Stuff Of Nightmares #1 Barends Variants:

BOOM! Studios, published date: September 2022 (in shops: 2022-09-21).

Barends 1:150 Variant

Barends 1:100 Variant

These variants are Björn Barends high ratio retailer incentive cover variants of Stuff Of Nightmares #1 (1:100 - Diamond code JUL220300 & 1:150 - Diamond code JUL220301), written by R.L. Stine, with interior art by A.L. Kaplan.

R.L. Stine is back-but not for the faint of heart-with a chilling take on an iconic character, perfect for fans of Fear Street and EC Comics horror titles!

In the first of Stine's reanimated reimaginings, you're familiar with the classic tale of a mad scientist hell-bent on creating life, but what these two demented brothers have created is something else entirely!

Horror lovers won't want to miss the legendary author's return to comics in his first creator-owned single issue series, with art by A.L. Kaplan (Maw, Jim Henson's The Storyteller).

Fans also won't want to miss celebrating this milestone event with a Björn Barends variant signed by R.L. Stine and not one but two extra spooky glow in the dark covers by Francesco Francavilla and original Goosebumps cover artist Tim Jacobus!

Below are the other Diamond distributed editions, including 2nd print (bottom right):

As well as the above Diamond editions, there was a smaller number of excusive comic shop and convention editions available, most of these are shown below (including, bottom right, the NYCC Carnivore Comics Exclusive "Virgin" Tyler Kirkham cover):

At the end of October 2022, for the "Barends Variant Cover", the CGC Census recorded 17 gradings with all 17 in the top grade of 9.8 (near mint / mint).

Again, in late October 2022, for the "Virgin Edition", the CGC Census recorded 5 gradings with all 5 in the top grade of 9.8 (near mint / mint).

In that same time, the CBCS Population report had zero recorded gradings for both the 1:100 and 1:150 but it was early days at that point one month after distribution.