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City At War: Part 1 of a 13-issue story arc

The issues that comprise the City At War story arc (#50 - #63) all have black borders on the cover resulting in difficulty in attaining a 9.8 when grading. Books graded 9.8 command approximately 10x the value of ungraded issues

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City At War: Part 2 of a 13-issue story arc

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1st cameo appearance of Karai, Shredder's granddaughter

City At War: Part 3 of a 13-issue story arc

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City At War: Part 8 of a 13-issue story arc

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8-page black & white mini-comic

Promotional giveaway created for the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project to create awareness on keeping storm drains clean

Issue measures 4.5" x 5.5". There exists unauthorized reproductions that measure 8.5" x 11"

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Takashi Okazaki, creator of Afro Samurai

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Jeffrey Veregge

Ashcan ⋅ All Caps ⋅ 2020

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28-page preview including 10 pages of story plus 18 pages of additional content

Limited to 180 copies

Verotik ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance and origin of Death Dealer in a comic book series

Character inspired by a 1973 Frank Frazetta painting

Written by Glenn Danzig from the punk band, The Misfits

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Variant cover art by Javier Rodriguez

Leather ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2006

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Leather edition

Platinum ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2006

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Platinum foil, limited to 850 copies

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Becky Cloonan featuring Olive Silverlock

Image ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Hellshock, a fallen angel

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Doctor Aphra's full name revealed to be Chelli Lona Aphra

1st appearance of Magna Tolvan, a female officer in the Imperial military who later becomes intimate with Aphra

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance of Magna Tolvan

Variant cover art by David Lopez

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 2,500 copies

‘Negative Space’ edition, intended to be an exclusive at NYCC 2020 but due to the Coronavirus, sold through Reed Pop’s website

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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1st appearance of Kevin Cole as White Tiger, previously Black Panther

Final issue

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Raf Grassetti

White background, limited to 3,000 copies

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1st appearance of Father Valley, a hitman dressed as a priest

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Comic book adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel of the same name

1 page text article detailing the story of Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds that allegedly caused hysteria among listeners who mistook it for an emergency news bulletin that aliens were invading Earth

First printing can be identified by viewing the back cover at how many other Classics Illustrated books are listed. This issue's first printing will show 125 titles printed on the back cover

Some listings may describe the first printing as HRN 125

Dark Horse ⋅ 2012

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Six people wake up aboard a spaceship without any memories of their pasts or true identities

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One shot, early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spin off

Donatello meets an artist based off of Jack Kirby, who can bring his drawings to life

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2nd appearance of the Shredder, briefly, later revealed to be a mystic worm with the ability to create a clone of a human

One shot, early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spin off

Story continued in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Michael Cho

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Outlaw, Nigel Higgins

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Alex Maleev

Comic Pop exclusive

Cover art inspired by Tales of Suspense #39 (1963)

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Introduction of the Defiant Universe, created by Jim Shooter: Plasm, War Dancer, Charlemagne Prudence & Caution, The Good Guys and Glory

Acetate cover

Promotional giveaway presented at the 1993 Sixth Annual Capital City Sales conference

Limited to 1,000 copies, signed by Jim Shooter

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Raf Grassetti featuring The Homelander

American flag background, limited to 56 copies

Independent ⋅ 2013

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100-page independently published comic by Tom Scioli

Parody of the Fantastic Four

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One-shot story written by Brian Pulido that takes place after the events of Jason vs Freddy

Gold ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2005

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Gold foil, limited to 700 copies

Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Editor-In-Chief of Avatar

Blue Foil ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2005

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Royal Blue foil, limited to 100 copies

Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Editor-In-Chief of Avatar

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Luciano Vecchio

Copies ordered by retailers: 736

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Co-published by Marvel and French publisher Soliel

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by John Giang

Foil cover

DC ⋅ 2014

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1st appearance of a new Guardian, identity unknown

Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1972

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1st appearance of The Cat

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,677

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Debut of new Vance Astro suit that resembles a symbiote, given to him by the Beyonder

Vance Astro receives the suit in Guardians of the Galaxy #38 but it isn't activated in full until this issue

1st appearance of Scathan the Approver, a Celestial from Earth-691

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Fah Lo Suee

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

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Variant cover art by E.J. Su

San Diego Comic Con 2004 exclusive

Convention Exclusive ⋅ CrossGen ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Fabio Laguna

Horrorfind Fan Convention 2004 exclusive

Newsstand ⋅ Image ⋅ 2001

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Cover art by Greg Capullo

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1973

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1st appearance of Shang-Chi

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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Worlds Collide: DC and Milestone crossover part fourteen

Final issue of the DC/Milestone crossover

See the entire reading order for Worlds Collide under Categories

Welsh Publishing Group ⋅ 1995

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Origin of Static

Origin of Hardware

Origin of Icon

Milestone for Kids featured article with comic stories and publisher profile

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Part one of the 'Worlds Collide' crossover arc between Milestone Media's Dakotaverse and the mainstream DCU

1st in-story appearance of Static in a mainstream DC title

Triangle incorrectly identifies reading order as the 28th Superman comic released in 1994 when it should show that it is the 25th

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