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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 with Zero Hour logo
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1st appearance of Painkiller Jane
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1st cameo appearance of Impulse
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1st full appearance of Impulse, sidekick to Wally West
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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
Source Point Press ⋅ 2018
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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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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
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1st appearance of Valeria, an expert swordswoman
Valeria solo series published Aug.2020
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One-shot Psylocke, Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, Rachel Summers and Emma Frost
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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
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1st team appearance of Checkmate: Grace Guiness, Harvey Bullock, Harry Stein, Knight Two
Metropolis is misspelled on the cover
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1st appearance of Joy Jones, later becomes Vendetta
1st team appearance of the Black Knife Cartel
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1st appearance of Joy Jones, later becomes Vendetta
1st team appearance of the Black Knife Cartel
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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
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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
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2nd appearance of Devilina
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Cover art by Jesse D'Orozco featuring Scarlett
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Variant cover art by Michael Cho
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Variant cover art by David Marquez
Deadpool photobomb cover
Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #340 (1988)
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Variant cover art by David Marquez
Deadpool photobomb cover
Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #340 (1988)
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1949 promotional comic educating readers about venereal disease, specifically syphilis
First published work for EC by Harvey Kurtzman, later became the publisher of MAD Magazine
Reprinted in 1977 and 1979
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1949 promotional comic educating readers about venereal disease, specifically syphilis
First published work for EC by Harvey Kurtzman, later became the publisher of MAD Magazine
Reprinted in 1977 and 1979
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1st appearance of Manhunter, Kate Spencer
Death of Copperhead
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1st appearance of Manhunter, Kate Spencer
Death of Copperhead
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Variant cover art by Zac Gorman
Emerald City Comic Con 2015 exclusive
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Variant cover art by Zac Gorman
Emerald City Comic Con 2015 exclusive
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Scarce 180-page 1980 promotional giveaway
Introduction by Superman explaining the meaning of The Olympics
Celebrity appearances: Julius Erving, Pele, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Jenner
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Scarce 180-page 1980 promotional giveaway
Introduction by Superman explaining the meaning of The Olympics
Celebrity appearances: Julius Erving, Pele, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Jenner
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Variant cover with 'Superhombre' logo
Logo first used on a 1942 Ashcan of Superman #1
Trademark renewed and printed to show proof of usage on the covers of this issue and Adventure Comics #304
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Variant cover with 'Superhombre' logo
Logo first used on a 1942 Ashcan of Superman #1
Trademark renewed and printed to show proof of usage on the covers of this issue and Adventure Comics #304
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1972 comic book created as a marketing campaign for the newly opened Telluride Ski Resort
The Tellurider superhero was inspired by Bill Mahoney, the resort's mountain manager during the time and longtime community leader thereafter
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1972 comic book created as a marketing campaign for the newly opened Telluride Ski Resort
The Tellurider superhero was inspired by Bill Mahoney, the resort's mountain manager during the time and longtime community leader thereafter
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Variant cover art by Brandon Peterson
'Tron' movie edition
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Variant cover art by Brandon Peterson
'Tron' movie edition
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16-year-old Goldie Vance becomes an apprentice detective at the resort her dad manages when the resident sleuth runs into difficulty cracking a case
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16-year-old Goldie Vance becomes an apprentice detective at the resort her dad manages when the resident sleuth runs into difficulty cracking a case
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1st team appearance of the 1969 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
1st appearance of the Green Psycho Ranger
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1st team appearance of the 1969 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
1st appearance of the Green Psycho Ranger
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Variant cover art by Marco D'Alfonso
Cover art inspired by the album 'Rapper's Delight' by The Sugar Hill Gang
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Variant cover art by Marco D'Alfonso
Cover art inspired by the album 'Rapper's Delight' by The Sugar Hill Gang
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Four-issue miniseries that conveys the history of the comic book genre through the lifespan of a central character
Considered one of Grant Morrison's most profound yet perplexing stories
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Four-issue miniseries that conveys the history of the comic book genre through the lifespan of a central character
Considered one of Grant Morrison's most profound yet perplexing stories
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Morrison's criticism of the dark and somber superhero trend in the 1990s is layered into the subtext of the story
Morrison refers to this series along with The Invisibles and The Filth as a "hypersigil" trilogy, a term coined by Morrison that refers to a work of art with its own willpower to persist in delivering its meaning
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Morrison's criticism of the dark and somber superhero trend in the 1990s is layered into the subtext of the story
Morrison refers to this series along with The Invisibles and The Filth as a "hypersigil" trilogy, a term coined by Morrison that refers to a work of art with its own willpower to persist in delivering its meaning
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The story occurs on two planes of existence, fiction and reality where the creation attempts to convince the creator not to kill himself
