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Target exclusive

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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

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Premiere issue of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series at IDW

Connecting cover that assembles all four turtles with the additional three variants

1st appearance of Old Hob, a one-eyed mutant cat and the first major enemy of the turtles in IDW continuity

Connecting ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Connecting ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of the Chitauri

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Error variant with Star Wars #1 (2020) blank sketch cover wrapped around Thor #1 (2020)

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Variant cover art by Nuno Pereira

Cover art inspired by Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973)

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Steve Rogers as Iron Man, an alternate reality story where the Super Soldier program is cancelled in favor of the Iron Man program

Variant ⋅ Fantagraphics ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Ed Piskor featuring Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.

Included with the comic is a Flexi-Postcard that is a playable vinyl insert with a track by Jorun Bombay called Hip Hop Family Tree

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Oversized issue that reprints the introduction of Moon Knight with excerpts from Werewolf by Knight #32 and #33

SDCC ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Mariel Kinuko, San Diego Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by the PlayStation 3 survival game 'The Last of Us'

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

1:75 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

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1st appearance of Silver the Hedgehog, a hero from the future

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by T. Rex

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by David Nakayama

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic

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4th appearance of Aquaman

4th appearance of Green Arrow

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st appearance of Commander Zahra

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars #1 - #10, then Darth Vader #2 (2020 series)

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Variant cover featuring a photo of Kylo Ren

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor becomes the Herald of Thunder

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Ultragirl, Tsu-Zana, a mutant Kree warrior

Warren ⋅ 1974

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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

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Promotional collaboration between Skybound and Hyundai given away at SDCC 2012

Mock survival guide with zombie illustrations by Charlie Adlard

Limited to 500 copies

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1st appearance of Man-Slaughter, a soldier who was injected with the same serum that turned Ted Sallis into Man-Thing

Origin of the Weapon IV program

Blackthorne ⋅ 2019

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16-page prop replica comic book from the 1987 movie The Lost Boys

Blackthorne ⋅ 2019

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16-page prop replica comic book from the film, The Lost Boys (1987)

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Siya Oum

San Diego Comic Con 2018 Diamond Retailer exclusive

Antarctic Press ⋅ 1993

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1st appearance of Katchoo (the bear) and Francine (the dog), animal versions of the main characters from Terry Moore's 1993 indie hit, Strangers In Paradise

Dolmen Editorial ⋅ 2004

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Spanish magazine with illustrations, interview excerpts and cover art from Adam Hughes

Dolmen Editorial ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Adam Hughes featuring Death from Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' - originally published in the one-shot 'A Death Gallery'As of Nov 2023 there are 7 graded copies of this rare Spanish comic, none higher than 9.2

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1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham as the Black Mask

Apple Comics ⋅ 1992

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Early Adam Hughes cover art

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116-page one-shot collection of stories with no advertisements, that ends with a short bio and photograph of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Extremely scarce due to a $1.00 cover price which was exceedingly expensive in 1961 when the average cost of a comic was 12 cents

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Pin-up of Motor Girl

64-page sketchbook by Terry Moore

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1st cameo appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior

1st cameo appearance of Ezra Bridger

1st cameo appearance of Hera Syndulla

1st appearance of Kanan Jarrus

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: CGC labels Kanan #1 the first appearance of the above listed characters without distinction of cameo or full. View additional images of the single panel appearance

📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #2, then read Darth Vader #1 (2017 series)

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Origin of Emma Frost

Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1991

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Scarce, second-to-last issue

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Alex Ross

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain, limited to 800 copies

New York Comic Con 2019 exclusive

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1st appearance of Natasha Romanoff as the Black Cat

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1st appearance of Evil Gwenpool

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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2019 convention exclusive limited to 500 copies

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Dani

Comic Tom 101 Mystery Mail Call exclusive

Future Quake Press ⋅ 2005

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First written work in the comic book industry by Cullen Bunn (U.K.)

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1st team appearance of the Xartans, an alien race of shapeshifters

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Debut of the Dark Saber, an ancient weapon

1st appearance of Bo-Katan, becomes leader of Death Watch, in full armor, face not seen

Comic book measures approximately half the size of a standard comic

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1st full appearance of the Grand Inquisitor, a top-ranking Jedi Hunter under the leadership of Darth Vader

1st team appearance of the Inquisitorius, agents of the Dark Side that hunt Jedi: Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, Seventh Sister, Eighth Brother, Ninth Sister

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