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Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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$8
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$20
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$180

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Newsstand edition, indicated by the barcode

SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN printed in the UPC box

Priced $3.99, one-dollar less than the standard Direct Edition

Variant ⋅ Harris ⋅ 1996

Low
$12
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$40
High
$130

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Variant cover art by Ethan Van Sciver, limited to 1,000 copies

Controversial cover depicting Kurt Cobain, the frontman for Nirvana who died in 1994 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Cover art by Bruce Timm

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First cover art by Bruce Timm

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$2
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$8
High
$25

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Variant cosplay edition

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

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Variant cover art by Marko Djurdjevic

2nd Print ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

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Second printing

DC ⋅ 1998

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$1
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$2
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$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,479

DC ⋅ 1999

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$1
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$2
High
$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,036

DC ⋅ 1999

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$1
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$2
High
$10

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Copies ordered by retailers: 12,862

Design ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2014

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$2
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$8
High
$25

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Variant design sketch cover art by Brooke Allen

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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$2
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$8
High
$25

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Convention exclusive

Low
$1
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$2
High
$5

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Race of Bizarro vs Zoom

NYCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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$2
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$8
High
$25

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Variant cover art by Dustin Nguyen, limited to 500 copies

New York Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Reprint of the first appearance of Kingpin

Distributed with the Spider-Man 2 DVD boxed set

Mini-comic measuring 5" x 7"

Preview ⋅ Homage Comics ⋅ 1999

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$1
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$2
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$10

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Advanced retailer black and white preview

Susceptible to counterfeiting

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144-page graphic novel based on stories by R.L. Stein

Three middle school kids are plunged into a nightmare realm where a terrifying mystery stands between escape or being trapped Just Beyond

[April 2021 - an eight-episode anthology is being produced for Disney+ with lead roles cast]

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$1
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$2
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$10

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1st team appearance of the Secret Warriors: Quake, Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl, Devil Dinosaur, Karnak, Inferno

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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$10
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$30
High
$100

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Variant cover art by Robbi Rodriguez

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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$2
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$8
High
$20

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Variant second printing cover art by Gary Choo

Image ⋅ 1993

Low
$2
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$8
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$20

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Collection of previews of titles released by Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios: Black Flag, Black & White, Code 9, Cybrid, Lancers, Law & Order, Meta Force, Risk

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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$2
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$8
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$20

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Variant second printing cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,374

Variant ⋅ Counterpoint ⋅ 2019

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$2
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$8
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$25

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24-page one-shot crowdfunded on Kickstarter by 480 backers raising $31,147

After a violent attack during a prison riot, the resident psychologist wakes from a coma with abilities to aid her new goal of brutal vengeance

Variant cover art by Nathan Szerdy

Low
$30
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$90
High
$330

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Charlton begins publishing Scooby Doo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$12
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$40
High
$125

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Variant cover art by Stacey Lee

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$1
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$2
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$3

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1st appearance of Flipside, a robot that took on the identity of Spider-Man 2099

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Recap of the Star Wars: Legacy title, 18 months into the run

Includes plot points and character biographies

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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$30
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$90
High
$350

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko, limited to 250 copies

Store exclusive

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

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Debut of Sofia Ramos costume, no identity

Preview ⋅ Radical Comics ⋅ 2009

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$1
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$5
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$18

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10-page preview of Last Days of American Crime #1

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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$4
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$12
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$45

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Variant cover art by Adi Granov

Milestone ⋅ 1996

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,715 in September 1996 and 6,315 in October 1996

This could be a reporting error because the following month 6,520 copies of Icon #41 were ordered

Milestone ⋅ 1997

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,520

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Variant cover art by Nen Chang

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$3
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$9
High
$30

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Alex Ross

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$30
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$90
High
$350

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Variant action figure cover by John Tyler Christopher

Given away by Marvel at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015

Estimated between 200-500 copies produced

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Variant cover featuring a movie still of the character Rey

WonderCon ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2013

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$10
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$30
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$100

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Variant cover art by Dan Panosian featuring Ania Solo, limited to 1,000 copies

WonderCon 2013 exclusive

Leather ⋅ Aftershock ⋅ 2017

Low
$25
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$80
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$250

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Variant wraparound cover art by David Angelo Roman, limited to 25 numbered copies (Roman Numerals)

Each individual cover was painted on real goat-skin

'Babyteeth' written in Assyrian Aramaic at the bottom

Marvel ⋅ 1956

Low
$150
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$500
High
$1.5k

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Cover art by Joe Maneely featuring the first Black Knight, Sir Percy

WildStorm ⋅ 2000

Low
$5
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$15
High
$55

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Natalia Kassle

Italian reprint of Battle Chasers #6, Danger Girl Special #1, Crimson #12

Variant ⋅ Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1992

Low
$12
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$40
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$120

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Variant cover art by Joseph Michael Linsner, limited to 2,000 numbered comics

Adult - nude woman on back cover

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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$15
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$50
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$150

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Variant cover art by Brett Booth and Val Staples

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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$20
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$60
High
$200

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Variant cover art by Eamon O'Donoghue, limited to 500 copies

Independent ⋅ 1937

Low
$400
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$1.4k
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$2.8k

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First comic book produced by Jack Kirby in 1937 for bank giveaways

Signed by H.T. Elmo, the owner of Lincoln News where Kirby was employed

Smaller than an average comic book and printed on paper that was not newsprint

Ashcan ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1993

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$30
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$80
High
$300

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Ashcan edition, comic convention giveaway

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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$20
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$80
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$215

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Variant cover art by Erica Henderson

Paris Comic Con 2015 exclusive

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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$20
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$80
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$280

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Variant cover art by Shogo Aoki

Scarce cover, art first displayed as exhibit-style at the Tokyo Comic Con 2018

Actual cover printed with title and issue number

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