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Origin of Amadeus Cho

Copies ordered by retailers: 27,462

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

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1st appearance of Lady Johanna Constantine, a sorceress and ancestor of John Constantine

1st appearance of Hob Gadling, a man granted immortality by Morpheus whom he visits throughout the centuries

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Cliff Chiang

Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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1st cameo appearance of Azlyn Rae

Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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1st full appearance of Azlyn Rae, a Jedi Master and romantic interest of Cade Skywalker from his past

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1st appearance of Synamar, a new threat to Superman

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by JeeHyung Lee featuring Luna Snow

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Promotional tie-in to the X-Men Mutant Apocalypse video game for SNES

3rd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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Third printing, blue cover

Copies ordered by retailers: approximately fewer than 4,500

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Final issue

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Ed McGuiness

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Scott Williams

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Skan

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Skan

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain, limited to 3,000 copies

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Clayton Crain, limited to 1,000 copies

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant sketch cover art by Peach Momoko

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Issue #3 in a four-issue series

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Issue #4 in a four-issue series

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Prequel to the novella, The Little Sisters of Eluria

Two-issue limited series

📖 Reading Order: Next, read Evil Ground #2

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Conclusion of the two-issue limited series

Prequel to the novella The Little Sisters of Eluria

📖 Reading Order: Next, The Little Sisters of Eluria

Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Variant Red Foil cover art by Justine Frany

Cover art inspired by Akira

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Dan Panosian

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st full appearance of Codex, Dylan Brock in an alternate reality

1st appearance of an alternate reality Agent Venom

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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1st appearance of the Star Child, an infant Celestial pulled from the sun by Leonardo DaVinci

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Exclusive cover for the Singapore comic convention (STGCC) and the Oz convention

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Action figure variant

Marvel Legends ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Reprint of Young Avengers #1, distributed with the 2005 Marvel Legends Young Avengers action figure boxed set

'Not For Resale' printed in lower right corner

TPB ⋅ DC/Marvel ⋅ 1996

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196-page trade paperback collecting issues #1 thru #4 of the DC/Marvel crossover

Original retail price: $12.95

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Solo story from the point-of-view of Lucky the Pizza Dog

2014 Eisner Award Winner for Best Single Issue

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1st appearance of Dark Ranger Rita

1st team appearance of the new Dark Rangers

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Nick Fury becomes the Unseen after killing The Watcher

United Plankton Pictures ⋅ 2012

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Cover art Jacob Chabot

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Origin of Eddie Brock, as an adolescent

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Origin of Venom, the symbiote suit bonds with Eddie

Story expands on a back-up story that began in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26 ( 1992)

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Origin of Venom and Eddie Brock

Retelling of the incident that occurred in Web of Spider-Man #18 where Peter was pushed in front of a train by who was originally intended to be a woman seeking revenge for her family who were accidentally killed during a fight between Spider-Man and an enemy. The sequence in this issue shows Eddie Brock pushing Peter in front of the train. This moment was also told in The Amazing Spider-Man #388 as was the other pre-appearance attack that occurred in Web of Spider-Man #24

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover art by Gang Hyuk Lim

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,928

Gold ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1995

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'Gold edition' retailer variant

Holochromium wraparound cover

TPB ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 1993

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92-page, trade paperback collecting selected pin-ups from five Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Specials between 1990 thru 1993

Cover art by Adam Hughes

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Cover art featuring Omaha, the Cat Dancer

Independent ⋅ 2009

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28-page, black and white sketchbook by Bruce Timm, measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches

San Diego Comic Con 2009 exclusive, limited to 500 signed and numbered copies

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Marguerite Sauvage

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Six-issue limited series based on the TV show of the same name

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Ana Rud

Cover art featuring Kamala Khan, Riri Williams and Miles Morales

Released in mid-March, as the pandemic was causing a mass retail shutdown, shortly before Diamond Comics Distributors halted distribution. Leading up to this, comic shops were cutting back significantly on orders and as a result, high ratio incentives felt the crunch the hardest

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1st team appearance of the Sparrow Academy

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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2nd appearance of America Chavez

Cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto featuring Bullseye

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant third printing cover art by Billy Tan

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,451

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