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Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Promotional giveaway sponsored by Blockbuster Video to educate children on stranger danger

1st appearance of the X-Man, a predator who wins children's trust by dressing as a superhero

1st appearance of the Creeps, an innocent looking elderly couple who prey on children

The Creeps make their second appearance almost 25 years later in Scream Curse of Carnage #6 (digital only)

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Cover art by Jack Kirby

Biography of Jim Steranko plus illustrations

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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Premiere issue of the first ongoing Hack/Slash series

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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Variant cover art by Stefano Caselli

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Rion Vernon

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Variant black and white cover art by Todd McFarlane

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Cover art by Ig Guara

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,767

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Gold foil edition, limited to 700 copies

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$45

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Glow-in-the-dark cover by Juan Jose Ryp

Prism ⋅ Avatar ⋅ 2005

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$65

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Prism foil edition, limited to 500 copies

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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$70

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Gold foil edition, gold-colored title text

Platinum ⋅ Image ⋅ 1996

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Platinum foil edition, silver title text

June 2020 - one 9.8 graded sale for $550.00

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Second-to-last-issue

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2018

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Variant virgin cover art by Richard Rivera, limited to 100 copies

Parody of Pinhead from the 'Hellraiser' movie franchise

Foil cover

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Purple foil cover

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Reprint of Detective Comics #27

Silver edition

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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$9
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$35

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Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

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'Bondage' cover

New England Comics Press ⋅ 2012

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Team-up of Invincible and the Tick

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by BossLogic

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Carla Cohen featuring Starlight

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1st appearance of an escaped convict who later becomes Red Tool

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Dale Keown, limited to 4,200 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

Last Gasp ⋅ 1986

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First print was published in 1986 and has a $2.50 cover price

Last Gasp ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of Donald Trump in a standard-sized comic book

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Kitty Pryde becomes Shadowcat

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1947

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Biographies of famous and influential African Americans including George Washington Carver, Charles Thomas and Paul Robeson

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1948

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Biographies of famous and influential African Americans including Jackie Robinson, Booker T. Washington and Sadie T.M. Alexander

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

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Cover art featuring Silver Surfer vs Mephisto

Platinum ⋅ Milestone ⋅ 1993

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Platinum edition, silver title text

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1st appearance of Metalhead, a mechanical turtle

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Niagra Falls Comic Con 2014

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1st appearance of Slash, an alien snapping turtle

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic

Women of Marvel variant

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Premiere issue of the first solo series featuring Panda Khan, an ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Tokyo Pop ⋅ 2002

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Premiere issue of the first U.S. Cowboy Bebop standard comic book based on the Japanese anime series created in 1997

Warp Graphics ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Li Yang, Panda Khan, a Panda Bear and ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Acquired by Gaelstone Media in early 2020 for an animated series

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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DC Universe logo

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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DC Universe logo

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Promotional giveaway commissioned by BBDO New York ad agency and its Diversity Council

'Heroes Welcome' by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Brooks addresses diversity, creativity and acceptance

Acclaim Valiant ⋅ 1996

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16-page standalone preview of Acclaim's relaunch of the Valiant Universe

A version of this publication was also distributed with Previews August 1996, attached as an insert

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1996

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Includes a section called 'Lost Pages' that reveals story panels from the original 'The Crow' series that were excluded from the first printing against the creator, James O'Barr's wishes

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Iconic story 'The Rainbow Batman'

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Classic cover art by Jack Kirby

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Written by Garth Ennis

Charlton ⋅ 1964

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Guest-starring The Beatles

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1995

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DC Universe logo

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