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Distributed with the 1993 trade paperback collection of issues #1 - #4

Canadian ⋅ EC ⋅ 1953

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Canadian edition, indicated by the letters CDL below the No.1 - U.S. edition displays months 'Oct-Nov'

Back cover advertisement for a screwdriver set - U.S. edition advertisement for an auto repair manual

Archie ⋅ 2009

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Final issue

Viz ⋅ 2001

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Comic book adaptation of the Japaneses role-playing game influenced by dark fantasy and heavy metal

Copies ordered by retailers: 4,709

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1st appearance of Superbat, the combination of Batman and Superman merging their wills via the power of the Green Lantern ring

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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1st cover appearance of Jon Snow

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80-page anthology of true Black History stories, narrated by characters from the Milestone Universe

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Copies ordered by retailers: 4,052

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Four-issue comic book series featuring a closer look at the Cenobites and other Hellraiser mythology

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Four-issue comic book series featuring a closer look at the Cenobites and other Hellraiser mythology

Wraparound cover art by John Rheaume

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#3 in a four-issue comic book series featuring a closer look at the Puzzlebox of Hellraiser mythology

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Final issue of a comic book series featuring a closer look at the Cenobites and other Hellraiser mythology

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,352

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Variant cover art by Tyler Walpole

Prestige format edition

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Custom comic book created by Marvel for the New York Mets baseball team with a Bobblehead giveaway, sponsored by Delta Airlines

Distributed at Citi Field in 2021 on August 12th to the first 15,000 attendees and August 13th to the first 25,000 attendees

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Variant cover art by Emiliano Santalucia, limited to 3,500 copies

Store exclusive

Gold ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Variant cover art by Emiliano Santalucia, limited to 1,500 copies

Gold foil, store exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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First ongoing solo series featuring Wonder Man in Hollywood

1st appearance of Neal Saroyan, Wonder Man’s agent

[February 2025 - Ed Harris will portray Neal Saroyan in the Wonder Man series]

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First reprint of Avengers #9, first appearance of Wonder Man, in a standard U.S. comic

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Debut artwork on the Avengers by John Buscema

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Second printing featuring Wonder Man

Malibu ⋅ 1991

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Preview of Lady Death

Preview of Evil Ernie

Published two months prior to the first appearance of Evil Ernie #1 (1991)

Includes multiple pages of art from Evil Ernie #2

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1st appearance of Valkyrie 2099

Dark Horse ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Ros Lai, a Nightsister

Glow ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Reprint of Batman Adventures #12

Glow-in-the-dark cover

2022 MegaCon exclusive

Web Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Martin Simmonds, limited to 500 copies

James Tynion's Tiny Onion website exclusive

Newsstand ⋅ Archie ⋅ 2007

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Newsstand edition, does not say Direct Edition in the UPC box

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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,454

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Copies ordered by retailers: 12,637

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Wraparound cover art by Kevin Eastman

Starblaze Graphics ⋅ 1985

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First published cover art in comics by Tim Sale, previously provided inks on the Myth Adventures series

Adaptation of stories from the Thieves' World anthology

Oversized format - measures 8 in. x 11.5 in.

Aftershock ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Kelsey Shannon

1:250 ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Marcio Fiorito

Burnt wood cover

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Milestone issue

Cover art featuring Spot

Dark Horse ⋅ 1995

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First ongoing Dark Horse Godzilla series

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English translation of the 1970 - 1971 Shonen Magazine serialized retelling of Spider-Man for a Japanese audience

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Tyler Kirkham

Negative space cover art inspired by the 1983 film 'Scarface'

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First comic book series based on the Duke Nukem video game

[June 2022 - the creators of Cobra Kai have signed on to a Duke Nukem movie]

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Concept art by 2k Games

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Chrome edition

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Second printing

3rd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Third printing

4th Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Fourth printing

5th Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Fifth printing

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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$0.30 price variant

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Tim Lattie

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Reprinted stories from The Real Ghostbusters U.K. Magazine

Polybagged with 3-D glasses for the story 'The Rise and Fall of Ghostbusting'

⚠ Misconception: cited by some resources as published in 1986 but this information pertains to the September 1986 copyright of the animated TV series for licensing purposes - NOW Comics did not obtain the rights to publish Ghostbusters until 1988

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010

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Second printing, red title text

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Aliens vs. Predator story

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,849

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