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Collector's Guide

The 5 Major Thor Artists Who Defined the Character (CGC Collector Guide)

Kirby, Simonson, Buscema, Coipel, Dauterman: discover the key issues to own for each artistic era and their impact on the CGC collectibles market.

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The Artists Who Defined Thanos: From Jim Starlin to Donny Cates

Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim, Donny Cates: who shaped the Mad Titan? A history of the authors and key issues every collector should know.

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The Major Artists and Writers of Spawn

From McFarlane to Capullo, via Moore, Gaiman and Miller: the major writers and artists of Spawn, with real eBay values for the key issues.

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The Major Artists of Sandman: Gaiman, McKean, and the Creators Who Shaped the Series

From Neil Gaiman to Dave McKean, Sam Kieth and Jill Thompson: the creators who shaped Sandman, with the real eBay values of the key issues.

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The Major Creators of Saga: Vaughan, Staples, Fonografiks

Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples and letterer Fonografiks (Steven Finch): the rare stable trio behind Saga, its 12 Eisners, and why Saga #1 is scarce.

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The Artists Who Defined the Punisher

From Conway and Andru to Mike Zeck, Klaus Janson, Jim Lee and Garth Ennis: the creators who defined the Punisher, plus the real market value of their key issues.

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Moon Knight: the artists and writers who defined the character

From Doug Moench & Don Perlin to Bill Sienkiewicz, Warren Ellis, and Jeff Lemire: the defining runs that built the Moon Knight legend since 1975.

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The Artists Who Defined the Joker

From Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson to Alan Moore and Scott Snyder: the writers and artists who shaped the Joker across 80 years of comics history.

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Iron Man's Major Artists: The Visual Eras Every Collector Should Know

From Don Heck to Adi Granov, discover the artists who shaped Iron Man's visual identity — and how their eras affect collectible value and market prices.

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Major Hulk Artists: Kirby, Trimpe, McFarlane, Keown and the Key Issues to Collect

Discover the 5 artists who defined the Hulk visually — from Kirby's #1 to McFarlane's iconic #340 — and which issues to collect for each era.

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The artists who created and defined Harley Quinn

Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Amanda Conner, Alex Ross: meet the creators who invented and shaped Harley Quinn since 1992, and the key comics worth collecting.

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The Artists Who Defined Green Lantern: From Martin Nodell to Geoff Johns

From Martin Nodell in 1940 to Geoff Johns in 2004, discover the writers and artists who defined Green Lantern: verified facts, key issues, and real market data.

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