duncan and Mike Choi signatures

In 2015, the car was the prize in a raffle that raised $60,000 for a children's charity

Thrasher Comics #1
High Speed Productions ⋅ 1988
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Thrasher Comics #1
 
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Comic book series published by long-running skateboard magazine, Thrasher

Gun Honey #3
C2E2 ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021
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Gun Honey #3
 
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Variant cover art by Javan Jordan limited to 300 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2021 exclusive

Cover art features a modified Chicago Bulls jersey with Michael Jordan's number

Road Rash #1
SC8 Comix ⋅ 1988
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Road Rash #1
 
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One-shot published by Santa Cruz Skateboards

Illustrated by famed skateboard artist, Jim Phillips

Amazing Spider-Man: Dallas Times Herald Giveaway #3
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Amazing Spider-Man: Dallas Times Herald Giveaway #3
 
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Promotional giveaway distributed through the Dallas Times Herald

Marvel and this newspaper collaborated on 5 issues between 1982 - 1983

Uncanny X-Men #534
WonderCon ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Uncanny X-Men #534
 
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Variant cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

WonderCon exclusive celebrating the San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Championship

Billy the Marlin
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Billy the Marlin
 
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10-page promotional giveaway by the Florida Marlins to celebrate the birthday of their mascot, Billy

Team-up of Billy and Spider-Man versus Doctor Doom who planned to kidnap the Marlins to play for the Latverian baseball team

Witchblade #162
Top Cow ⋅ 2012
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Witchblade #162
 
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Cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Story takes place at Wrigley Field

Cougars #1
Big Dog Ink ⋅ 2012
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Cougars #1
 
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Promotional giveaway in partnership with the Kane County Cougars, a Chicagoland minor league baseball team

King James #1
DC ⋅ 2004
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King James #1
 
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Promotional giveaway by Powerade with the purchase of three 32-oz bottles of product

11 covers were produced for this partnership with 10 being available through the promotional offer

3 million total copies were printed but how many of each variant are unknown

My Greatest Thrills in Baseball #1
Mission Orange ⋅ 1950
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My Greatest Thrills in Baseball #1
 
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16-page promotional giveaway featuring baseball legend, Mickey Mantle

Published by soft drink, Mission Orange Soda

Anthology of stories told by Mickey Mantle of his most memorable moments as a Yankee

Stories include: how Mantle was signed to the Yankees, the longest home run in history (at the time) and his pursuit of breaking Babe Ruth's home run record

Iron Man #227
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Iron Man #227
 
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Armor Wars part three

Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt

Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers

NFL SuperPro #6
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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NFL SuperPro #6
 
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Controversial issue that depicts sacred Native American icons in a violent misrepresentation causing Hopi councilmen to demand a recall of the issue which Marvel agreed to but many remained in the market

Golfers Anonymous #1
Madison Publishing Company ⋅ 1961
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Golfers Anonymous #1
 
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63-page non-comic book humorous publication written by Stan Lee

Value unknown

Godzilla vs. Barkley
Dark Horse ⋅ 1993
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Godzilla vs. Barkley
 
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One-shot story pitting Godzilla against basketball player Charles Barkley

All-New Collectors' Edition #56
DC ⋅ 1978
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All-New Collectors' Edition #56
 
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One-shot issue featuring a boxing match between Superman & Muhammad Ali

Classic wraparound cover art by Neal Adams

Space Jam #1
DC ⋅ 1996
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Space Jam #1
 
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Adaptation of the partially live-action/animated movie starring Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes characters

Sensational Spider-Man #23
Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Sensational Spider-Man #23
 
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Kansas City Chiefs Collector's Edition

Promotional comic given away at a Kansas City Chiefs football game (Jan 1998)

Fold-out, wraparound cover

Includes a letter written by Stan Lee to Chiefs wide-receiver Andre Rison whose nickname was Spider-Man

ESPN Magazine
ESPN ⋅ 2010
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ESPN Magazine
 
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Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Lebron James depicted with iconic Avengers accessories

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