Spawn #1-236 (Image Malibu 1992-2000) Todd McFarlane. First Printing

Albert Francis "Al" Simmons, better known as Spawn, is an antihero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics, as well as in a number of films, television series, and video game adaptations set in the Image Universe. Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (May 1992).

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Condition
Please see the assigned grade next to the issue number in the listing. I rate majority of these are VF, some a little higher and some a little lower. They're priced accordingly. Please see pictures. Scroll down to see more pictures of each issue. If you'd like more pictures get in touch. šŸ‘ I try to be conservative when assigning condition, although Iā€™m not a professional grader but a collector of 30 years, so please see the pictures and judge for yourself.

The main defects are spine ticks and light cover scuffs and bends. See a few specific notes for lower grade issues below:

1 FN/VF Includes Poster. Spine ticks and creasing top left corner
7 VF Scuffs on back cover near staples
12 FN Some marks, light bends and spine ticks
19 VF/NM Light wear to top edge of front cover
30 FN/VF A few light bends and light marks on covers
39 VF Light scuffs to the covers
50 VF Light spine ticks and edge wear. Light scuffs
51 VF A few light marks on the covers. A couple of spine ticks
55 VF/NM Light bend in spine
61 FN Scuffs on back cover
61 FN/VF Light scuffing and light edge wear to covers
64 FN Bottom staple slightly depressed
65 FN Creasing on front cover
75 FN/VF Light marks on front cover
78 VF A few light scuffs on covers
101 FN Scuff on back cover. Spine ticks
105 VF Corner crease bottom right corner of cover
107 FN/VF Small scuff on front cover
124 FN Spine ticks
124 FN/VF Light bend bottom right that continues through comic
125 FN Spine ticks
128 VG/FN 1cm split at base of spine. Spine ticks
129 FN Spine ticks and light bends
172 FN Small Scuff on back cover. Otherwise high grade
176 FN Light marks and scuffs
183 VF Some light spine ticks and stressed top edge of front cover
200 VF A couple of spine ticks, very light bends in covers, light scuff on back cover
203 FN/VF Some scuffs on the covers. Edge wear
205 Light ink transfer
212 FN/VF Spine ticks
215 FN Scuff top right front cover. Light spine ticks

Grading of comics is based on the broad categories of the CGC grading system:

FR - Fair,   FR/GD - Fair/Good,   GD - Good,   GD/VG - Good/Very Good,   VG - Very Good,   FN - Fine,   FN/VF - Fine/Very Fine,   VF - Very Fine ,  VF/NM - Very Fine/Near Mint,   NM - Near Mint

