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Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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2017 NYCC exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Red foil edition

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2017

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Part two of Atomohawk, a serialized story created by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman and Taylor Esposito

Part one is printed in Heavy Metal #282 and concludes in Heavy Metal #286

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2017

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Conclusion of Atomahawk, created by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman and Taylor Esposito

Part one of Atomahawk is printed in Heavy Metal #282 and part two printed in Heavy Metal #284

Painted cover art by David Stoupakis depicting comic book writer Grant Morrison who served as editor-in-chief for Heavy Metal Magazine

Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) ran Heavy Metal Magazine as Publisher from 2012 to 2020

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Four-issue limited series, 48-pages adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,117

Spark ⋅ 1945

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Cover art by Mac Raboy featuring Green Lama and a swastika

Malibu ⋅ 1992

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Six-issue mature-themed comic series that has no relation to the restaurant chain

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Elizabeth Torque

Cover features Riri Williams (Ironheart) with a depiction of Ariell Johnson, founder of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia and the first black woman to own a comic book shop on the East Coast

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Thor Goes To Hollywood variant cover art by Lee Weeks

Cover art inspired by the film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

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Annual featuring the relationship between Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon

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Ten-page, black and white ashcan

Mini-comic limited to 750 numbered copies

Promotional comic given away at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second issue of Shuri's first solo titled series

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Cover art by Scott Hepburn featuring Ahsoka Tano

Copies ordered by retailers:15,597

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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DC Universe logo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Limited to three copies per store

Another version of this variant exists without the UPC box replaced with the Long Beach Comic Con and Universal Outpost logos

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant textless cover art by Ron Lim

Surprise variant celebrating Marvel's 81st birthday August 31, 1939

1:25 ⋅ Icon ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Final page Fortnite crossover

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1st cover and in-story appearance of Hector Bautista as Overtime

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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Origin of Simon Baz, Green Lantern

Polybagged with a digital redemption code to read the comic on a computer or device

Combo Pack priced $1.00 higher than the standard cover

Approximately 1% - 5% of copies in circulation are Combo Packs

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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1st cameo appearance of Jessica Cruz, her hand appears in one panel and her name mentioned

Polybagged with a digital redemption code to read the comic on a computer or device

Combo Pack priced $1.00 higher than the standard cover

Approximately 1% - 5% of copies in circulation are Combo Packs

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Patrick O'Keefe

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First interior art by Jim Lee at Marvel Comics, specifically the character profile for 'Eel'

⚠ Misconception: Jim Lee's first published artwork for is considered to be Alpha Flight #51, an issue he illustrated in full, but Lee contributed one panel of art for Marvel published prior to Alpha Flight #51

Image ⋅ 2008

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Cover art by Brian Haberlin

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Character Spotlight variant

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40-page printer's proof of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

A printer's proof is a sample that is printed to examine the correctness of the issue before printing the entire run

This one-of-a-kind, historical proof was found in a small print shop in Biddeford, Maine a few years after the publication of issue #1, after the Turtles had already exploded in popularity

The men who found it traded it to Downeast Comics which operated between the years of 1986 - 1994, in Brunswick, Maine

The owner paid for the proof with store stock and held onto it before auctioning it on Comic Link in 2020 for $12,472 with 77 bids

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley

70th anniversary of Marvel Comics character frame

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Blitzen, a woman with superhuman speed

1st appearance of Donner, the grandaughter of a Nazi geneticist

Blitzen and Donner are members of Shadow Cabinet and are in a relationship together

First mention of Shadow Cabinet

Part two of the first Milestone crossover story arc 'Shadow War,' continues from Hardware #11

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Preview of the first Milestone crossover story arc, 'Shadow War' which occurs in:

Hardware #11 (part 1), Icon #9 (part 2), Xombi #0 (part 3), Blood Syndicate #10 (part 4), Static #8 (part 5), Shadow Cabinet #0 (conclusion)

Preview appearances of Dharma, Twilight, Iron Butterfly, Sideshow, Plus, Blitzen, Donner, Xombi -all introduced in the issues listed above

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Travis Charest

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Xombi, a scientist who created a virus capable of tissue regeneration

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Recap of significant Spider-Girl moments preceding the premiere issue of her second ongoing solo series

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)

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Scarce

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Second issue

Variant second printing cover art by Nimit Malavia

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,430

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Kris Anka

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Cover art by Ashely Wood

Milestone ⋅ 2010

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Part one of a two-part story that chronicles the end of the Dakotaverse focused on the original launch characters

Milestone ⋅ 2010

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Conclusion of a two-part story that dissolves the Dakotaverse and ushers in the Milestone characters to the DC Universe

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Biography of Rush Limbaugh

TPB ⋅ DC ⋅ 2012

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208-page trade paperback titled 'Seven Days of Death' collecting:

Red Robin #18 - #21

Red Robin #23 - #26

Teen Titans (3rd series) #92

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,557

Original retail price: $19.99

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing, gray background

Copies ordered by retailers: 996

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288-page trade paperback collecting Spawn #150 - #163

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,600

Original retail price: $29.95

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464-page trade paperback collecting issues from six separate series of the Clone Saga crossover

Copies ordered by retailers: 895

Original retail price: $39.99

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448-page trade paperback concluding the Ben Reilly Clone Saga

Copies ordered by retailers: 879

Original retail price: $39.99

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2009 San Diego Comic Con exclusive, chromium cover

Promotional Ashcan edition tie-in to the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game

Preview appearance of characters that appear in The Old Republic #1

Variant ⋅ Abstract Studio ⋅ 1996

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Variant ⋅ WildStorm ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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1st cover appearance of Karai, the granddaughter of Shredder

Karai appears in costume

City At War: Part 7 of a 13-issue story arc

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Pin-up illustrations of Lara Croft by various artists including Michael Turner, Marc Silvestri and Adam Hughes

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,952

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by Mike Mayhew

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