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First ⋅ 1986

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Early full color story featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Guest appearance by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who visit Munden's bar

Turtles story written and illustrated by Eastman and Laird

First ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of the second Grimjack, Jim Twilly

Death Wish Coffee ⋅ 2017

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Promotional comic produced by Death Wish Coffee, a coffee roaster based out of New York that boasts the "world's strongest coffee"

Cover art by Joe Jusko

Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2017

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25th anniversary 'Vault' edition

Hardcover collection of the first seven issues of Spawn in their original artboard form

Signed by Todd McFarlane with 1 in 100 randomly included an original McFarlane sketch

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Brief appearance of the yet-to-be named symbiote planet of Klyntar

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Miles Morales

Newsstand edition with 'Black Panther' printed in the UPC box

Newsstand print runs account for approximately 1-3% of the 74,000 direct market orders for Ultimate Fallout #4.

Experts have tracked approx. 50 discovered Newsstand copies so far with only 5 confirmed copies graded 9.6 and 1 copy graded 9.8.

Newsstand editions are notoriously difficult to find in high grade. Distribution, display and browsing habits are very different from direct market systems meaning oftentimes, issues were carelessly handled or read significantly

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0.35 price variant

Error ⋅ Image ⋅ 2003

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Variant cover with 'Mature Readers' printed in black

The initial first printing of The Walking Dead had to be stopped to correct the color so that Mature Readers was visible

The printer estimates 10% of the run is printed with 'Mature Readers' in black

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1st full appearance of Red Onslaught

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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So Much Fun reprint

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1st appearance of Dark Willow

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1st appearance of The Agent, Rick Mason, the son of The Tinkerer

Ashcan ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Ashcan edition available at San Diego Comic Con 2019

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1st appearance of Resurrection Man, an immortal who gains a new superpower with each death and resurrection

1st team appearance of Body Doubles, two female assassins

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1st full appearance and cover appearance of Tyrant

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Five-part limited series with multiple tie-ins

Carnage sets out to reclaim every codex from all former and current symbiote hosts to release Knull, the Symbiote God, from confinement in the "planet" Klyntar

20 randomly distributed issues of Absolute Carnage #1 have an original sketch by Carnage co-creator Mark Bagley that can be found on the inside, back cover

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1st appearance of Xarus, the son of Dracula, later becomes the Shadow Colonel

1st team appearances of multiple vampires Sects: the Mystikos Sect, Aqueos Sect, Anchorite Sect, Kreiger Sect, Siren Sect, Moksha Sect, Claw Sect

Dracula new character design

1st appearance of Alyssa, leader of the Siren Sect

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An evil Arthurian myth is summoned from the past to wreak havoc in the present day

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First time She Hulk appears grey

Image ⋅ 2017

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Gutt Ghost featured on the back cover

Gutt Ghost was still an independently-owned character at this time and not affiliated with Image

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1st appearance of John Connor in comic books

Plem Plem ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance of Gutt Ghost in a standard comic book (German publication)

Diamond Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Fiona Staples

Given away at the Diamond Retailer Summit 2014

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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1st appearance of Lady Mastermind, daughter of Jason Wyngarde

1st appearance of Slipstream, a mutant who teleports via a Warp Wave

1st appearance of Lifeguard, a mutant who adapts to life-threatening situations

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 600 numbered copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 600 numbered copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 600 numbered copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 600 numbered copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 800 copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Independently published, limited to 800 copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 800 copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 800 copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 800 numbered copies

Copra Press ⋅ 2013

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Low print run, creator-owned series

Limited to 800 numbered copies

Eclipse ⋅ 1985

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Cover art by Dave Stevens

Depiction of deceased Marilyn Monroe in "The 24th Annual Death of Marilyn Monroe"

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Origin of the Eternals, Deviants and Mutants begins when the First Host of Celestials visit Earth

Despite this story appearing in a What If…? comic, it is official Marvel canon

1st appearance of Spider-Ma'am

1:15 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Pascal Garcin

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2013

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Final issue

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Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 12,697

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Dan Hammond

London Comic Con Ontario, Canada 2016 exclusive

Top Cow ⋅ 2005

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Final issue

Cover art by Adam Hughes

Image ⋅ 2013

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Final issue

4th Print ⋅ Olympian ⋅ 2010

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Fourth printing

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2017

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First professionally published Gutt Ghost story

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, limited to 25 copies

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1st cameo team appearance of an all-female Sinister Syndicate

Trapster renamed Trapstr

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1973

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Preview of Blade on an image of the Tomb of Dracula #10 cover

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1999

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Cover art by Frank Miller, limited to 5,000 copies

Interior interview of Frank Miller

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Iron Maiden

1st appearance of Snapdragon, later joined the Femizons

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3rd appearance of Spider-Woman

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