First Marvel title to reach issue #500

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera, limited to 100 copies

One copy distributed in every three Red Sonja statues designed by Paolo Rivera

Origin of Doctor Doom

Six-issue limited series by Ed Brubaker

Origin of Doctor Doom

Origin of Doctor Doom

Origin of Doctor Doom, specifically the forging of his armor

Origin of Doctor Doom, specifically the events that led to him claiming the throne to Latveria

Origin of Doctor Doom, specifically the moment he took the throne of Latveria

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

Cover art inspired by The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali

1st appearance of Bakuto, a leading member of The Hand

'One Moment In Time' part one, aftermath of the 'One More Day' story arc where Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was removed from Marvel's mainstream continuity

Conclusion of the 'One Moment In Time' story arc where Doctor Strange magically mindwipes the world from remembering Peter Parker is Spider-Man from when he publicly revealed his identity during the Civil War story arc

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

An original story plus a reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #129, the first appearance of The Punisher

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,133

1st appearance of Kirsten McDuffie, an assistant district attorney and love interest of Matt Murdock

[December 2022 - the casting of Sandrine Holt in Daredevil as a potential love interest of Matt Murdock will likely generate speculation that she will portray a comics-accurate Kirsten McDuffie which isn't to say that this is the case but only that it will drive speculation on these characters/issues - see additional image]

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $450 [No Previous Data]

1st appearance of Coyote, a mysterious villain who has the ability to teleport

Dying Wish Prelude

Newsstand edition, printed in the UPC box

1st cameo appearance of the Superior Spider-Man, in one panel, obscured by shadows

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

1st appearance of Sun Girl, daughter of Lightmaster

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

Reintroduction of the Immortal Enemy

1st appearance of Tama the new Geomancer

1st appearance of the Book of Geomancer

Variant sketch cover art by Paolo Rivera

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

TV variant depicting illustrations of Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin

One-shot featuring Darth Maul

Darth Maul is instructed by Sidious to remain unknown to the Jedi Order but Maul's desire for battle is too much to keep contained

📖 Reading Order: next read the story, 'The Weapon' in Age of Republic Special #1

1st appearance of Zenzi, daughter of N'Jadaka aka Killmonger, possessed by the goddess Bast

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates created an older character named Zenzi in the 2016 Black Panther series with different powers and origin than the Zenzi introduced in this issue

Origin of Boba Fett as a child with his father Jango Fett

📖 Reading Order: next read Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales #1

Origin of Anakin Skywalker as he is being trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi

📖 Reading Order: next read Obi-Wan and Anakin #1

One-shot featuring General Grievous, the cyborg Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems

📖 Reading Order: next, read 'Intermission Part I' in Star Wars Adventures #12 (2017 series)

One-shot featuring Anakin Skywalker

📖 Reading Order: next, read the story '501 Plus One' in Age of Republic Special #1, then read Age of Republic - General Grievous #1

📖 Reading Order: next, read Age of Republic - Jango Fett #1

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera

Six-issue limited series written by Garth Ennis (The Boys)

1st appearance of Valery Stepanovich

Variant cover art by Paolo Rivera