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Variant cover art by David Nakayama
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1st appearance of Dr. Ashley Kafka, founder and director of the Ravencroft Institute, later cloned and becomes Queen Goblin
Ravencroft Institute not named in this issue
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1st appearance of Dr. Ashley Kafka, founder and director of the Ravencroft Institute, later cloned and becomes Queen Goblin
Ravencroft Institute not named in this issue
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Premiere issue of Earthworm Jim, adapted from a video game released in 1994
[November 2021 - Variety reports an Earthworm Jim animated series is in development from Interplay Entertainment Corp.]
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Premiere issue of Earthworm Jim, adapted from a video game released in 1994
[November 2021 - Variety reports an Earthworm Jim animated series is in development from Interplay Entertainment Corp.]
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1st cameo appearance of Singularity
1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4
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1st cameo appearance of Singularity
1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4
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1st appearance of Destroyer Duck
1st appearance of Groo the Wanderer
Steve Gerber, creator of Howard the Duck, teamed up with Jack Kirby for this issue to raise funds for his lawsuit against Marvel concerning the ownership of Howard
[November 2021 - film and TV rights have been acquired by Err Productions for animated development]
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1st appearance of Destroyer Duck
1st appearance of Groo the Wanderer
Steve Gerber, creator of Howard the Duck, teamed up with Jack Kirby for this issue to raise funds for his lawsuit against Marvel concerning the ownership of Howard
[November 2021 - film and TV rights have been acquired by Err Productions for animated development]
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1st full appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian
1st full appearance of Ezra Bridger
1st full appearance of Hera Syndulla
📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #12
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1st full appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian
1st full appearance of Ezra Bridger
1st full appearance of Hera Syndulla
📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #12
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1st cameo appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior
1st cameo appearance of Ezra Bridger
1st cameo appearance of Hera Syndulla
1st appearance of Kanan Jarrus
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: CGC labels Kanan #1 the first appearance of the above listed characters without distinction of cameo or full. View additional images of the single panel appearance
📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #2, then read Darth Vader #1 (2017 series)
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1st cameo appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior
1st cameo appearance of Ezra Bridger
1st cameo appearance of Hera Syndulla
1st appearance of Kanan Jarrus
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: CGC labels Kanan #1 the first appearance of the above listed characters without distinction of cameo or full. View additional images of the single panel appearance
📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #2, then read Darth Vader #1 (2017 series)
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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality
Distributed in a polybag
Diamond Comics Distributors estimates 65,000 copies of the first printing were shipped
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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality
Distributed in a polybag
Diamond Comics Distributors estimates 65,000 copies of the first printing were shipped
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1st appearance of Rhino
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The only way to survive is to stay in the light or hitch a ride with Valentina, the ferryman who escorts people and goods along unlit roads with her luminescent 18-wheeler
[August 2021 - Scott Snyder confirms a Nocterra TV deal has been reached / November 2021 - writer Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld) attached to produce for Netflix / April 2023 - James Wan and his Atomic Monster company attached to Nocterra]
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The only way to survive is to stay in the light or hitch a ride with Valentina, the ferryman who escorts people and goods along unlit roads with her luminescent 18-wheeler
[August 2021 - Scott Snyder confirms a Nocterra TV deal has been reached / November 2021 - writer Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld) attached to produce for Netflix / April 2023 - James Wan and his Atomic Monster company attached to Nocterra]
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1st team appearance of J.A.N.U.S.: Malcolm Colcord, G.W. Bridge, Madame Viper, James Hudson, Contessa Fontaine, Monica Rappaccini
Dr. Kafka revealed to be a clone
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1st team appearance of J.A.N.U.S.: Malcolm Colcord, G.W. Bridge, Madame Viper, James Hudson, Contessa Fontaine, Monica Rappaccini
Dr. Kafka revealed to be a clone
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Co-written by Grant Morrison and Alex Child
Horror series about the mysterious monsters that haunt Proctor Valley Road and the four misfit teenagers who must stop them
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Co-written by Grant Morrison and Alex Child
Horror series about the mysterious monsters that haunt Proctor Valley Road and the four misfit teenagers who must stop them
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1st appearance of Madame Web
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8-page mini comic prelude to Mass Effect 2
Distributed with Mass Effect 2 Limited Collector's Edition
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8-page mini comic prelude to Mass Effect 2
Distributed with Mass Effect 2 Limited Collector's Edition
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Premiere issue of the first Groo series
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1st full team appearance of the Sinister Six II: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman, Hobgoblin, Vulture
This is the second Sinister Six roster of villains
The Sinister Six introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 only appeared together once, therefore this issue would be the second full appearance ever of a Sinister Six team
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1st full team appearance of the Sinister Six II: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman, Hobgoblin, Vulture
This is the second Sinister Six roster of villains
The Sinister Six introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 only appeared together once, therefore this issue would be the second full appearance ever of a Sinister Six team
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Solo story from the point-of-view of Lucky the Pizza Dog
2014 Eisner Award Winner for Best Single Issue
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Solo story from the point-of-view of Lucky the Pizza Dog
2014 Eisner Award Winner for Best Single Issue
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First team-up of Hawkeye Clint Barton and Hawkeye, Kate Bishop
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First team-up of Hawkeye Clint Barton and Hawkeye, Kate Bishop
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1st appearance of the second Ronin, later revealed to be Clint Barton
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1st appearance of the second Ronin, later revealed to be Clint Barton
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1st appearance and origin of Stained Glass Scarlet, a former nun who became a vigilante
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1st appearance and origin of Stained Glass Scarlet, a former nun who became a vigilante
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