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An ongoing category of standard, Cover A comic books, published in 2022 that consistently resell for double cover price and higher

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Thor #20
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Thor #20
 
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1st appearance of the God of Hammers

Debatable Firsts: there is debate as to whether or not this is a cameo. The God of Hammers is depicted as a being of energy which can be seen over the course of four pages, ending the issue in the shape of a human but still a mass of energy therefore it is labeled in this description as a first (full) appearance

Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1
 
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1st appearance of Lyra Bloodstone, sister of Elsa

Strange Academy #15
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Strange Academy #15
 
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1st cover appearance of Gaslamp

Hulk #3
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Hulk #3
 
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1st cameo appearance of Titan Hulk

Duel #1
Bliss On Tap ⋅ 2022
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Duel #1
 
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An FBI Agent is tasked with investigating the deep web website, Duel.global, in a race against time to stop a high schooler who has challenged the site's highest ranked dueler in a match to the death

Black Panther #3
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Black Panther #3
 
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1st appearance of Tosin Oduye a young man powered by Vibranium tattoos

Amazing Spider-Man #88
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Amazing Spider-Man #88
 
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1st appearance of Queen Goblin, Ashley Kafka

Strange Academy #16
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Strange Academy #16
 
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1st full appearance of Howie, a lycanthrope - first cameo in Strange Academy #2

Avengers Forever #3
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Avengers Forever #3
 
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1st full appearance of Moon Knight, Mariama Spector

1st full appearance of the Infinity Thing

Appearance of multiple alternate reality Red Skulls

Batman: Beyond The White Knight #1
DC ⋅ 2022
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Batman: Beyond The White Knight #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of Robin, a girl named Gan working under Red Hood

Sean Gordon Murphy posts to Instagram claiming cover A (cover image shown) of this issue was underprinted

1st appearance of Jackie and Bryce Napier as teenagers

⚠️ Buyer Beware: The creator claimed that cover A was underprinted but to what degree is unknown and copies have been seen in Walmart multipacks

Amazing Spider-Man #93
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Amazing Spider-Man #93
 
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Ben Reilly becomes Chasm, formerly Scarlet Spider

Grim #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2022
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Grim #1
 
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A woman has been recruited to be a Reaper in the afterlife but is plagued by the mystery of how she died

Eight Billion Genies #1
Image ⋅ 2022
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Eight Billion Genies #1
 
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Chaos ensues after eight billion genies grant everyone in the world one wish

[June 2022 - Amazon picks up the rights for a movie plus a more expansive cross-media universe starting with a feature / March 2024 - Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures will adapt with Rodney Rothman (Into the Spider-Verse) writing]

Eight Billion Genies #2
Image ⋅ 2022
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Eight Billion Genies #2
 
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Issue #2 of an eight-part series

Eight Billion Genies #3
Image ⋅ 2022
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Eight Billion Genies #3
 
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Issue #3 of an eight-part series

Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - Summer Surf Party #1
Archie ⋅ 2022
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Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - Summer Surf Party #1
 
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1st appearance of Stacy Banks, a genius inventor

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #24
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #24
 
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1st team appearance of the Dark Seekers

Isom #1
Rippaverse ⋅ 2022
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Isom #1
 
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96-page graphic novel about a rancher who reluctantly returns to the superhero spotlight

Cover A limited to 27,000 copies

Crowdfunding campaign hosted on the writer, Eric July's independent website that surpassed the $100,000 goal with $3.7 million dollars in revenue from 43,000 supporters

The campaign received widespread coverage from major news outlets and across social media due to the creator's criticism of the comic book industry

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Original cost of unsigned graphic novel: $35

First Seven Days #1
Bad Idea ⋅ 2022
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First Seven Days #1
 
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Secret Bad Idea release, distributed through Diamond Comics and solicited under a false publisher name

Synopsis: In the not too distant future, an event changes the world forever. This comic documents the first seven days of that event

Burning Man #1
Bad Idea ⋅ 2022
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Burning Man #1
 
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Story of a thief who escapes from hell and is pursued by demons

Multiple choice ending that gives the reader the option of which story to follow in later publications

Bad Idea describes this story as potentially infinite and endless in its diverging narrative

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