First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Walt Simonson

1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation

1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician

1st appearance of Silver St. Cloud, a romantic partner of Bruce Wayne

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1st appearance of Virako, an Eternal

1st appearance of The Hunter, Beilert Valance

[March 2022 - June solicitations for Bounty Hunters tease a more significant role for Valance as the secret weapon of Darth Vader]

1st appearance of Kharys, an apprentice to Darth Vader

88-page, black and white one-shot collecting back-up stories from Detective Comics #437 - #443 featuring Manhunter

Won a best feature length story award from the Academy of Comic Book Arts

Original retail price: $8.50

8-page teaser of the Heavy Metal graphic novel 'Alien: The Illustrated Story' adaptation of the 1979 film

A 68-page adaptation of the 1979 film Alien with illustrated panels mirroring many of the shots in the movie

1st and only appearance of Helen Taylor, the first female Nova

2nd appearance of Terrax

Classic story written by Len Wein featuring the Joker "Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker…"

1st appearance of the fourth Dr. Who in U.S. comic books

UK stories reprinted

Death of Jedidiah

1st full appearance of IG-88, an android bounty hunter

Cameos of Dengar, Bossk and 4-Lom

1st appearance of Speed Demon, formerly The Whizzer

Adaptation of Stephen King's short story 'Lawnmower Man' from the Night Shift anthology

1st appearance of Greenberg the Vampire, a Manhattan vampire who is an otherwise ordinary person

1st appearance of Shira Brie, later becomes Lumiya - Dark Lady of the Sith

1st appearance of Wald and Hanc Thorben, members of Rogue squadron

1st appearance of Admiral Mila Giel

Origin of Shira Brie

First crossover of the Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans

Wraparound cover art by Walt Simonson

1st appearance of the Source Wall, a final barrier between the Multiverse and a cosmic phenomenon that is the delta of existence

Premiere issue of the title that ran for 140 issues from April 1983 through September 1994

Featured previews, staff profiles, comic strips, interviews and news from Marvel Comics

Rogue joins the X-Men

Debut of Illyana Rasputin's Soulsword

Preview appearance of Beta Ray Bill

Spider-Ham advertisement on back cover

1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

[July 2022 - is the actress who plays Sif teasing a future announcement of a “buddy cop” series with Beta Ray Bill? This Instagram post hints at that possibility - see additional pics / The Korbinite race exists in the MCU as proven on the Grandmaster's Tower in Thor Ragnarok]

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1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

2nd appearance and origin of Beta Ray Bill

1st appearance of Jason Todd in Robin costume without Batman's permission

Jason Todd had red hair in previous appearances and admits to dyeing it black. This story was strangely retconned in Batman and Robin #5 (2009) with Todd claiming Bruce Wayne made him dye his hair black

1st appearance and origin of Beta Ray Bill's hammer, Stormbreaker

Crossover appearance of Superman as Clark Kent

Death of Fafnir

1st appearance of Malekith the Accursed

1st appearance of the Casket of Ancient Winters

1st appearance of Algrim, a Dark Elf who later becomes Kurse

Origin of the Odinforce, the combined power of Odin and his two deceased brothers, Vili and Ve

Buri, Thor's Grandfather, appears as Tiwaz

Tiwaz is one of few who can lift Mjolnir

Death of Megatak

1st cameo appearance of Phastos, an Eternal

1st appearance of Karygmax, a Deviant

1st appearance of Ghaur, a Deviant priest-lord

1st appearance of Ahqlau, a female Deviant

1st appearance and death of Ranar, the son of Brother Tode

First solo series featuring Balder the Brave

Death of Executioner, who exists in Valhalla

Thor is transformed into a frog, final panel

1st full appearance of Kurse

Thor is transformed into a frog in the previous issue and spends this entire issue as an amphibian

In Thor #365, he lifts Mjolnir and becomes a frog version of Thor

1st appearance of Puddlegulp, Simon Walterson, a frog who later wields a hammer named Frogjolnir as Throg

⚠ Misconception: sources cite this as the first appearance of Throg. Thor is transformed into a frog in #363 and wields a sliver of Mjolnir as a frog version of Thor in #365. Simon Walterson does not appear as 'Throg' until Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (2009)

1st team appearance of X-Factor: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman, Angel

1st appearance of Cameron Hodge, a human who passionately hated mutants

1st appearance a Rusty Collins, a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire

1st full appearance of Thor, Frog of Thunder, after being turned into a frog and picking up a shard of Mjolnir

A scene in the Loki Disney+ series teases a frog version of Thor trapped in a jar, labeled T365

Cover appearance of Thor as a frog

1st appearance of Justice Peace, an enforcer employed by the Time Variance Authority