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KEYS (with notes)
1
1st appearance of Spawn
1st appearance of Sam & Twitch
1st appearance of Malebolgia
1st cameo appearance of Jason Wynn
2
1st appearance of Clown aka the Violator, a demon
2nd cameo appearance of Jason Wynn, named
3
1st appearance of Cyan Fitzgerald as a child, later becomes Black Mirror as an adult
4
1st cover appearance of the Violator
5
1st appearance of Billy Kincaid, a child predator
6
1st appearance of Overtkill
1st appearance of Tony Twist, a character named after a professional hockey player
8
1st appearance of Vindicator, the brother of Violator
Origin of Hell, the different levels explained
9
1st appearance of Angela
later acquired by Marvel as Thor's half sister
1st appearance of Medieval Spawn
1st appearance of Cogliostro
12
Death of Al Simmons, in a flashback
Origin of Spawn, where it is discovered that Chapel was his murderer
1st full appearance of Jason Wynn, previously appeared in multiple cameos
13
Origin of Chapel's disfigurement at the hands of Spawn
16
Jason Wynn becomes Anti-Spawn aka the Redeemer, in final panel
1st appearance of Major Vale
First artwork on the Spawn title by Greg Capullo
17
1st full appearance of the Redeemer
25
1st appearance of Tremor
27
1st appearance of The Curse, a cult-like leader of vagrants with cybernetic arms
29
1st appearance of Eddie, later becomes the third Redeemer
31
1st appearance of the second Redeemer, selected by Heaven
32
Includes a six-page prelude to the story arc "Spawn: Blood Feud" written by Alan Moore
33
1st cameo appearance of Freak, eyes only
34
2nd cameo appearance of Freak
37
1st full appearance and cover of Freak
38
1st appearance and origin of Cy-Gor, a cyborg primate
44
1st appearance of Tiffany, a Hellspawn hunting angel
55
1st appearance of the Commando Spawn suit, equipped with artillery to preserve Spawn's powers
61
1st cameo appearance of Jessica Priest, later becomes She-Spawn
62
Cover art by Greg Capullo featuring Angela
73
1st appearance of The Heap, inspired by the original World War II Golden Age character
77
1st cover appearance of Wings of Redemption Spawn, Al Simmons touched by both darkness and light
87
1st appearance of Mammon, a powerful deity and enemy of Spawn
88
Cover art by Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo
93
1st appearance of Urizen, a demon older than time
95
1st appearance of Ab and Zab, freelance demons with the ability to open gates in between realms
97
Cover art by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane
99
1st team appearance of the Heavenly Hosts, a trio of entities who communicate directly with God
100
Death of Angela, speared through the chest by Malebolgia
McFarlane was forced to relinquish the rights to Angela after losing a court case to Neil Gaiman. Gaiman then sold the rights to Angela to Marvel
Death of Malebolgia, killed by a rage-fueled Spawn after watching Angela die
116
Eddie Frank becomes the third Redeemer
118
A Season in Hell part 2
119
1st team appearance of a Hellspawn Army
1st cameo appearance of Gunslinger Spawn, first full appearance occurred 6 years later
Cameo appearance of an unknown She-Spawn and a few other distinctly different characters that could be developed at some point in the future
122
1st appearance of Nyx, later becomes She-Spawn
125
Wake up Dreaming part 1
139
Nyx becomes She-Spawn
140
Hellbound part 2
141
1st cover appearance of She-Spawn in the U.S.
147
Continuing his journey into the shadowy history at the heart of America, Spawn travels to the icy backwoods of Minnesota.
1st appearance of Disciple, the final and weakest of twelve heavenly warriors
1st appearance of The Man of Miracles, a powerful being responsible for creating God and Satan in the Spawn mythos
The Man of Miracles was meant to be Miracleman until a lawsuit rescinded McFarlane's ownership of the character
151
Wraparound cover art by Philip Tan
151 Variant
Variant wraparound cover art by Philip Tan featuring Spawn's enemies
154
1st cameo and cover appearance of Zera, Queen of the Seraphim
156
1st full appearance of Zera, Queen of the Seraphim
160
1st appearance of Ninja Spawn
162
'Beyond Good and Evil' Phillip Tan cover
164
Cover art by Greg Capullo
165
1st appearance and origin of Mandarin Spawn, originally a fan-favorite McFarlane Toy that crossed-over into comics
166
The Return of the Clown
174
1st appearance of 'Gunslinger' Spawn, a friend of Al Simmons' great-grandfather in the 19th century
Inspired by 'The Man in Black' from the Stephen King 'Dark Tower' series
Spawn is misspelled along the spine on all copies
175
2nd appearance of 'Gunslinger' Spawn
Conclusion of the two-issue stories
178
Cover art by Brian Haberlin
179
1st appearance of War Spawn, a man who fought alongside his son in World War I and exchanged his life and soul so that his son could live
180
Spawn battles his greatest enemy... HIMSELF!
181
Spawn battles his inner demon. Is he a force for Good or Evil?
183
1st full appearance of Morana, the miscarried daughter of Al Simmons who was raised by a demon
184
Cover art by Brian Haberlin
185
Death of Al Simmons
1st appearance of Jim Downing, becomes Spawn
187
Cover art by Whilce Portacio
193
Cover art by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane
197
Cover art featuring Spawn versus the Redeemer
200
Anniversary issue
Origin of Omega Spawn
Robert Kirkman, writer of the Walking Dead, illustrated the first five pages of this issue
201
1st full appearance of Bludd
219
1st appearance of Spawn with bat wings
220
20th anniversary milestone issue, Spawn #1 was published in May 1992
221
Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
222
Cover art inspired byThe Amazing Spider-Man #316
223
Cover homage of The Walking Dead #1
224
Cover inspired by The Dark Knight Returns #2 (1986)
225
2012 Election Edition with an alternate ending to the story where Mitt Romney wins the Presidency
Cover homage of Watchmen #1
226
Cover inspired by The Incredible Hulk #340
227
Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #300
228
Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)
229
Cover art inspired by The Incredible Hulk Special #1
230
Cover art inspired by Batman #423 (1988)
231
Cover art inspired by Spider-Man #1 (1990) by Todd McFarlane
233
Origin of Spawn's costume, the K-7 Leetha
234
Origin of Spawn's costume, the K-7 Leetha, concludes
235
Origin of Bludd, the vampire