Cover of The Complete Corto Maltese Vol. 1: The Ballad of The Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt

Page 1 of Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Prat depicting a ship spotting a shipwrecked boat

In 1967, a pirate tale debuted for Italian readers, and by 1976, the influential comic was recognized at the first Angoulême Comics Festival. This Fall, Fantagraphics will release a series of high quality hardcover reprints.

Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt

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Cover of Superman #100 by Dan Jurgens showing a shattered pair of eyeglasses on a white surface, a reflection of Superman's emblem can be seen in the reflections

The first page of Superman #100 showing Clark Kent holding up a dummy with a knife stabbed into its chest, the dummy wears glasses and a Superman costume, as Clark thinks "somebody knows"

It's 1995, and Clark Kent must die. A childhood friend betrays Clark, putting the world's most famous secret identity and his loved ones in jeopardy.

Superman #100 by Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding and Joe Rubinstein with Glenn Whitmore and John Costanza

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Cover of Oh Joy Sex Toy Vol. 1 by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan

Page 1 of Oh Joy Sex Toy showing Erika introducing herself and her husband Matthew to the reader among a collage of many sex toys

It's 2013, and a new webcomic takes a funny yet unflinching look at sex education, including reviews of sex toys. Obviously NSFW and only for 18+, the comic has won much acclaim and continues to this day.

Oh Joy Sex Toy Vol. 1 by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan with Allyson Haller

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Cover of Mad #1 by Harvey Kurtzman

Page 1 of "Hoohah," the first story of Mad #1 showing a haunted house and an approaching car driving through a rainstorm

It's 1952, and a new spin on humor and satire starts a legacy that has influenced countless artists, writers and comedians. And it's still going!

Check out the first page behind this iconic cover

Mad #1 "Hoohah!" by Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis with Marie Severin and Ben Oda

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Cover of The Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1: 1934-1936 by Milton Caniff

The first Sunday comic strip of Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff, originally published in newspapers on December 9, 1934. Journalist Pat Ryan and his young friend Terry Lee are in China to board a steamer ship traveling up a river.

It's 1934 and a new comic strip debuts. It will inspire generations of artists. In 1946, it won its creator the first Cartoonist of the Year Award. In 2008, it won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection. Here's the first Sunday strip.

Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff

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It's 2019 and a new Green Lantern maxi-series begins to turn heads with a science fiction murder mystery

Far Sector #1 by NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell with Deron Bennett

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Cover of Incredible Hulk #340 by Todd McFarlane showing Wolverine holding up his claws with the Hulk visible in their reflection

The first page of Incredible Hulk #340 shows a woman holding up a snow globe as elsewhere a car drives through a snowstorm

It's 1987 and it's time for a rematch between two of Marvel's hottest characters drawn by a rising superstar

Incredible Hulk #340 by Peter David and Todd McFarlane with Petra Scotese and Rick Parker

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Cover of Bleach Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo with Sean Lee

Page 1 of Chapter 1 of Bleach Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo showing a young woman approaching Karakura Town and sensing "enormous spirit energy" nearby

It's 2004, and one of the world's best-selling manga makes its English-language debut.

Bleach Vol. 1: Death and the Soul Reapers by Tite Kubo, translated and adapted for English by Lance Caselman, Joe Yamazaki and Andy Ristaino

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Cover of Black Widow #1 by Daniel Acuña

Page 1 from Black Widow #1 showing a large man burying a body

It's 2010 and Black Widow gets her own solo series in time for her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Iron Man 2.

Black Widow #1 by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuña with Blambot's Nate Piekos

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Cover of Justice League of America #138 by Neal Adams showing a giant Adam Strange showing a ray gun at the Justice League

THe first page of Justice League of America #138 showing the members of the Justice League trying to stop Adam Strange from being teleported away through time

It's 1977 and Adam Strange makes his return to the Justice League sporting a fantastic cover by Neal Adams

Justice League of America #138 by Cary Bates and Dick Dillin with Frank McLaughlin and Ben Oda; cover by Neal Adams

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Cover of Green Lantern #49 by Darryl Banks and Romeo Tanghal with Anthony Tollin and Todd Klein

It's 1994 and Hal Jordan will do anything to bring Coast City back, even if he has to take the entire Green Lantern Corps down to do it.