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The story occurs on two planes of existence, fiction and reality where the creation attempts to convince the creator not to kill himself
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In 2000, the Charles Atlas corporation filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against DC Comics for the portrayal of Flex Mentallo being a parody of the real-life Italian bodybuilder
The lawsuit was eventually dismissed but series was out-of-print for over a decade and commanded a considerable amount on the secondary market
Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery has since been published in a hardcover deluxe edition collection and a trade paperback
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In 2000, the Charles Atlas corporation filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against DC Comics for the portrayal of Flex Mentallo being a parody of the real-life Italian bodybuilder
The lawsuit was eventually dismissed but series was out-of-print for over a decade and commanded a considerable amount on the secondary market
Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery has since been published in a hardcover deluxe edition collection and a trade paperback
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Armor Wars part three
Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt
Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers
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Armor Wars part three
Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt
Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers
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Reprint of X-Men #137, the final chapter of The Dark Phoenix Saga
Includes the 5-page original ending where Jean Grey survives
13-page interview with the creators who discuss why the ending was changed
Pin-up of the original splash page to X-Men #138
Wraparound cover art by John Byrne
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Reprint of X-Men #137, the final chapter of The Dark Phoenix Saga
Includes the 5-page original ending where Jean Grey survives
13-page interview with the creators who discuss why the ending was changed
Pin-up of the original splash page to X-Men #138
Wraparound cover art by John Byrne
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2nd appearance of the Mandarin
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1st full appearance of Atlantiades, Aphrodite's son
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1st appearance and origin of Brute, a Neanderthal thawed from ice in the modern day
Former owner of Marvel Comics, Martin Goodman, wanted to get back into publishing and established Atlas Comics with characters like The Brute to replicate the success Marvel had with the Hulk
Veteran artist Mike Sekowsky did not respect the unoriginality of Atlas's creative direction and expressed his feelings on the page with the word 'SHIT' vaguely hidden in the letters/numbers 5H17 on the side of an airplane
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1st appearance and origin of Brute, a Neanderthal thawed from ice in the modern day
Former owner of Marvel Comics, Martin Goodman, wanted to get back into publishing and established Atlas Comics with characters like The Brute to replicate the success Marvel had with the Hulk
Veteran artist Mike Sekowsky did not respect the unoriginality of Atlas's creative direction and expressed his feelings on the page with the word 'SHIT' vaguely hidden in the letters/numbers 5H17 on the side of an airplane
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1st appearance of The Cougar, a stuntman turned superhero
Modeled after fictional television journalist Kolchak the Nightstalker
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1st appearance of The Cougar, a stuntman turned superhero
Modeled after fictional television journalist Kolchak the Nightstalker
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1st appearance of Dethklok in a comic book
Crossover of The Goon and Dethklok, the death metal band that stars in Adult Swim's Metalocalypse
Co-written by Goon creator Eric Powell and Metalocalypse's Brendon Small
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1st appearance of Dethklok in a comic book
Crossover of The Goon and Dethklok, the death metal band that stars in Adult Swim's Metalocalypse
Co-written by Goon creator Eric Powell and Metalocalypse's Brendon Small
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1st appearance of Devilina, sister of Satan
Modeled after Vampirella and Satana
Cover art by Alberto Pujolar later reused for Vampirella #111 (1983)
[August 2024 - A live-action film adaptation of Devilina is in development for Paramount Pictures with screenwriter Rebecca Webb (Black List)]
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1st appearance of Devilina, sister of Satan
Modeled after Vampirella and Satana
Cover art by Alberto Pujolar later reused for Vampirella #111 (1983)
[August 2024 - A live-action film adaptation of Devilina is in development for Paramount Pictures with screenwriter Rebecca Webb (Black List)]
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Early appearance of The Goon
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Variant cover art by Mico Suayan
Gold edition - title colored with gold ink
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Variant cover art by Mico Suayan
Gold edition - title colored with gold ink
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After a long journey, six astronauts return to Earth to find the planet destroyed by biological warfare and inhabited by barbarians and vampires
Inspired by The Planet of the Apes
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After a long journey, six astronauts return to Earth to find the planet destroyed by biological warfare and inhabited by barbarians and vampires
Inspired by The Planet of the Apes
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Second ongoing She-Hulk solo series
The cover dialogue is a reference to the first She-Hulk series cancellation
Five years later, the final Sensational She-Hulk issue went on-sale and on the cover, she demands that readers hand over their X-Men books to be destroyed due to the cancellation of the series
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Second ongoing She-Hulk solo series
The cover dialogue is a reference to the first She-Hulk series cancellation
Five years later, the final Sensational She-Hulk issue went on-sale and on the cover, she demands that readers hand over their X-Men books to be destroyed due to the cancellation of the series
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A Season in Hell part 2
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Copies ordered by retailers: 11,837
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1st appearance of Tiger Man aka Tigerman
1st appearance of Kromag, a Cro-Magnon man from prehistoric France
Published under the Seaboard company
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1st appearance of Tiger Man aka Tigerman
1st appearance of Kromag, a Cro-Magnon man from prehistoric France
Published under the Seaboard company
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2nd appearance of Tiger Man, Lancaster Hill
1st appearance in a standard comic, previously appeared in Thrilling Adventure Stories #1 (February 1975)
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2nd appearance of Tiger Man, Lancaster Hill
1st appearance in a standard comic, previously appeared in Thrilling Adventure Stories #1 (February 1975)
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Variant cover art by Alex Ross
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First issue published by Gemstone
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