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Terrificon

Connecticut's biggest comic con is hosting a Who's Who list of the most influential creators in comics.   August 8 - 10, 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. Featured below are Key Issues associated with creators in attendance at Terrificon.

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Comic Reader #165

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1979

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Comic Reader #165
 
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First cover art in comics by Jerry Ordway

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Batman Movie #1

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman Movie #1
 
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Standard comic book edition of the 1989 Batman movie adaptation

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Jerry Ordway will be at Terrificon

Amazing Spider-Man #800

Shattered ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Amazing Spider-Man #800
 
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Variant cover art by Matthew DiMasi

Shattered edition

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Supernaturals #1

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Supernaturals #1
 
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A four-issue mini-series by Brian Pulido that teamed: Ghost Rider, Satana, Brother Voodoo, Gargoyle, Werewolf by Night and Black Cat

A card-stock Halloween mask of each character included in each issue

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Evil Ernie #1

Eternity ⋅ 1991

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Evil Ernie #1
 
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1st appearance of Lady Death

1st appearance of Evil Ernie

First published work in the comic book industry by Brian Pulido

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Lady Death: Dragon Wars #1

Key Variant • Limited ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 2015

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Lady Death: Dragon Wars #1
 
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First comic book published by Coffin Comics

Coffin published three covers for Dragon Wars simultaneously with this being one of them - tap cover and swipe to view other covers

Limited to 50 copies

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Brian Pulido will be at Terrificon

Malibu Sun #6

Malibu ⋅ 1991

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Malibu Sun #6
 
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Preview of Lady Death

Preview of Evil Ernie

Published two months prior to the first appearance of Evil Ernie #1 (1991)

Includes multiple pages of art from Evil Ernie #2

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Brian Pulido will be at Terrificon

Solo Avengers #12

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Solo Avengers #12
 
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First interior art by Amanda Conner

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West Coast Avengers #35

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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West Coast Avengers #35
 
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Cover art featuring Doctor Doom

[July 2025 - Robert Downey Jr. posted to social media which included this comic in the image]

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Al Milgrom and Steve Englehart will be at Terrificon

Star Studded Comics #8

Texas Trio ⋅ 1966

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Star Studded Comics #8
 
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Jim Starlin in a story titled Powerman vs. the Defender

First written work in the comic book industry by Al Milgrom in a story titled Powerman vs. the Defender

Future MyComicShop.com owner Buddy Saunders provided inks and letters on the Powerman vs. the Defender story

Jim Starlin would later create Thanos in Iron Man #55 and write the Infinity Gauntlet series among many other classic works, both written and illustrated for Marvel, DC and independent publishers

Al Milgrom's role as editor and artist at Marvel defined a large part of the company's Bronze and Copper Age among other career highlights outside of Marvel

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Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom will be at Terrificon

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Beyonder as a white light and a voice

First line-wide crossover event series

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John Beatty will be at Terrificon

Dr. Wirtham's Comix & Stories #4

Clifford Neal ⋅ 1979

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Dr. Wirtham's Comix & Stories #4
 
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First published inks in the comic book industry by John Beatty in an interior story titled 'The Hood'

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5
 
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Second printing, wraparound cover art by Kevin Eastman

First work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by long-time artist Eric Talbot in a story titled 'Ghouls Night Out' which was published as an original back-up story for the second printing

'Ghouls Night Out' is a reference to a Misfits song

Etched on tombstones are the names of the members of the band [Glenn] Danzig, Jerry Only, Doyle [Wolfgang von Frankenstein] and Robo

Interior 'special announcement' first reveals the licensing agreement secured by Mirage Studios for an animated series and action figure line

A black and white preview of the action figures is the first indication of characters BeBop and Rocksteady and first mention of Krang

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Eric Talbot will be at Terrificon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95

IDW ⋅ 2019

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95
 
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Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,381

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Dave Wachter will be at Terrificon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95

SDCC ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95
 
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Variant cover art by Dave Wachter

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, limited to 200 copies

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Venom #37

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Venom #37
 
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Variant cover art by Dave Wachter

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Battlestar Galactica #11

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Battlestar Galactica #11
 
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First written work in the comic book industry by Walt Simonson

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Weird War Tales #10

DC ⋅ 1973

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Weird War Tales #10
 
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First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Walt Simonson in a story titled 'Cyrano's Army'

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Life of Christ: The Easter Story #1

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Life of Christ: The Easter Story #1
 
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Biography of Jesus Christ

Adaptation of the New Testament

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Louise Simonson will be at Terrificon

Superman: The Man of Steel #18

DC ⋅ 1992

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Superman: The Man of Steel #18
 
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1st full appearance of Doomsday, mostly obscured by a containment suit with one arm bound behind his back as he wreaks havoc across the countryside

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Louise Simonson will be at Terrificon

Power Pack #1

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Power Pack #1
 
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1st team appearance of Power Pack: Gee (Alex Power), Lightspeed (Julie Power), Mass Master (Jack Power), Energizer (Katie Power)

First written work in the comic book industry by Louise Simonson

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Young Love #97

DC ⋅ 1972

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Young Love #97
 
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First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Howard Chaykin in a story titled 'Recipe for Romance'

Chaykin previously published work under the pseudonym Eric Pave for fanzines

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American Flagg #1

First ⋅ 1983

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American Flagg #1
 
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Premiere issue of a satirical, dystopian sci-fi comic following Reuben Flagg, a former TV star turned reluctant lawman in a corrupt, corporatized future America run from Mars

