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October 21 2021

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Batman #405
DC ⋅ 1987
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Batman #405
 
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"Year One" part 2

1st appearance of Sarah Essen, a Gotham City police officer

1st appearance of Carmine Falcone, the head of an organized crime family

1st appearance of Officer Stanley Merkel, in mainstream universe, first introduced in The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Gun Honey #1
2nd Print ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021
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Gun Honey #1
 
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Second printing, limited to 2,000 copies

Blood Syndicate #1
Milestone ⋅ 1993
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Blood Syndicate #1
 
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1st team appearance of The Blood Syndicate: Brickhouse, Fade, Wise Son, Tech-9, Flashback, Holocaust, DMZ

Infinite Crisis #5
DC ⋅ 2006
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Infinite Crisis #5
 
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1st full appearance of the third Blue Beetle, in costume

Vigilante #1
DC ⋅ 1983
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Vigilante #1
 
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First ongoing series featuring Vigilante

Gunslinger Spawn #1
1:250 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021
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Gunslinger Spawn #1
 
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Signed and numbered

Avengers #232
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Avengers #232
 
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Eros renamed Starfox by Wasp

Starfox joins the Avengers

Iron Man #55
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Iron Man #55
 
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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene

1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos

1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos

1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos

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1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos

1st appearance of the Blood Brothers

Rogue #1
Marvel ⋅ 1995
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Rogue #1
 
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First solo series featuring Rogue

Foil cover

Something Is Killing The Children Deluxe Edition #1
Hardcover ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Something Is Killing The Children Deluxe Edition #1
 
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Slipcase edition

384-page hardcover collection of issues #1 - #15, the 'Archer's Peak' saga

Captain Marvel #27
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Captain Marvel #27
 
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2nd appearance of Drax the Destroyer

3rd appearance of Thanos

1st full appearance of Eros, later named Starfox by Wasp in Avengers #232

[January 2022 - an unconfirmed Eros MCU spin-off project is rumored]

Lobo #1
DC ⋅ 1990
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Lobo #1
 
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First solo Lobo titled series

Origin of Lobo

Phoenix Song: Echo #1
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Phoenix Song: Echo #1
 
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Variant cover art by Oscar Vega

Cover art inspired by 'The Kiss' by painter Gustav Klimt

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1
 
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1st appearance of Ogun, a telepath who at one time mentored Wolverine

Strange Tales #179
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Strange Tales #179
 
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1st appearance of Pip the Troll

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021
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DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
 
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Variant cover art by Bernard Chang featuring the Monkey Prince

Marvel Comics Presents #158
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Marvel Comics Presents #158
 
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1st team appearance of Clan Destine, a family of mystics: Crimson Crusader, Imp, Hex, Wallop, Cuckoo, Argent, Newton aka Warlord

Killadelphia #12
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021
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Killadelphia #12
 
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

✅ This is an inexpensive, intriguing potential sleeper for multiple reasons:

1. McFarlane collectors are more about collecting than flipping

2. It’s not very often McFarlane lends his masterful skill outside of his own titles

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3. Probably scarce. Unfortunately there is no longer a resource to estimate quantities ordered BUT Killadelphia #12 was ranked 102 in January in quantity of copies ordered which doesn’t even factor in DC books so it would’ve likely ranked closer to 200. It was 10 spots lower than Bettie Page #5 with a Jung-Geun Yoon cover

4. This variant was one of three very cool covers but the price was $5 due to having six extra pages of story and that $1 factors into how much shops were willing to order, especially in January 2021

Jungle Action #7
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Jungle Action #7
 
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2nd appearance and partial origin of Erik Killmonger

1st appearance of Venomm, an ally of Killmonger

A teaser at the end of Jungle Action #6 depicts an illustration of Venomm

Part 2 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

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