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THE VISITOR: THE OLD GUARD #1
HOW AND WHY IMAGE COMICS
HE STAYED #1
DARK HORSE COMICS
JUSTICE LEAGUE
OF AMERICA #1
DC ENTERTAINMENT
BLACK HISTORY IN
ITS OWN WORDS HC
IMAGE COMICS
EMPOWERED
AND THE SOLDIER
OF LOVE #1
DARK HORSE COMICS
DARKNESS
VISIBLE #1
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STAR WARS:
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ELEKTRA #1
THE WILD STORM #1 NEWSPAPER MARVEL COMICS
DC ENTERTAINMENT
COMICS VOL. 1 HC
IDW PUBLISHING
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THE WILD STORM #1 • DEC160229
THE WILD STORM #1 TULA LOTAY OPEN TO ORDER VARIANT EDITION • DEC160230
THE WILD STORM #1 JIM LEE VARIANT EDITION • DEC160231
For every combined 50 copies of the standard edition cover and open to order variant you may order 1 variant edition by Jim Lee.
THE WILD STORM #1 BLACK & WHITE VARIANT EDITION • DEC160232
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DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH
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BATWOMAN: REBIRTH #1 • DEC160238
BATWOMAN: REBIRTH #1 VARIANT EDITION BY JAE LEE • DEC160239
SUPER SONS #1 • DEC160240
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and SUPER SONS #1 will be 100% returnable at a later date.
DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH TRADE PAPERBACKS
BATGIRL VOLUME 1: BEYOND BURNSIDE TP • DEC160370
CYBORG VOLUME 1: THE IMITATION OF LIFE • DEC160371
DEATHSTROKE VOLUME 1: THE PROFESSIONAL • DEC160372
HARLEY QUINN VOLUME 1: DIE LAUGHING • DEC160373
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OPEN TO ORDER VARIANTS
ACTION COMICS #973-974 VARIANT EDITION BY GARY FRANK • DEC160243/DEC160245
ALL-STAR BATMAN #7 VARIANT EDITION BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA • DEC160247
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BATMAN #16-17 VARIANT EDITION BY TIM SALE • DEC160260/DEC160262
BLUE BEETLE #6 VARIANT EDITION BY CULLY HAMNER • DEC160264
CYBORG #9 VARIANT EDITION BY CARLOS D’ANDA • DEC160266
DEATHSTROKE #12-13 VARIANT EDITION BY SHANE DAVIS • DEC160268/DEC160270
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THE FLASH #16-17 VARIANT EDITION BY DAVE JOHNSON • DEC160276/DEC160278
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GREEN LANTERNS #16-17 VARIANT EDITION BY EMANUELA LUPACCHINO • DEC160284/DEC160286
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THE HELLBLAZER #7 VARIANT EDITION BY YASMINE PUTRI • DEC160296
JUSTICE LEAGUE #14-15 VARIANT EDITION BY YANICK PAQUETTE • DEC160298/DEC160300
NEW SUPER-MAN #8 VARIANT EDITION BY BERNARD CHANG • DEC160302
NIGHTWING #14-15 VARIANT EDITION BY IVAN REIS AND OCLAIR ALBERT • DEC160304/DEC160306
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #7 VARIANT EDITION BY MATTEO SCALERA • DEC160308
SUICIDE SQUAD #11-12 VARIANT EDITION BY LEE BERMEJO • DEC160310/DEC160312
SUPERGIRL #6 VARIANT EDITION BY BENGAL • DEC160314
SUPERMAN #16-17 VARIANT EDITION BY ANDREW ROBINSON • DEC160316/DEC160318
SUPERWOMAN #7 VARIANT EDITION BY RENATO GUEDES • DEC160320
TEEN TITANS #5 VARIANT EDITION BY CHRIS BURNHAM • DEC160322
TITANS #8 VARIANT EDITION BY NICK BRADSHAW • DEC160324
TRINITY #6 VARIANT EDITION BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ • DEC160326
WONDER WOMAN #16-17 VARIANT EDITION BY JENNY FRISON • DEC160328/DEC160330
THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE #2 VARIANT EDITION BY KENNETH ROCAFORT • DEC160340
THE FLINTSTONES #8 VARIANT EDITION BY HOWARD CHAYKIN • DEC160358
FUTURE QUEST #10 VARIANT EDITION BY DUSTIN NGUYEN • DEC160360
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #10 VARIANT EDITION BY YANICK PAQUETTE • DEC160362
DC’S YOUNG ANIMAL
CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #5 VARIANT EDITION BY MITCH JERADS • DEC160332
DOOM PATROL #6 VARIANT EDITION BY SAMPLERMAN • DEC160334
MOTHER PANIC #4 VARIANT EDITION BY SHAWN CRYSTAL • DEC160336
SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL #5 VARIANT EDITION BY JENNY FRISON • DEC160338
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FEATURED ITEMS
COMIC BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Infinite Seven #1 l ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
Riverdale #1 l ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
All New Fathom #1 l ASPEN MLT INC
Providence Act I HC Final Printing l AVATAR PRESS INC 1
Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #1 l BOOM! STUDIOS
Jim Henson’s Power of the Dark Crystal #1 l BOOM! STUDIOS
Steven Universe #1 l BOOM! STUDIOS
Hellina: Scythe #1 l BOUNDLESS COMICS
John Carter: The End #1 l D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Vampirella #0 l D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
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Walt Kelly’s Peter Wheat: The Complete Series Volume 1 l HERMES PRESS
Invader Zim #1 1 Dollar Edition l ONI PRESS INC.
Kaijumax #1 1 Dollar Edition l ONI PRESS INC.
Letter 44 #1 1 Dollar Edition l ONI PRESS INC.
The Life After #1 1 Dollar Edition l ONI PRESS INC.
Kulipari: Heritage TP l RED 5 COMICS
Tank Girl: World War Tank Girl #1 l TITAN COMICS
The Forever War #1 l TITAN COMICS
Revolutionary Girl Utena Deluxe HC Box Set l VIZ MEDIA LLC
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Superman Science: The Real World Science Behind Superman’s Powers l COMICS YOUNG
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World HC l COMICS YOUNG READERS
Grim Death & Bill the Electrocuted Criminal HC l CRIME/ MYSTERY
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet HC l DOCTOR WHO / TORCHWOOD
Neil Gaiman: Norse Mythology HC l NEIL GAIMAN
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Pat Savage: The New Adventures Volume 1: Six Scarlet Scorpions SC l PULP HEROES
MAGAZINES
Doctor Who Magazine #509 l DOCTOR WHO
Scooby Doo Magazine #38 l TELEVISION SERIES
Ultimate Spider-Man Magazine #14 l SUPER-HEROES
TRADING CARDS
The Legend of Zelda Trading Cards l ENTERPLAY LLC
Topps 2016 Star Wars Masterwork Trading Cards l TOPPS COMPANY
Topps 2017 Opening Day Baseball Trading Cards l SPORTS CARDS 3
APPAREL
Wonder Woman Retro T-Shirt l GRAPHITTI DESIGNS
Wonder Woman Retro Women’s T-Shirt l GRAPHITTI DESIGNS
TOYS
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Marvel Gallery: Gwenpool PVC Figure l DIAMOND SELECT TOYS & COLLECTIBLES
Star Trek Starships Special #9: Mega USS Enterprise NCC-1701 l EAGLEMOSS
Dc Superhero Best Of Special #1: Mega Harley Quinn l EAGLEMOSS
One-12 Collective: DC Heroes: Arsenal Action Figure l DC HEROES
One-12 Collective: DC Heroes: Black Adam Action Figure l DC HEROES
One-12 Collective: DC Heroes: Superman Red Son Action Figure l DC HEROES
Star Wars Black Series 6-Inch Action Figure l STAR WARS
Star Wars: Rogue One Big Figs 20-Inch Action Figures l STAR WARS
IMPORT TOYS
Gigantic Godzilla 2001 Blue Dorsal Fin Figure l GODZILLA 4
Marvel: Squirrel Girl Bishoujo Statue l KOTOBUKIYA
Saiyuki Reload Blast: Genjyo Sanzo Artfx J Statue l KOTOBUKIYA
Komoda’s Cthulhu Prepainted Polystone Statue l CTHULHU
Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn “Dress” MAF EX Figure l DC COMICS
Suicide Squad: The Joker “Suits” MAF EX Figure l DC COMICS
Marvel Universe Variant Play Arts Kai: Deadpool Action Figure l MARVEL HEROES
Soul of Chogokin GX-72: MMPR Megazord Action Figure l SOUL OF CHOGOKIN
4 Movie Realization Star Wars: Yumi Ashigaru Stormtrooper Action Figure l STAR WARS
COLLECTIBLES & NOVELTIES
Dragonball Z: Dragon Balls String Lights l DRAGONBALL Z
Army of Darkness: Necronomicon Journal l HORROR
Marvel Heroes: Deadpool by Skottie Young Vinyl Decal l MARVEL HEROES
GAMES
5 The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary Board Game l CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Ironfang Invasion Part 1 of 6 l PAIZO PUBLISHING 5
Evil Dead 2 Board Game l SPACE GOAT PUBLISHING
Pathfinder Battles: Crown of Fangs l WIZKIDS/NECA
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SAVE THE DATE!
