There are so many notable specials and one-shots this New Comic Book Wednesday, including Superman's debut, the kickoff of DC's Bad Seeds crossover event, and a DC Next Level focus on Deadshot. Plus M.A.S.K.S origins explored and fan-favourite ROM hits the pages this week.

And finally, before the hit movies, the animated series, and the toy aisles filled with action figures, there was a gritty black-and-white indie comic that changed the industry forever: The TMNT's story retold...

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The New #1s and One-Shots

Action Comics #1 Facsimile Edition

A facsimile reprint reproducing the historic 1938 debut issue by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster that introduced Superman to the world.

Batman: Bad Seeds - Sunset #1 (One-Shot)

Written by Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Cliff Rathburn, this issue serves as the official opening chapter to DC's *Batman: Bad Seeds* crossover event. As Poison Ivy makes a last-ditch play for power as Gotham's mayor, the city loses power and erupts into a primeval nightmare of carnivorous plant life while Commissioner Vandal Savage unleashes a para-militarised police force and targets Ivy with a lethal chemical weapon.

Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy #1

Reuniting the creative team of writer Ram V and artist Mike Perkins, this six-issue limited series launches under the DC Vertigo imprint. Twenty-three-year-old Darren Burroughs out of Audubon, PA, is a gifted rookie sent under the guise of a diplomatic aide to train with Division Nine--an obscure, outdated, and easily dismissed arm of British intelligence that specialises in dealing with paranormal incidents. In the right sort of spy circles, they're known by a different, more feared name...Black Tower. It's 2026, and in the age of cyber warfare and drone strikes, someone is plotting to steal the head of a giant-king to break a centuries-old ward that has kept invading forces out of Britain. Magic and espionage collide as the Black Tower's band of misfits, led by the enigmatic Alistair Romeo, delves into a maelstrom of spells and silencers, working against time and in the shadows to fight the esoteric battles bubbling under the surface of our visible wars.

Denver #1

In a near-future world drowned by rising oceans, Denver survives as one of the last tightly controlled safe zones on the planet where every resource is rationed and every citizen is monitored. Max Flynn, a veteran border officer struggling to protect his family under these unforgiving rules, is shattered when his wife is suddenly kidnapped. A mysterious enemy forces him to betray Denver from within or lose her forever. As Max assembles a trusted crew and descends into the city’s underbelly, his desperate hunt threatens to expose the cracks in Denver’s rigid order and ignite a reckoning that could end the last safe city on Earth.

Created by: Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Pier Brito, Amanda Conner

Hammerfist #1

Meet MIKE DENTON: a dirtbag, hitman, junkie, and absentee father who’s spent his life chasing the easy fix—drugs, cheap sex, and murder for money—while failing the one person who still believes he can be better: his daughter. Now, on the eve of BLACK NOON—an ancient darkness that erases the light in all things—Mike has to drag himself out of the gutter, awaken a supernatural weapon powered only by love, and fight his way through the living embodiment of evil to save her. 

Hellraiser Facsimile Edition #1

A facsimile reprint reproducing the original debut issue of Clive Barker's seminal horror comic series. Pinhead sets his sights on a new goal…to become human again. Sending Pinhead on a journey unlike any other in the Hellraiser mythos, this issue represents the start of a bold new era for Hellraiser!

MASK Origins #1 (One-Shot)

Written by Dan Watters with art by Pye Parr, this Energon Universe special delves into the origin of Matt Trakker and the formation of M.A.S.K. THE ARMS RACE BETWEEN M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. STARTS HERE! The biggest names in comics deliver the action-packed origin of M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. with this special double-sized issue collecting Matt Trakker and Miles Mayhem’s earliest appearances from the pages of Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Energon Universe Special 2025! This one-shot features all-new covers and is a perfect companion to the hit M.A.S.K. series!

Next Level One-Shot #1 (One-Shot)

Written by Gerry Duggan with art by Fernando Blanco, this DC Comics special one-shot puts the spotlight on Deadshot as he undertakes a high-stakes mission. The deadliest assassin in DCU history goes to the Next Level in Next Level: One Shot--and uncovers a conspiracy that will change everything. 

ROM Special #1 (One-Shot)

THE ENERGON UNIVERSE DEBUT THAT BROKE THE INTERNET! The superstar dream team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici reunites for the First Appearance of the character that fans have demanded since the launch of the Energon Universe – enter ROM! This full-length debut reprint, featuring all new covers, leads directly into the can’t-miss upcoming issues of Void Rivals!

Street Fighter Masters: Ken #1 (One-Shot)

A spotlight one-shot from Udon Entertainment highlighting the fiery martial artist Ken Masters. Masters is a man on a mission… one of redemption. Now, Ken has tracked down the man who destroyed his life, the Shadaloo agent known as JP. But JP is on a mission of his own to harness an ancient and DARK power! It’s Shoryukens vs. Shadaloo in the jungles of Central America!

Stuff of Nightmares: The Cat in the Coffin #1

R.L. Stine's horror anthology series returns with a tale centred on a mysterious coffin and feline terror, featuring art and covers by Francesco Francavilla. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mirage Facsimile #1

A special facsimile reprint reproducing the original 1984 underground debut of the Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Experience the revolution from the very beginning!Witness the brutal origin of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Trained by their master, Splinter, the four brothers emerge from the shadows to settle a blood feud with the deadly Foot Clan and their leader, the Shredder. Before the hit movies, the animated series, and the toy aisles filled with action figures, there was a gritty black-and-white indie comic that changed the industry forever. Now, we’re inviting you to return to the sewers of New York City in this faithful facsimile edition of the legendary first issue by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

Tomb of Apocalypse #1

Writer Ashley Allen and artist Domenico Carbone launch a five-issue Marvel X-Men miniseries exploring dark threats in the fallout of the mutant landscape.From his exile in space, the shadow of the mutant called APOCALYPSE looms over all life on the pale blue dot from whence he hailed. Once dedicated to ensuring the strongest and fittest mutants would inherit the Earth, now Apocalypse's attentions have turned to a new deadly undertaking - for which he will need the unique abilities of...JUBILEE and WOLVERINE!

What If...? X-Men #1

Part of Marvel's 50th-anniversary *What If?* celebration, this issue explores a grim timeline where Cassandra Nova killed Charles Xavier in the womb, resulting in a dark future where telepaths are ruthlessly hunted and exploited.

Witchblade / Vampirella #1 (One-Shot)

Top Cow and Dynamite team up for a special crossover one-shot where Sara Pezzini comes into conflict with Vampirella after being bitten by a creature of the night.