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Reprint of Batman #1 (1940), the first appearance of Joker and the Cat aka Selina Kyle

Chromium ⋅ DC ⋅ 2001

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Reprint of Batman #1 (1940), the first appearance of Joker and the Cat aka Selina Kyle

Chromium cover

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1st appearance of Faira Sar Namora, an Atlantean who also goes by the name Water Snake

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Final issue of the first chapter and end of the first semester

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First meeting and battle of Namor and Hercules

1st team appearance of the Sirens, agents of Zeus

5th Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2011

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FIfth printing

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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1st appearance of Zaniac, an entity that possessed human vessels with the intent to murder

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52-page oversized issue

Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Patrick Gleason featuring Queen Goblin, limited to 900 copies

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Wonder Man joins the Avengers, symbolically, when Captain America lends him his shield

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 2000

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Cover art by Charles Burns

Story about a plague that causes physical mutations

1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Ryan Browne

Cover art inspired by Curse Words #1

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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'Glitter Cat' variant

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Trish Forstner, limited to 500 copies

Cover art inspired by the packaging of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. 3 video game

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Promotional item created for retailer giveaways

Multiple printings exist but 1946 seems to be the earliest which should be stamped along a bottom page in the interior

First issue of the long-running 'March of Comics' title which published stories based on classic characters from folklore, TV, Disney, Looney Tunes and others

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Dan Panosian

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Second printing, no title text

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Four-issue series with new stories featuring Captain Jack Sparrow

Captain Jack Sparrow appeared in Disney Adventures digest magazines

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Scarce, late-in-the-run issue that ends with no. 35

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Second-to-final issue

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Scarce, final issue

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Limited to 500 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive

Wizard World ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Variant cover art by Stuart Immonen

2009 Wizard World Chicago exclusive

DC ⋅ 2019

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1st team appearance of RWBY in standard comic book format

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Crossover of Justice League and RWBY in the anime style of RWBY

[July 2022 - an animated crossover between JLA and RWBY is in the works for 2023 / December 2022 - voice actors have been cast with a projected release date of Spring 2023]

JC Penney ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Reprint of X-Men #62, distributed by JC Penney department stores

Identified by the Stridex advertisement on back cover

Predominantly black back cover results in a low population of high grade copies on the census

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st full appearance of Soldier Supreme, Sebastian Szardos,

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

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1st appearance of Michael Lane as the second Azrael

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1st full appearance of Michael Lane as Bat-Devil, later becomes the second Azrael

Michael Lane previously makes an unnamed cameo in a vision in Batman #665 and an alternate reality in Batman #666

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Archie ⋅ 1946

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Format change from Black Hood Comics #19 to Laugh Comics featuring Archie stories

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Copies ordered by retailers: 33,374

Marvel ⋅ 1970

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Battle of Thor vs Doctor Doom

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1st appearance of Logos, the combination of Chaos and Order fused via the In-Betweener

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Storm is stripped of her powers and doesn't regain them until nearly four years later in Uncanny X-Men #226

Preview ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Ten-page sketchbook

Five-page preview of ClanDestine #1

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1st cameo appearance of Night-Flash

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Issue based on the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Season 2 Disney XD episode

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,761

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by John Gallagher, limited to 300 copies

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Third printing, wraparound cover

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Herb Trimpe, limited to 1,999 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

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Reprint Avengers #8, the first appearance of Kang

Funnies Inc. ⋅ 1953

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Final issue of Blue Bolt, retitled Ghostly Weird Stories continuing with issue #120

Hardcover ⋅ Marlowe & Compnay ⋅ 2008

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Hardcover edition sold exclusively on the Telltale Games website

Limited to 2,500 signed and numbered copies by Steve Purcell

Softcover ⋅ Marlowe & Compnay ⋅ 1995

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154-page softcover collection of stories featuring Steve Purcell's Sam & Max

Stories include:

Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple - the first Sam & Max story

Bad Day on the Moon

On the Road

Original retail price: $12.95

Values reflect first printing - indicated in interior copyright information

Softcover ⋅ Marlowe & Compnay ⋅ 2008

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188-page softcover collection of stories featuring Steve Purcell's Sam & Max

Stories include:

Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple - the first Sam & Max story

Bad Day on the Moon and On the Road

Additional art and strips published after the first collection

Original retail price: $19.99

2nd Print ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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Second printing

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Store exclusive

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Action figure cover from McFarlane Toys

Gold foil title text

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