Spawn #300R, Todd McFarlane Cover, 2nd Print, Image '19

1st cameo appearance of She-Spawn. Todd McFarlane cover.

Spawn #300 is the milestone 300th issue of Todd McFarlane's creator-owned series, the landmark that tied Cerebus as the longest-running independent comic in history at the time of release. This is the 2nd printing variant carrying Todd McFarlane's own cover, issued after the first printing sold out at the distributor level. Written by McFarlane and Scott Snyder, with art contributions from McFarlane, Greg Capullo, Jerome Opeña, J. Scott Campbell, and Jason Shawn Alexander, the issue is a 72-page celebratory format built around 27 years of Spawn continuity.

The key reason this issue matters to collectors is the first cameo appearance of She-Spawn, a new character introduced by McFarlane in this issue. She-Spawn went on to anchor her own storyline in the series, making this the ground-floor appearance. The book also features Al Simmons' Spawn alongside Jim Downing's incarnation and Terry Fitzgerald, drawing together threads from across the run's history.

The 2nd printing variant R cover is Todd McFarlane's own design, one of several distinct covers produced for this issue across its initial and second printing runs. For collectors building a complete cover run of #300, the R designation is the 2nd printing McFarlane cover. The issue ships as a single prestige-format comic with no separate insert or premium packaging beyond the oversized page count.