1st team appearance of Planetary: Elijah Snow, Drummer, Jakita Wagner

8-page original story preceding Planetary #1

This story could also be found in issue #6 of 'Jim Lee's C-23' published in the same week as this issue

1st appearance of Baroness Blood, the daughter of the vampire Baron Blood

[September 2022 - possibly the identity of Baroness Cromwell mentioned by Mr. Immortal in She-Hulk that could tease future MCU villains]

1st appearance of Kenneth Crichton as the third Baron Blood

2nd team appearance of Planetary: Elijah Snow, Drummer, Jakita Wagner

Star-Spangled Kid becomes Stargirl

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Error with two prices on the cover, $0.50 and $2.99

1st appearance of Ord

1st cameo appearance of Abigail Brand, one panel

[January 2021 - speculation that Abigail Brand will be introduced in Secret Invasion]

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

1st appearance of Armor, a Japanese mutant with the ability to protect herself with a psionic exoskeleton

First mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

[April 2021 - speculation that Abigail Brand will be introduced in Secret Invasion / October 2022 - a verified Marvel Tenor account for Secret Invasion released a set of GIFs, one of which SEEMS to confirm the role of Abigail Brand as depicted by Emilia Clarke - tap cover and swipe for screenshot]

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

1st appearance of Blindfold, a woman born without eyes who can foresee the future

1st appearance of Danger, the X-Men's Danger Room in a sentient humanoid form

[November 2022 - speculation that Danger Room could be the female villain in Deadpool 3 based on an X-Men issue Ryan Reynolds was reading in the Hugh Jackman reprisal of Wolverine video announcement]

1st appearance of Sydren and Agent Deems, agents of S.W.O.R.D.

Reprint of Astonishing X-Men #6 with the cover to Astonishing X-Men #3

Packaged with the Marvel Legends Apocalypse Series, Wolverine action figure

First mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

2nd appearance of Shuri

Flip book: Reprint of Astonishing X-Men #6 & New X-Men #6

First mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

1st cover appearance of Abigail Brand

Ongoing series by Mark Waid that asks the question: what if the world’s greatest hero became the world’s greatest villain

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,217

[March 2022 - on the Spec Tales Podcast, Mark Waid reveals there is forthcoming news regarding this property, BOOM confirms this information]

132-page softcover trade paperback that collects Irredeemable issues #1 - #4 with additional content including a cover gallery

First edition trade paperback does not have Eisner Award sticker on cover

Original retail price: $9.99

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,709

Ongoing sequel series to Incorruptible

[March 2022 - on the Spec Tales Podcast, Mark Waid reveals there is forthcoming news regarding this property, BOOM confirms this information]

2010 Free Comic Book Day edition

Reprint of Irredeemable #1

Reprint of Incorruptible #1

9th Superman (won) versus The Flash race

More of an impromptu race with Superman pursuing The Flash on foot, to remove a mind control device

Captain America refers to Shang-Chi as an Avenger

In Secret Avengers #6, Captain America recruits Shang-Chi for a mission

In Secret Avengers #10, Captain America refers to Black Widow, Moon Knight and Shang-Chi as Avengers but much more direct in this issue which Shang-Chi recognizes

Debut of Moon Knight costume, white business suit and simple mask without hood

In this issue, Marc Spector operates under the personalities of Steven Grant and Jake Lockley. The Mr. Knight personality does not emerge until two years later in Moon Knight #1 (2014)

Red Skull becomes Red Onslaught, a clone of the Red Skull merged with Onslaught, in one-panel

1st team appearance of the Apocalypse Twins, Uriel and Eimin, as babies

1st appearance of Daken as Horseman Death

6-issue limited series about an elderly superhero who has lost his purpose in life until a call comes from a distant world asking him back for his final and greatest adventure

[April 2021 - Joe Cornish, writer of Attack the Block has been tapped to pen Starlight for 20th Century Studios]

Variant cover art by John Cassady

Premiere issue of the first Star Wars series after Marvel reacquired the property from Dark Horse

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars #1 - #3, then Darth Vader #1 (2015 series)

1st appearance of Sana Starros in disguise

📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader #2 (2015 series)

Variant sketch cover art by John Cassaday

2nd appearance of Sana Starros in disguise

📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader #5 (2015 series)

Second printing, 1st appearance of Sana Starros, in disguise

1st full appearance of Sana Starros, not disguised and claims to be Sana Solo, the wife of Han which is later dispelled

📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader #6 (2015 series)

[October 2022 - Sana Starros is getting her own comic series in February 2023]

Second printing

Third printing

1st appearance of Eneb Ray, a spy working for the Rebellion

📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader Annual #1 (2016)

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Subscription edition

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Origin of James Bond, a twelve-issue series that follows a seventeen-year-old James Bond at the beginning of his legacy

Variant virgin cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday

Variant cover art by John Cassaday