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Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Alex Ross

Standard ⋅ 1953

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Archie ⋅ 2002

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Cover art by Jeff Shultz

Copies ordered by retailers: 2,789

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1953

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Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Drew Zucker

2019 convention variant

TPB ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Alex Ross

Trade Paperback convention exclusive

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Story begins immediately after Chaos Comics' Halloween #1 (2000)

Limited to 3,000 copies

Variant ⋅ Chaos! Comics ⋅ 2001

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Variant cover art by Trent Kaniuga

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Identity of Jennika revealed

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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1st team appearance of Brute Force: Surfstreak, Lionheart, Wreckless, Hip Hop

Brute Force were test subjects of the Weapon II program

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1st appearance of the Emissaries Three

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Origin of the Omega Rangers

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Ian Nichols

Rhode Island Comic Con 2015 exclusive

TPB ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Collects Spider-Man (1990) #1 - #5

926 copies distributed mostly to comic shops in the United Kingdom

Softcover, shrink-wrapped

Unbound ⋅ 2018

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Original graphic novel by Ram V (Savage Shores) about an artist who chronicles the lives of his friends through graffiti murals painted on razed wall

Dark Horse ⋅ 1993

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1st appearance of a female version of The Mask

SDCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Created in collaboration with Hasbro for Make-A-Wish featuring the newly created Beast Morphers Orange Ranger character

2019 San Diego Comic Con exclusive

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Julian Totino Tedesco

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner

San Diego Comic Con 2017 exclusive limited to 1,000 copies

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Variant cover art by Dave Wachter

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, limited to 200 copies

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant black and white cover art, limited to 250 copies

Montreal Comic Con 2019 exclusive

Cover art features UFC's George St. Pierre

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1st appearance of Termagax, a living piece of Cybertronian history

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Preview of The Witcher

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Issue #5 of the first six-issue miniseries inspired by the animated TV show

BOOM! ⋅ 2011

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1st cameo appearance of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in a traditional U.S. comic since 1936, briefly seen, partially obscured in one panel

The character preceded Mickey Mouse but fell into obscurity shortly after being acquired by Universal Studios and didn't appear in comics for over 70 years

Oswald first appeared in New Fun #1 (1935), the first comic to be published with all new stories by National, the company that would later be renamed DC

Disney previously announced plans for an Oswald TV series for their streaming service

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Skottie Young

The crescent moon/Moon Knight image was made into an enamel pin for a blind box giveaway at SDCC 2016

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

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Prequel to the 1989 Sandman series published 25 years after it premiered

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1st cameo appearance of the black symbiote costume in the comic based off of the animated series

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #300

⚠ Misconception: many eBay listings incorrectly identify this issue as the first appearance of the animated version of Venom which occurs in #9

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1st cameo appearance of Venom in the comic based off of the animated series

Many listings on eBay claim #8 is the first cameo appearance Venom in the series, but it is only the shapeless ooze and the black Spider-Man costume

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Issue that precedes Rick getting shot

Quality ⋅ 1953

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Cover art by Jack Cole

Pre-code horror

Quality ⋅ 1953

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Cover art by Jack Cole

Pre-code horror

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by P. Craig Russell

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Approximately 2,500 copies in circulation

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Parody of The Little Mermaid

Cheryl Blossom appears as the Sea Witch

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,689

Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Fiona Staples featuring Betty and Veronica as mermaids

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1st appearance of Lonnie James, a bartender at a pub that caters to travelers of the omniverse

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1st appearance of Jack Sabbath, born with the ability to wield supernatural energies

Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1978

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2nd appearance of Cerebus the Aardvark

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1st full appearance of Blood Rose

Preview ⋅ Zenescope ⋅ 2009

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Cover art by Joe Benitez

Preview of No Quarter #1, a series that was cancelled before the first issue was released due to a dissolved partnership between Zenescope and No Quarter Entertainment

Issue is oftentimes misrepresented as being "recalled" which it was not

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1st appearance of Grimjim, a seemingly immortal serial killer

1st appearance of Mectoplasm

1st cameo team appearance of the Liberty Legion

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1st appearance of Chtu-Lou

1st appearance of Chtu-Louise

1st cameo appearance of Metal Minotaur

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1st full appearance of Metal Minotaur

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1st full team appearance of the Liberty Legion

Archie ⋅ 1992

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Cover art by Dan Parent

Archie ⋅ 1992

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Cover art by Rex Lindsey

Aardvark-Vanaheim ⋅ 1978

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1st appearance of Red Sophia, a parody of Red Sonja

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1st appearance and death of a Skrull posing as Nick Fury

Ballantine ⋅ 1954

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1st appearance of the Mad Magazine mascot who would later be named Alfred E Neuman

The character appeared previously in various printed materials going as far back as 1894

The MAD Reader is a collection of Mad Magazine comic strips

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