Green Lantern #49 by Ron Marz and Fred Haynes with Romeo Tanghal, Justine Mara Andersen, Steve Mattsson and Albert DeGuzman

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Cover of Fantastic Four #587 by Alan Davis, Mark Farmer and Javier Rodriguez

Page 1 of Fantastic Four #587 depicting members of the Fantastic Four spread out across different locations: Sue Storm with Namor the Sub-Mariner in the Gulf of Thailand, Mr. Fantastic with Galactus on Nu-World, and the Human Torch in the Baxter Building protecting children from an invasion from the Negative Zone

It's 2011 and one of the Fantastic Four will fall! The hype resulted in the second best selling issue of the year for Marvel.

Fantastic Four #587 by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting with Rick Magyar, Mike Perkins, Paul Mounts and VC's Russ Wooton

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Cover of The Fade Out #1 by Sean Phillips

Page 1 of The Fade Out #1 showing a man wake up in a bathtub and think back to the recent past of fear in Los Angeles following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

It's 2014, and Brubaker and Phillips reunite for a new noir crime comic set in 1940's Hollywood. Film screenwriter Charlie Parish wakes up from a blackout to find his movie's starlet murdered.

The Fade Out #1 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips with Elizabeth Breitweiser

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Cover of Nowhere Men #1 by Nate Bellegarde with Jordie Bellaire and Fonografiks

The first page of Nowhere Men #1 showing four men preparing to begin a press conference announcing their creation of a new company to change the world

It's 2012 and a new science fiction comic explores four scientists teaming up to change the world... until it all goes wrong.

Nowhere Men #1 by Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde with Jordie Bellaire and Fonografiks

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Cover of Web of Spider-Man #32 by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod showing Spider-Man pulling himself up out of a grave as rain pours down

The first page of Web of Spider-Man #32 showing Peter Parker very small on the page curled up in a fetal position surrounded by empty white space

It's 1987 and Marvel's 3 Spider-Man titles are telling one unified story for the first time. The intense 6-part Resurrection (later called Kraven's Last Hunt) buries Spider-Man alive.

Web of Spider-Man #32 by JM DeMatteis & Mike Zeck with Bob McLeod, JayJay Jackson and Rick Parker

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Cover of Superman: Secret Identity #1 by Stuart Immonen

The first page of Superman: Secret Identity #1 showing a reproduction of a panel from an old Superman comic book from the 1940s

It's 2004 and a new prestige format mini-series debuts starring Clark Kent. But not THAT Clark Kent.

Superman: Secret Identity #1 by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen with Todd Klein

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Cover of Venom: Lethal Protector #1 by Mark Bagley and Sam de la Rosa

Page 1 of Venom: Lethal Protector #1 showing Venom stopping a mugging in San Francisco

It's 1993 and Venom's journey into one of Marvel's biggest anti-heroes lands him his first solo comic.

Venom: Lethal Protector #1 by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley with Sam de la Rosa, Al Milgrom, Marie Javins and Richard Starkings

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Cover of Justice League #1 by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair featuring the Justice League heading into action

Page 1 of Justice League #1 showing Gotham City Police helicopters following Batman chasing an unidentified individual across rooftops

It's 2011 and DC just hit the Cosmic Reset Button, shocking comics fandom. What followed was the New 52. Here's the first page of the new line's marquee title.

Justice League #1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee with Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair and Pat Brosseau

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Cover of Four Color #223 starring Walt Disney's Donald Duck

Page 1 of Four Color #223 and the cover story "Lost in the Andes" starring Donald Duck

It's 1949 and Dell Comics releases what is considered one of the best Donald Duck stories. At the time, the cartoonist was still uncredited and unknown by fans, but his skill was unmistakable from page 1 of the issue's lead story, "Lost in the Andes".

Four Color #223 by Carl Barks

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Stranger Things #1 cover A by Aleksi Briclot

First page of Stranger Things #1 showing a young Will Byers being chased by a monster

In 2018, the hit Netflix show had its first comic book tie-in, which was among the best-selling non-Big Two issues of the year.

Stranger Things #1 by Jody Houser & Stefano Martino with Keith Champagne, Lauren Affe & Nat Piekos of Blambot and featuring a main cover by Aleksi Briclot

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Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #33 by Steve Ditko

The first page of Amazing Spider-Man #33, titled "The Final Chapter!"

Everyone has seen the classic panels of Spider-Man lifting himself up from under impossible odds. Here's the first page from that seminal issue released in 1965.

Amazing Spider-Man #33 by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee with Artie Simek

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These were my late-night musings that got us started ✍️😴. Not quite cover material yet, haha 😅. But @luminous_lab brought this leafy sea monster to life! 🐙🌱