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Trending 20 Week of Oct 24, 2024

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Batman: The Long Halloween #6

DC ⋅ 1997

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Batman: The Long Halloween #6
 
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1st appearance of Sofia Falcone, a member of the crime family

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📈 +240% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Venom #1

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #1
 
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1st appearance of Tyrannosaurus, a symbiote impersonating Rex Strickland - Strickland appears in Venom #2 (2018)

1st appearance of the Grendel Symbiote

Origin of the Sym-Soldier Program aka Weapon V, a Vietnam-era initiative to bond symbiote biomass, extracted from the Grendel dragon to heal wounded soldiers

[October 2024 - it is rumored Chiwetel Ejiofor’s character in Venom: The Last Dance is Rex Strickland / October 2024 - Ejiofor as Strickland confirmed]

Market News

📈 +433% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week due to confirmation that Rex Strickland will appear in Venom: The Last Dance

Venom: Lethal Protector #5

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Venom: Lethal Protector #5
 
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1st full appearance of Phage

1st full appearance of Agony

1st full appearance of Riot

1st full appearance of Lasher

Market News

📈 +160% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Ghost Rider #31

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Ghost Rider #31
 
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1st full team appearance of the Midnight Sons aka The Nine: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Doctor Strange, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings, Sam Buchanan

Rise of the Midnight Sons part six of six

Market News

📈 +114% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Wonder Woman #1

DC ⋅ 1987

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Wonder Woman #1
 
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Origin of Wonder Woman

1st appearance of Philippus, an Amazonian captain

1st appearance of Aella, an Amazon warrior, Reintroduction of Ares and Hippolyta

Origin of Hippolyta and Antiope

Wraparound cover art by George Perez

Market News

📈 +150% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Batman #609

DC ⋅ 2003

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Batman #609
 
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1st appearance of Thomas Elliot, later revealed to be Hush

[March 2022 - the Batman movie tie-in website rataalada.com posted an image of a riddle that rewards puzzle-solvers with a video of Thomas Wayne's mayoral campaign ad which briefly splashes the word HUSH! across the screen]

Market News

📈 +156% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Venom: Lethal Protector #4

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Venom: Lethal Protector #4
 
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1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

1st cameo appearance Riot

Market News

📈 +160% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre #1
Non-Key

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2024

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Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre #1
 
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Grommets #5

1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2024

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Grommets #5
 
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Variant cover art by Brett Parson

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⭐ New This Week

Ghost Rider #28

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Ghost Rider #28
 
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Key Facts

1st cameo team appearance of The Nine aka the Midnight Sons: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings

1st appearance of the Caretaker

1st appearance of Lilith, mother of demons

1st appearance of Meatmarket, offspring of Lilith

Market News

📈 +138% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week due to speculation that the Midnight Sons project will be fast-tracked after Blade was removed from the MCU slate

Amazing Spider-Man #265

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Amazing Spider-Man #265
 
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$90
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1st appearance of Silver Sable

1st team appearance of the Wild Pack

[October 2024 - there is chatter once again that Sony has put a Silver Sable project back into development]

Market News

📈 +142% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Batman #608

DC ⋅ 2002

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Batman #608
 
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Beginning of the twelve-part 'Hush' story arc by Jim Lee and Jeff Loeb

Market News

📈 +222% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after a sequel to the Hush story arc was announced at New York Comic Con

Thor #337

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Thor #337
 
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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

Market News

📈 +171% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Star Wars: Darth Vader #3

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #3
 
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1st appearance of Doctor Aphra

1st appearance of 0-0-0 aka Triple Zero, a droid

1st appearance of BT-1, an assassin droid

Market News

📈 +167% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week - copies in 9.8 have been selling for $110 - $130

Absolute Wonder Woman #1

DC ⋅ 2024

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Absolute Wonder Woman #1
 
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of an ongoing series in the Absolute Universe, a dimension built on Darkseid energy

Introduction of Circe

Introduction of Pegasus

Origin of Wonder Woman

Absolute Wonder Woman #1 preceded by an Absolute Superman/Absolute Wonder Woman black and white ashcan preview

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Doom #1

Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Doom #1
 
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Doctor Doom goes on a quest to harness more power than any human has ever wielded before in order to try to stop Galactus from bringing about the death of the universe

The first page of this issue utilizes lyrics from the late rapper MF Doom who performed in a metal face mask similar to Doctor Doom

Market News

📈 +150% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Absolute Batman #1

DC ⋅ 2024

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Absolute Batman #1
 
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of an ongoing series in the Absolute Universe, a dimension built on Darkseid energy

Introduction of Alfred Pennyworth, an M16 agent

Introduction of Black Mask

Introduction of Waylon Jones, Killer Crock in the mainstream universe

Introduction of Martha Wayne, Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon, Harvey Bullock

Introduction of Selina Kyle, Oswald Cobblepot, Edward Nygma, Harvey Dent - as children in a photograph

Introduction of Matches Malone

Introduction of Joker, first cameo appearance

Introduction of Julia Pennyworth, cameo appearance

Introduction and death of Thomas Wayne

1st team appearance of the Party Animals, led by Black Mask

Absolute Batman #1 preceded by a 16-page black and white ashcan preview

Market News

📈 +109% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Predator #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Predator #1
 
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1st appearance of Predator in a standard comic book

Marvel acquired the rights to publish Alien and Predator comics from Dark Horse in 2020

[October 2024 - a secret Predator film directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey) is rumored to release prior to Predator: Badlands]

Market News

📈 +163% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after 20th Century Studios announced a secret Predator will be released before the already announced Badlands movie which is slated for 2025

Amazing Spider-Man #194

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Amazing Spider-Man #194
 
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1st appearance of the Black Cat

Market News

📈 +106% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Marvel Premiere #28

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Marvel Premiere #28
 
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$180
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Key Facts

1st team appearance and origin of the Legion of Monsters: Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius, Werewolf By Night

Although the cover indicates these characters team-up, the story pits Ghost Rider against the other monsters while attempting to protect an alien - it is not a conventional team-up or team assembly

Market News

📈 +333% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

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