October 19 2023

Featuring comic books that have spiked in interest by number of copies purchased this week versus the previous week.

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Bloodstrike #1

Image ⋅ 1993

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Bloodstrike #1

Image ⋅ 1993

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1st team appearance of Bloodstrike: Deadlock, Fourplay, Shogun, Cabbot, Tag

First thermal-reactive ink used on a comic book cover - Image encouraged readers to 'Rub The Blood!' to reveal red ink hidden on the cover

Key Facts

1st team appearance of Bloodstrike: Deadlock, Fourplay, Shogun, Cabbot, Tag

First thermal-reactive ink used on a comic book cover - Image encouraged readers to 'Rub The Blood!' to reveal red ink hidden on the cover

Gargoyles #1

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Gargoyles #1

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Disney's Gargoyles in comic books

1st appearance of Demona, enemy of the Gargoyles

[October 2023 - James Wan to create a live-action series of Gargoyles for Disney+]

Key Facts

1st appearance of Disney's Gargoyles in comic books

1st appearance of Demona, enemy of the Gargoyles

[October 2023 - James Wan to create a live-action series of Gargoyles for Disney+]

Marvel Graphic Novel #11

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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$25

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52-page original graphic novel that established the foundation of a story that continued in Void Indigo #1 under the Epic imprint of Marvel Comics

Controversial issue due to panels of extreme torture of a nude man and woman that was seized by Canadian customs to be reviewed for violation of pornography statues but dismissed

Void Indigo as a series had only two issues published before being cancelled by Marvel for missed deadlines and growing consumer backlash

Key Facts

52-page original graphic novel that established the foundation of a story that continued in Void Indigo #1 under the Epic imprint of Marvel Comics

Controversial issue due to panels of extreme torture of a nude man and woman that was seized by Canadian customs to be reviewed for violation of pornography statues but dismissed

Void Indigo as a series had only two issues published before being cancelled by Marvel for missed deadlines and growing consumer backlash

Web of Spider-Man #118

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Web of Spider-Man #118

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider, introduced as a clone in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

There is a notation on some CGC graded slabs that notate a 'Marvel Direct Marketing' that does not appear to have an affect on value

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1st appearance of Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider, introduced as a clone in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

There is a notation on some CGC graded slabs that notate a 'Marvel Direct Marketing' that does not appear to have an affect on value

DC Comics Presents #52

DC ⋅ 1982

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DC Comics Presents #52

DC ⋅ 1982

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$15

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1st appearance of Ambush Bug

Unofficial Judge Dredd appearance as a parade balloon almost a year before his first U.S. comic appearance in Judge Dredd #1 published by Eagle

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1st appearance of Ambush Bug

Unofficial Judge Dredd appearance as a parade balloon almost a year before his first U.S. comic appearance in Judge Dredd #1 published by Eagle

Thor #319

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Thor #319

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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1st appearance of Zaniac, an entity that possessed human vessels with the intent to murder

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1st appearance of Zaniac, an entity that possessed human vessels with the intent to murder

Batman #429

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman #429

DC ⋅ 1989

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"A Death in the Family" part 4

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"A Death in the Family" part 4

Batman #428

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman #428

DC ⋅ 1989

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"A Death in the Family" part 3

Death of Robin, Jason Todd, killed by the Joker

Batman #427 ended on a cliffhanger that placed Jason Todd in the blast zone of an exploding warehouse

DC set up a poll for readers to cast their vote of whether Jason Todd should survive the blast by calling one phone number, or die by calling another

10,614 phone calls were made with Todd's death having been decided by only 72 votes more than the opposite outcome where he would've survived

DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)

Key Facts

"A Death in the Family" part 3

Death of Robin, Jason Todd, killed by the Joker

Batman #427 ended on a cliffhanger that placed Jason Todd in the blast zone of an exploding warehouse

DC set up a poll for readers to cast their vote of whether Jason Todd should survive the blast by calling one phone number, or die by calling another

10,614 phone calls were made with Todd's death having been decided by only 72 votes more than the opposite outcome where he would've survived

DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)