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Howard Chaykin will be at Terrificon

Black Kiss #1

Vortex ⋅ 1988

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Black Kiss #1
 
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Controversial series described as "erotic horror" that was intended to challenge burgeoning talk of a comic rating system

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Howard Chaykin will be at Terrificon

Star Wars #1

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars #1
 
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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

1st appearance of Darth Vader

1st appearance of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Princess Leia

1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2

1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin

1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars

Introduction of Stormtroopers

1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1

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Howard Chaykin will be at Terrificon

Superman #75

DC ⋅ 1993

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Superman #75
 
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Death of Superman

Death of Doomsday

Every page of this issue is a full or double-splash page

Six-million issues sold

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Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding will be at Terrificon

Warlord, The #63

DC ⋅ 1982

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Warlord, The #63
 
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First professionally published interior art by Dan Jurgens - Jurgens previously published work in Quazar #1, an independently published fanzine

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Sun Devils #8

DC ⋅ 1985

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Sun Devils #8
 
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First written work in the comic book industry by Dan Jurgens

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Quazar #1

Independent ⋅ 1981

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Quazar #1
 
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First published artwork and story in a fanzine by Dan Jurgens titled 'Game of Deceit, Game of Death'

Value unknown

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Doctor Strange #57
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Doctor Strange #57
 
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First artwork on Doctor Strange by Kevin Nowlan

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Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1
 
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Comics Journal #63

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1981

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Comics Journal #63
 
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First published work in the comic book industry by Kevin Nowlan, a sketch of The Inferior Five in the letters page

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Kevin Nowlan and Wendy Pini will be at Terrificon

Aquaman #3

DC ⋅ 2025

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Aquaman #3
 
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1st appearance of Dagon

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Jeremy Adams will be at Terrificon

Green Lantern #1

DC ⋅ 2023

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Green Lantern #1
 
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1st appearance of the Revenant Queen

1st appearance of Green Lantern Shepherd

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Jeremy Adams will be at Terrificon

Future State: Superman - Worlds of War #1

DC ⋅ 2021

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Future State: Superman - Worlds of War #1
 
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1st appearance of Black Racer, Tanda, a female avatar of death

1st appearance of a new Mongul

First written work in the comic book industry by Jeremy Adams, in a back-up story titled Future State: Black Racer

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Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1
 
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Death of Ned Leeds

Wolverine discovers Peter Parker is Spider-Man

Spider-Man inadvertently kills a woman by punching her, thinking Wolverine snuck up on him

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Christopher Priest will be at Terrificon

Crazy Magazine #63

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Crazy Magazine #63
 
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First published story in the comic book industry by Christopher Priest in a story titled 'Teen Hulk'

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The Hulk! #24

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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The Hulk! #24
 
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Painted cover art by Joe Jusko depicting Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk

Six-page article with color pictures of the make-up process of transforming Lou Ferrigno into the Hulk

The remainder of the magazine is black and white comic stories

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Joe Jusko will be at Terrificon

Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street #1

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Freddy Krueger

Two-part tie-in to the film

Krueger previously appeared illustrated on the cover of Fright #3 with interior movie stills accompanying a text article

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Joe Jusko will be at Terrificon

Heavy Metal #15

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1978

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Heavy Metal #15
 
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Joe Jusko

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I Kill Giants #1

Image ⋅ 2008

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I Kill Giants #1
 
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Premiere issue of a 7 issue limited series by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura

Movie released 2018

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Joe Kelly will be at Terrificon

Deadpool #1

Marvel ⋅ 1997

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Deadpool #1
 
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First ongoing Deadpool title series

Deadpool begins to take shape as a comedic character under the direction of writer Joe Kelly

1st appearance of Blind Al

1st appearance of Cannon Fodder

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Joe Kelly will be at Terrificon

BRZRKR #1

BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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BRZRKR #1
 
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An immortal warrior performs dangerous jobs for the U.S. government in exchange for the truth about his own existence

Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt

[March 2021 - KEY COLLECTOR EXCLUSIVE optioned for film and two season Netflix anime series / October 2021 - Mattson Tomlin, uncredited co-writer of The Batman 2022 is set to write the live-action film for Netflix / March 2025 - Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) to direct]

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Ron Garney will be at Terrificon

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #110

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #110
 
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Ron Garney

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Ron Garney and Bob McLeod will be at Terrificon

Crazy Magazine #5

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Crazy Magazine #5
 
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Bob McLeod in a story titled 'WorstWorld', a parody of Westworld

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Bob McLeod will be at Terrificon

Epic Illustrated #3

Epic ⋅ 1980

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Epic Illustrated #3
 
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1st full appearance of Vanth Dreadstar, cameo appearance in issue #2

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Jim Starlin will be at Terrificon

Infinity Gauntlet #1

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Infinity Gauntlet #1
 
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"Infinity Gauntlet" Part 1

A popular six-issue limited series that effects the entire Marvel Universe

Thanos eliminates half of the world's population using the Infinity Gauntlet to impress the cosmic entity, Death

Terrificon

Jim Starlin will be at Terrificon

Longshot #1

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Longshot #1
 
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1st appearance of Longshot

1st appearance of Spiral

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Ann Nocenti will be at Terrificon

Why I Hate Saturn
Non-Key

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2004

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Why I Hate Saturn
 
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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13
 
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First artwork in the comic book industry by Kyle Baker on the entry titled Defunct Teams: Kid Commandos

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