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DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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DC Universe logo

Top Cow ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Adam Hughes depicting Lara Croft facing off against Magdalena

DC ⋅ 1969

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First mention of Alfred's last name being Pennyworth

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1977

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Cover art by Tom Sutton

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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First published cover art by Stephanie Hans for Marvel Comics

C2E2 ⋅ Source Point Press ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Tim Shelton

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Chaos! Comics ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Jade, a 4,000-year-old vampire sorceress

1st Purgatori solo story

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by Mike Norton

Cover art inspired by The Walking Dead #1 (2003)

Limited to 1,000 copies - half distributed in the US, half distributed at a convention in Dubai

Image ⋅ 2011

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1st full appearance of Bludd

Image ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance of Soul Crusher, a villain whose name was inspired by Erik Larsen in a letter to Todd McFarlane that was expressing his turmoil about an unknown business dispute

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,778

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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1st appearance of The Hunter, Beilert Valance

[March 2022 - June solicitations for Bounty Hunters tease a more significant role for Valance as the secret weapon of Darth Vader]

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Scarce 3-D comic inspired by the 'Fright Night' movie franchise

5th Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Dr. Frye and Del Frye

Variant virgin cover art by Alex Ross featuring Dr. Frye (1:25)

Fifth printing

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

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1st cameo appearance of the Candlemaker, in shadows, full appearance in Doom Patrol #57

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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

First Amendment ⋅ 1994

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Biography of Kurt Cobain

First Amendment ⋅ 1994

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Biography of the band Pearl Jam

First Amendment ⋅ 1994

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Biography of the band Stone Temple Pilots

Image ⋅ 2006

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Origin of The Savage Dragon

Image ⋅ 2013

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Origin of Bludd, the vampire

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,081

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Variant cover art by Pyeong-Jun Park

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Variant cover art by Patrick Zircher

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Comic Odyssey Exclusive Cover art by Mico Suayan

Color Virgin Variant, limited to 2,000 copies

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Chip Zdarsky

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art celebrating the 2013 graduating class of Todd McFarlane's alma mater, Eastern Washington University (graduated 1984)

Todd McFarlane was a keynote speaker at the 2013 ceremony

EWU Grad Special was given to attendees of the post-graduation event 'An Evening with Todd McFarlane'

Limited to 400 copies

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2018

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Variant virgin cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Cliff Chiang

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant second printing cover art by Jeffrey Veregge

Cover art inspired by the musical 'Hamilton'

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

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3-issue miniseries where Beta Ray Bill hunts down Galactus

Oversized issue includes a reprint of Thor #337

Battle of Beta Ray Bill vs Thor

Copies ordered by retailers: 21,265

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Oversized issue includes a reprint of Thor #338

Battle of Beta Ray Bill vs Silver Surfer

Copies ordered by retailers: 17,549

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Oversized issue includes a reprint of Thor #339

Battle of Beta Ray Bill vs Galactus

Copies ordered by retailers: 16,553

Digital Webbing LLC ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of BloodRayne, a woman with vampire blood and a human heart

Inspired by the video game BloodRayne

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

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Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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Variant cover with Zero Hour logo

Event ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Painkiller Jane

DC ⋅ 1994

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1st cameo appearance of Impulse

DC ⋅ 1994

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1st full appearance of Impulse, sidekick to Wally West

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1st appearance of Bart Allen as The Flash

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A story about two aliens who steal a spaceship and crash land on earth, inhabiting the closest bodies to the site - a fox and a skull

An animated series confirmed by Source Point Press with Billy Bob Thornton producing and voicing one of the characters

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1st appearance of Valeria, an expert swordswoman

Valeria solo series published Aug.2020

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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One-shot Psylocke, Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, Rachel Summers and Emma Frost

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1st team appearance of Checkmate: Grace Guiness, Harvey Bullock, Harry Stein, Knight Two

Metropolis is misspelled on the cover

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance of Joy Jones, later becomes Vendetta

1st team appearance of the Black Knife Cartel

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1976

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Preview appearance of Nova

Comic Reader is an amateur publication created by comic book enthusiasts often referred to as a fanzine

Atlas (Paramount) ⋅ 1975

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2nd appearance of Devilina

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