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Premiere issue of the first ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series published by Archie

Disney ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of Darkwing Duck in comics

Premiere issue of a four-part limited series published by Disney

[November 2020 - Darkwing Duck is going to be rebooted with the possibility of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg producing]

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1993

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Mature content series based in the "furry" erotica genre of fantasy anthropomorphic characters

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1st team appearance of the Biker Mice From Mars: Throttle, Modo, Vinnie in comic books

Adapted from the 1993 animated series

[January 2023 - new ownership of the IP announced plans to reboot the toy line and develop an animated series]

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Six-issue comic book series that preceded the movie premiere

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+]

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1995

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Anthology of independent stories

Story by Charles Bukowski

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Premiere issue of the annual Simpsons Halloween event

Stories include: Little Shop of Homers, Bart People, Call Me Homer and 49 Things That Frightened and Disturbed Me When I Was a Kid by Matt Groening

Tokyo Pop ⋅ 1998

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing U.S. Sailor Moon comic book

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Comic book series based on the animated TV show

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1st appearance of Ed, Edd, Eddy in a standard comic book

1st appearance of Courage the Cowardly Dog in a comic book

Image ⋅ 2003

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1st appearance of Invincible

1st appearance of Omni-Man, the father of Invincible

1st appearance of Deborah Grayson, the mother of Invincible

1st appearance of Titan

1st appearance of William Clockwell, Invincible's best friend

1st appearance of David Hiles, a physics teacher

1st cameo appearance of Atom Eve

1st cameo appearance of Science Dog, on a comic cover being read by Mark

Copies ordered by retailers: 10,800

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Premiere issue of ongoing series

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Premiere issue of the comic book series inspired by the Metal Gear video game franchise which first launched in 1987

There is an Ashcan edition of this issue as well

[December 2020 - Deadline reports Oscar Isaac will be Solid Snake for Sony's Metal Gear movie adaptation]

Image ⋅ 2005

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Team-up of teenage superheroes: Invincible, Shadowhawk, Zephyr, Firebreather

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,211

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Four-issue limited series

Image ⋅ 2008

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Prequel to the first Dead Space game

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Based on the 'Call of Duty' video game franchise

Copies ordered by retailers: 11,930

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Premiere issue of a six-issue limited series adapted from the novel by Peter S. Beagle

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,366

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Beginning of IDW publishing G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series that began with Marvel in 1982

Preceded by the Free Comic Book Day G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #155.5 (May 2010)

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This series is still ongoing and later issues, published in 2022 and onward have yet to experience a consistent resale value higher than the original price

United Plankton Pictures ⋅ 2011

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1st full appearance of Spongebob Squarepants in standard U.S. comics

Previously appeared in Cine-Manga, Mad Magazine and other non-standard comic formats

Cameo appearance in Marvel Comics Presents #3 (2007 series)

A five-page preview of this issue is printed in The Simpsons #174

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Premiere issue adapted from a popular web series about a woman and her strange pet, searching for a job

Copies ordered by retailers: 12,204

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2014

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Five-issue series based off of the animated series of the same name developed for Fox

Written and illustrated by the creators of the TV show

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Series that takes place between episodes 3 and 4 of the animated television show Copies ordered by retailers: 11,196

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Five-issue limited series based on the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney Parks

Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Six-issue series inspired by the Call of Duty: Zombies games

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Copies ordered by retailers: 11,342

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Five-issue limited series

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Five-issue limited series

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