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St. John ⋅ 1946

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$30
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$300

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One-page illustrated promotional advertisement featuring Sad Sack representing the United Service Organizations (USO) military charity

Predates True Comics #55, the first appearance of Sad Sack in a comic book story

Tap cover and swipe to view additional image

ComicsPro ⋅ Ghost Machine ⋅ 2024

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$8
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$20
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$85

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2023 ComicsPro sketch variant

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

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$9
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$20
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$90

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Variant cover art by Dan Panosian

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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$5
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$15
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$55

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Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Ziff-Davis ⋅ 1951

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$150
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$500

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1st appearance of Lars of Mars

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$800
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$2k
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$8k

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Atlas, formerly Timely, resumes publication of the Captain America title after a four year hiatus

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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$8
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$20

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Variant cover art by Francis Manapul featuring Tony Stark as Ultimate Kang

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Store exclusive

Facsimile reprint of X-Men #141

Marvel Legends ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1990

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Reprint of The Punisher #36

Distributed with the Punisher vs. Jigsaw action figure set

SDCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2007

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$0
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$0
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$0

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2007 San Diego Comic Con exclusive

Value unknown

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Second printing

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,830

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Independently published by Turtles Club, a fan group with no affiliation to licensed owners of the Turtles property

Limited to 100 copies, numbered on the interior of the front cover

Part four of The Forever War

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Independently published by Turtles Club, a fan group with no affiliation to licensed owners of the Turtles property

Limited to 100 copies, numbered on the interior of the front cover

Part three of The Forever War

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Independently published by Turtles Club, a fan group with no affiliation to licensed owners of the Turtles property

Limited to 100 copies, numbered on the interior of the front cover

Part one of The Forever War

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$12
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$40
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$125

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Independently published by Turtles Club, a fan group with no affiliation to licensed owners of the Turtles property

Limited to 100 copies, numbered on the interior of the front cover

Part two of The Forever War

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$1.5k
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$5k
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$15k

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Cover art by Matt Baker

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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Fan letter from Todd McFarlane

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Promotional giveaway distributed at the February 11, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers hockey game

Limited to 5,000 copies features the mascot 'Gritty' on the cover but not in-story

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Final issue, published by Dark Horse after Harvey Pekar's self-published series ended in 1991

TPB ⋅ DC ⋅ 2011

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$10
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$30
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$115

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148-page softcover trade paperback that collects Ratchet & Clank #1 - #6

Copies ordered by retailers: 845

Original retail price: $17.99

Dell ⋅ 1965

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$15
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$50
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$150

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Adaptation of the ABC television series (1964-1972)

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1st appearance of Svi'no Atchapat, a pop star

1st appearance of Niv Drendow

Dark Horse ⋅ 2006

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$2
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$8

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Graphic novel series that spawned an animated film franchise

[February 2024 - a second Chickenhare movie is in development]

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1st appearance of Christopher Pike and Number One aka Una Chin-Riley in a comic book

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,616

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Copies ordered by retailers: 8,859

Dreamhaven Press ⋅ 1994

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Limited to 5,000 copies

20-page fantasy story written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Later adapted for Gaiman's short story collection Smoke and Mirrors (1998), an audio drama and also a theatre production

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Variant cover art by Jim Mahfood

Variant ⋅ All Caps ⋅ 2021

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$15
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$50
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$150

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Variant cover art available for purchase during a one week time frame on Indiegogo

Cover incorporates mug shot of Donald Trump from August 2023

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$1
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$2
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$3

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1st cover appearance of Armor

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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$2
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$8
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$25

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1st cover appearance of Maystorm

Image ⋅ 2021

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$1
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$2
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$8

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1st full appearance of Junkyard Joe

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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$350
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$1.1k
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$3.5k

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Final issue titled Tomb of Terror, numbering continues with Thrills of Tomorrow #17 after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Quality ⋅ 1964

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$30
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$100
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$300

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Cover art by Tony Abruzzo

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A Korean immigrant and his grandson are the only people who know the true secret of the dokkaebi, an increasingly hostile creature of mud and blood living in an ancient forest alongside a Texas highway

[January 2024 - Scout Comics announced via press release that West Moon Chronicle has been acquired by Second Act Entertainment for film or TV production]

Harvey ⋅ 1955

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$80
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$200
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$800

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First solo series featuring Spooky, Casper's cousin

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$90
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$300

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Origin of Jackie Johnson in iconic racial integration story, ‘What Is The Color Of Your Blood?’

Prize ⋅ 1960

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$150
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$500

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Cover depicting Adolf Hitler with aliens

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$60
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$180
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$600

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Good-Girl cover art

DC/Marvel ⋅ 2023

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$1
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$2
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$10

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Solicitation catalog featuring Ultimate Spider-Man on the cover

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$2.5k
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$8.5k
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$25k

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Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

St. John ⋅ 1950

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$8k

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128-page comic book measuring 5.5 x 7.75

Considered to be the first 'graphic novel' intended to bridge the gap between novels and comic books

Interior black and white art by Matt Baker

Action Figure ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2018

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$5
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$15
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$55

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Variant cover art by Tim Lattie featuring Kylie Griffin

1:200 ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2006

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$18
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$60
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$180

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Variant cover art by Stefano Caselli

As of January 2024 the census shows a total of 16 copies of this variant with only five in 9.8

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$500

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Premiere issue of long-running series which was published until 1980

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$75
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$185
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$750

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First meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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$8
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$25

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Second printing featuring Ultimate Spider-Man, Peter Parker

Red Bullet Comics ⋅ 1995

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Final issue

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1988

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$9
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$30

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DC Universe logo

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