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July 24 2020

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Star Wars #43
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Star Wars #43
 
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$4
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$12
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$45

Key Facts

1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book

2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book

1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book

[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]

Crisis on Infinite Earths #4
DC ⋅ 1985
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Crisis on Infinite Earths #4
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 4

1st appearance of Lady Quark

1st appearance of Doctor Light, Kimiyo Hoshi

1st appearance of Lord Volt

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2nd appearance of John Constantine

3rd cameo appearance of the Anti-Monitor, in shadows

Death of the Monitor

The Sandman #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989
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The Sandman #1
 
Low
$15
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$50
High
$150

Key Facts

1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus

1st appearance of Unity Kincaid

1st appearance of Roderick Burgess

1st appearance of Ethel Cripps

New Avengers #7
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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New Avengers #7
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Illuminati: Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor

Superman / Batman #22
DC ⋅ 2005
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Superman / Batman #22
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Batman Beyond outside of the DC Animated Universe of comic books

There exists an unresolved dispute as to the identity of Batman Beyond in this issue and his next few brief appearances outside of the DCAU

In Superman/Batman #23, an alternate reality Bruce Wayne refers to Batman Beyond as Tim which could have easily been disregarded as an error if not for a toy line based on this series that included Batman Beyond with an explanation on the package that identified the figure as Tim Drake

In a transcript of the 2007 Wondercon panel (Newsarama - 3/7/2007), Dan DiDio was asked if readers will see Terry McGinnis resurface in other DC stories as he did in Superman/Batman #22 and #23. Instead of Dan DiDio correcting the question with the name Tim Drake, he affirmed the possibility of many multiverse variations of the character appearing in stories

Superman / Batman #23
DC ⋅ 2005
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Superman / Batman #23
 
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$1
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$5
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$15

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Batman Beyond, Tim Drake

Batman #28
DC ⋅ 2014
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Batman #28
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

1st appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird, an electronics expert and member of the Bat Family

The Empty Man #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2014
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The Empty Man #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

Six-part miniseries about a terrifying sickness called the Empty Man disease and the hysteria that follows

Adapted into a film

Beauty #1
Image ⋅ 2015
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Beauty #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

Key Facts

In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is attainable and the vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but two detectives discover it comes at a terrible price

A more scarce single issue called Pilot Season exists that introduced the story -search 'Pilot Season' under Title Search

[July 2020 - sources have told us that Beauty is in-development for a Netflix series with Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) attached. Filming has yet to begin, meaning anything can fall apart in the process of bringing an adaptation to screen]

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Starling, granddaughter of Vulture

Starling makes a cameo appearance in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5

Starling later becomes a member of The Champions

Copies ordered by retailers: 33,538

Strange Academy #1
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Strange Academy #1
 
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$10
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$30
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$100

Key Facts

1st appearance of Emily Bright, a girl who has been aware of her magical powers since birth

1st appearance of Doyle Dormammu, the illegitimate son of Dormammu

1st appearance of Shaylee Moonpeddle

1st appearance of German Aguilar

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1st appearance of Zoe Laveau

1st appearance of Alvi and Iric Brorson, sons of Asgardian, Bror

1st appearance of Guslaug, a Frost Giant

1st appearance of Toth, a crystal warrior

1st appearance of Calvin Morse and Dessy

The Strange Academy preview was featured in multiple issues but the first four titles that went on sale with the preview on January 29th, 2020 were Thor #2, Ravencroft #1, Doctor Strange #2, Avengers #30

Strange Academy #1
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Strange Academy #1
 
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$1
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$5
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$15

Key Facts

Second printing

Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1
SDCC ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020
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Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1
 
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$5
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$15
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$70

Key Facts

San Diego Comic Con 2020: Comic-Con@Home Exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Catwoman #23
DC ⋅ 2020
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Catwoman #23
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

1st appearance of a new Catgirl

2nd appearance of Snowflame, first appearance was in the year 1988

1st appearance of Tambra Quartz, an Instagram Queenpin gone mad

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Preview ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
 
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$5
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$15
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$60

Key Facts

'Ashcan' preview edition

Oversized 11.5 inches x 7.5 inches

The Last Ronin's release was delayed by a few months due to feedback by retailers who received this preview and felt the artwork would hurt demand for the book

The creators decided to reschedule the book series and make improvements to the art

Strange Academy #2
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Strange Academy #2
 
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$5
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$15
High
$55

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Art Adams featuring Doyle Dormammu

Venom #26
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Venom #26
 
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$1
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$2
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$5

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Virus

Venom #25
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Venom #25
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art

1st cover appearance of Codex on a cover distributed by Marvel

Negan Lives #1
Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020
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Negan Lives #1
 
Low
$25
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$80
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$250

Key Facts

Red foil variant, limited to 500 copies

Copies were randomly given to fans who followed the Senior VP of Skybound on Twitter, also copies were randomly placed in mystery boxes purchased during the 2020 Skybound Xpo

Thor #2
3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Thor #2
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

Third printing, black and white background

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