{"product_id":"dark-horse-presents-34-dark-horse-1989","title":"Dark Horse Presents Vol. 1 #34, Chris Warner Cover, CGC 9.6 (07), Dark Horse '89","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDark Horse Presents Vol. 1 #34, Chris Warner Cover, CGC 9.6 (07), Dark Horse '89\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"collector-hook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1st appearance of Aliens vs. Predator in comics. Chris Warner cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eDark Horse Presents #34, published by Dark Horse Comics in November 1989, is the issue that introduced Aliens vs. Predator to comics. The short story running through this issue and the two that follow it, DHP #35 and #36, brought these two franchises together for the first time in any medium, predating the films by years and establishing the canonical template that every subsequent AVP story, game, and movie would draw from. For collectors of Dark Horse's foundational science-fiction work, this is the origin point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe Aliens vs. Predator story in this issue functions as a prologue, part one of three, laying out the premise that would fuel an entire publishing line and eventually a franchise. Dark Horse Presents was the anthology series that incubated some of Dark Horse's most important properties throughout the late 1980s, and issue #34 sits among its most significant entries. The material was later reprinted in collected editions of the AVP series, but this is where it first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis copy grades CGC 9.6, a Near Mint+ slab with certification number 4554388007. High-grade copies of this issue are genuinely scarce; it was a mid-run anthology issue from 1989 with no expectation at the time that the AVP story would become what it became. A 9.6 represents exceptional preservation of a book that has had 35 years to circulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Title\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dark Horse Presents\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue\u003c\/strong\u003e: 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Chris Warner\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dark Horse Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1989\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKey Issue\u003c\/strong\u003e: First appearance of Aliens vs. Predator in comics (AVP Prologue, Part 1 of 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStory Arc\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aliens vs. Predator Prologue (Parts 1-3, continuing in #35-36)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.6\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrader\u003c\/strong\u003e: CGC\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Number\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4554388007\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"disclaimer\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*PHOTO DISCLAIMER:\u003c\/strong\u003e All photos are of the actual items, unless marked as pre-order. For multiple-item listings, photos represent similar quality. Additional photos are available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Dark Horse Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798243639373,"sku":"DHDAHOPR-V1034-CGC96(07)","price":63.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/2144\/3917\/files\/dark-horse-presents-34-dark-horse-1989.jpg?v=1789677541","url":"https:\/\/www.multiverseofheroes.com\/products\/dark-horse-presents-34-dark-horse-1989","provider":"Multiverse Of Heroes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}