Retailer Promotional Items - see next page!
Coming Next Month in PREVIEWS :

n Listings for all FCBD 2017 Comic Books
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Once again, Diamond, comic shop retailers, publishers, manufacturers and the entire industry are teaming up
for the sixteenth annual Free Comic Book Day - the industry’s biggest promotional event!
Just how big is FCBD?
Over 2,300 participating retailers distribute more than 6 million comics
per year during FCBD! That’s earned FCBD extensive media coverage from a
broad range of media outlets, including:
u USA Today u Headline News
u The New York Times u Washington Post
u National Public Radio u Chicago Tribune
u AP u ABCNews.com
u Newsweek u Reddit.com
u CNN u Today
u Yahoo! u TheHollywoodReporter.com
u Men’s Health u Variety.com
u Maxim u Over 66,000 tweets about FCBD
u Wired Magazine u Over 554,206 weekly visitors
u TV Guide leading up to the event
u NBC ... and many, many more!
Just last year, over $4 million in
free publicity was generated for
FCBD Comic Shop Retailers!
What do I get as a Participating Retailer?
You become part of the only industry wide effort to promote and What can FCBD do for my business?
grow the comics market...including your own customer base.
Among retailers participating in Free Comic Book Day 2016:
Plus you’ll receive: u Over 93% rated their event as extremely positive
u Inclusion of your store on the www.FreeComicBookDay.com Over 27% had more than 500 customers!
Store Locator which will be linked to/promoted by dozens More than 22% had 1000 customers!
of websites and email campaigns. u 75% said FCBD brings new customers to their store!
u Free FCBD promotional poster, window decal and two free shelf talkers.
u 58% said FCBD is their best sales day of the year!
Plus, additional retailer promotional items are available at a low cost to you!
u Comics designed to allow placement of your store stamp. How do I become a
u Opportunities to purchase a wide variety of FCBD apparel and Participating Retailer?
merchandise (available in January’s PREVIEWS).
It’s easier than ever! Simply order 25 of each Gold
u A fill-in-the-blank press release to send to local media to
book next month. You may order additional quantities of
gain coverage and exposure for your store. these Gold Sponsor titles, as well as the Silver Sponsor titles that will
u Downloadable shelf talkers, cover graphics, and sneak peek be available. That’s less than $70 to be part of the industry’s top
previews for your customers! annual event!
u Social media tools and graphics!
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS AND INFORMATION,
u The opportunity to invite the whole community to your store!
INCLUDING A LIST OF ALL PARTICIPATING
PUBLISHERS AND THEIR FCBD TITLES,
SEE THE JANUARY ISSUE OF PREVIEWS .
FOR MORE NEWS, INFO AND UPDATES VISIT WWW.FREECOMICBOOKDAY.COM
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Diamond has a “Save the Date” promo poster that’s perfect your store! Measuring 22” x 28” in size, the De
for advertising the event in your store! Measuring 22” x 28” poster is double-sided for in-store/out-of-store
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window cling that promotes your store as a
“Participating Retailer” in Free Comic Book
Day 2017! Stick it on the window, stick it
on the counter, stick it where it matters most!
Features the FCBD 2017 logo and design.
FREE to retailers who plan on participating in
FCBD 17.
Cling ............................FREE/$1.50 (EXTRAS)
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