Edge of Spider-Verse #2

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Edge of Spider-Verse #2

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$40

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$120

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$400

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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

DC ⋅ 1989

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One-shot story that introduced the non-canon use of established characters in an alternate reality that later becomes the Elseworlds imprint

A Victorian era Batman hunts down the serial killer, Jack the Ripper

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One-shot story that introduced the non-canon use of established characters in an alternate reality that later becomes the Elseworlds imprint

A Victorian era Batman hunts down the serial killer, Jack the Ripper

Thor #337

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Thor #337

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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$80

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1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

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1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

Showcase #73

DC ⋅ 1968

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$280

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1st appearance and origin of the Creeper

1st appearance of Professor Yatz

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1st appearance and origin of the Creeper

1st appearance of Professor Yatz

Uncanny X-Men #244

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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Uncanny X-Men #244

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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$20

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$70

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1st appearance of Jubilee, a Chinese-American teenager with the ability to emit fireworks from her fingers

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1st appearance of Jubilee, a Chinese-American teenager with the ability to emit fireworks from her fingers

Batman #655

DC ⋅ 2006

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Batman #655

DC ⋅ 2006

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1st cameo appearance of Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, in shadows

⚠ Misconception: cited by many resources as Damian's first full appearance but aside from one panel that shows his eyes only, he is otherwise fully obscured by shadows. It should also be noted that the 1987 graphic novel 'Batman: Son of the Demon' introduced a child of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul but the story did not take place in the main DC story universe until Grant Morrison integrated portions of the graphic novel into the origin of Damian

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, in shadows

⚠ Misconception: cited by many resources as Damian's first full appearance but aside from one panel that shows his eyes only, he is otherwise fully obscured by shadows. It should also be noted that the 1987 graphic novel 'Batman: Son of the Demon' introduced a child of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul but the story did not take place in the main DC story universe until Grant Morrison integrated portions of the graphic novel into the origin of Damian

Thundercats #1

Star Comics ⋅ 1985

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Thundercats #1

Star Comics ⋅ 1985

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$70

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1st team appearance of the Thundercats: Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Wiley Kat, Wiley Kit and Snarf

1st appearance of Mumm-Ra

[March 2021 - Deadline reports director Adam Wingard (King Kong vs Godzilla) is set to direct Thundercats for Warner Bros.]

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Thundercats: Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Wiley Kat, Wiley Kit and Snarf

1st appearance of Mumm-Ra

[March 2021 - Deadline reports director Adam Wingard (King Kong vs Godzilla) is set to direct Thundercats for Warner Bros.]

Batman #497

DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman #497

DC ⋅ 1993

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$15

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Bane breaks Batman's back

Knightfall Part Eleven

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664

Key Facts

Bane breaks Batman's back

Knightfall Part Eleven

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664

Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$50

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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Wolverine #88

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Wolverine #88

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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$50

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First battle of Wolverine vs Deadpool

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First battle of Wolverine vs Deadpool

Transformers #1

Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2023

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$20

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$85

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young, limited to 1,000 copies

Artist's webstore exclusive

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young, limited to 1,000 copies

Artist's webstore exclusive

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Bloodstrike #1	Image	$1	$2	$10
Gargoyles #1	Marvel	$8	$20	$80
Marvel Graphic Novel #11	Marvel	$2	$8	$25
Web of Spider-Man #118	Marvel	$10	$30	$100
DC Comics Presents #52	DC	$1	$5	$15
Thor #319	Marvel	$1	$5	$15
Batman #429	DC	$1	$2	$10
Batman #428	DC	$4	$12	$40
Edge of Spider-Verse #2	Marvel	$40	$120	$400
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight	DC	$1	$3	$12
Thor #337	Marvel	$8	$20	$80
Showcase #73	DC	$25	$85	$280
Uncanny X-Men #244	Marvel	$8	$20	$70
Batman #655	DC	$5	$15	$50
Thundercats #1	Star Comics	$5	$20	$70
Batman #497	DC	$1	$5	$15
Amazing Spider-Man #4	Marvel	$5	$15	$50
Wolverine #88	Marvel	$5	$15	$50
Transformers #1	Image	$5	$20	$85

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